Kialo and LTI should work with all Learning Management Systems. It has so far been tested successfully with Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard.
Educators using Moodle can set up LTI themselves, while those using Canvas or Blackboard will have to request their administrators to set up Kialo and LTI for them.
The advantages of using Kialo with LTI or the Moodle Plugin:
- Automatically, students will be signed in to Kialo, or an account will be registered using their learning management system’s 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.
- Moodle Groups will be usable in Kialo.
- Grades given in Kialo will be synced back to Moodle.
- The Moodle plugin allows you to backup and restore your course without having to recreate all discussions and update the links to them.
