Using Kialo and LTI

Kialo works with LTI on all learning management systems implementing LTI 1.3, including Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, and Brightspace.

Educators using Moodle can integrate LTI themselves, while those using Canvas, Blackboard, or Brightspace should ask their administrators to integrate Kialo with LTI.

The advantages of using Kialo with LTI:

  • Students will automatically either be signed in to Kialo or an account will be registered using their LMS email address.
  • In Kialo discussions, students are automatically assigned the Writer role, while teachers are assigned the Admin role.
  • Students will have the same name in Kialo as their learning management system.
  • For added security, you can use Kialo without sharing links.
  • Your LMS student groups can be synced with Kialo. (Not all LMSs are currently supported – see below)
  • Grades given in Kialo will be synced back to your LMS. (Not all LMSs are currently supported – see below)

Using Your LMS Groups and Grades with Kialo

Kialo’s Small Group Mode feature supports syncing and using your existing LMS groups in Kialo, while Kialo’s Grading and Feedback feature supports syncing the grades you assign students in Kialo with your LMS platform. The current status for each LMS platform is shown below.

PlatformGroups SyncingGrades SyncingNotes
Moodle✅ Supported✅ SupportedSupported for the Moodle plugin and LTI
Canvas✅ Supported✅ SupportedSupported via LTI
Blackboard❌ Not supported❌ Not supportedMay be supported at a later time
Brightspace❌ Not supported❌ Not supportedMay be supported at a later time
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Tips:

If Small Group Mode syncing is not currently available with your LMS, it’s simplest to select Automatically assign to groups as your group assignment method and decide on a set number of groups to automatically split students into.

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