HealthSmart Integration Teacher Setup - LMS: Canvas
The HealthSmart LTI v.1.3 integration with Canvas provides a simple way for students and teachers to access HealthSmart content from within the LMS.
In this article you can find step-by-step instructions on the following topics:
- What You Need To Get Started
- Logging In
- App Install
- Starting HealthSmart
- Accessing Content
- Student Assignments
- Adding Resources
- Student View
- Content Control Settings
What You Need To Get Started
- A school/district digital subscription to HealthSmart.
- School/district IT has completed the Schoology integration setup.
Logging In
HealthSmart digital integration with Canvas begins by the teacher logging in to the LMS as they would normally do. The login will appear the same way your district has configured single sign-on or SSO.
App Install
Depending on how the district configured HealthSmart in Canvas, the teacher may need to do a one-time install of the HealthSmart the app. Start by clicking on a course.
Next, click on Settings in the course navigation at the bottom of the homepage.
Click on Navigation in the menu.
Find the HealthSmart app at the bottom of the list. Click and drag to place it in the course navigation, then click the Save button.
📑 Note: once the app has been installed, HealthSmart will be located in your list of digital tools under the course navigation.
Starting HealthSmart
Watch the following video to learn how to use HealthSmart with Canvas.
The homepage for teachers may look slightly different depending on how your school/district has set up Canvas. Select a course, then look for the launch link for HealthSmart in the app list on the left-side menu. Clicking on the launch link opens the HealthSmart app.
The HealthSmart welcome screen under Lessons will show the teacher’s name, the district name, and the LMS. The lower part of the screen shows the grade levels of HealthSmart that are included in your subscription.
The teacher clicks the grade level they are teaching to view content. For middle school and high school, the teacher will choose the topic to view the content area.
Accessing Content
In this example, a teacher has chosen the topic, Emotional & Mental Health for middle school.
Clicking a topic brings up the list of lessons for that content area. To choose a lesson, click the View lesson link.
Explore this Lesson
Once the teacher selects a lesson, they can see all items related to the lesson in the Explore this Lesson tab including the overview, materials and preparation, teaching steps, and assessment. There is also a button that will allow the teacher to print out the full lesson.
Teacher Resources
The Teacher Resources tab includes all the materials for the teacher including slides, teacher keys, masters and scoring rubrics for the lesson.
Student Resources
The Student Resources tab includes all the materials students use during the lesson, including assignments and assessments. From here, the teacher can Preview a student worksheet or download/print the resource when the Print icon is enabled.
Student Assignments
📑Note: Teachers must have a published course in order to create LMS assignments.
It is recommended that teachers create a Module in Canvas as a way to organize and save student assignments and resources. Modules, assignments, and course content can be copied to a different course for other educators to use with their students.
To assign student work, start from the Assignments page in the left-side menu within your Canvas course, then click the +Assignment button.
Next, scroll down to Submission Type.
In the Submission Type menu, select External Tool then click the Find button.
Clicking the Find button brings up a popup window. From here, select HealthSmart.
Clicking on HealthSmart opens a popup window where the teacher can choose student resources from all lessons in the subscription. Note: the page will automatically load the most recently viewed lesson.
- Grade: Select the grade level you are teaching
- Topic: Select the content area from the list
- Lesson: Select a lesson from the list to choose student resources
- Assignments: A list of student resources will appear; click on a title to assign to students
- Language: Choose whether the students receive the resource in English, Spanish, or both
Click the Add Material button to create the student assignment.
After choosing the Add Material button, click the Select button from the External Tool popup to confirm the HealthSmart assignment selection.
⚠️Important: always click the Select button in the External Tool window after creating the assignment from the list of HealthSmart lessons.
Finally, the teacher can customize the assignment by entering a Name, adjust the Grade settings and Due Date as needed, and add an optional note for students to read.
To save the assignment and publish for students, select Save & Publish in the bottom menu.
All assignments created by the teacher will be on display in the Assignments page.
Adding Resources
Teachers can choose to share additional lesson resources with students such as PDF Slides, Scoring Rubrics, and Masters found under the Teacher Resources tab of a lesson.
📑Note: The PowerPoint Slides (PPSX) and PDF Slide Notes (PDF) are only formatted for teachers.
In the following example, a teacher is going to share the PDF Slides found under the Teacher Resources tab of a lesson. Click either View English or View Spanish to open the PDF Slides, then click the Download option at the top of the screen.
- Save additional resource as an Assignment
- Save additional resource in a Module
Assignment - Additional Resources
Grading Assignments
School districts can choose the grading method to be enabled on the HealthSmart integration with Canvas:
- Default HealthSmart grading (% scores sync to the Canvas gradebook)
- Canvas SpeedGrader (requires additional API integration)
Default HealthSmart Grading
To start grading, click on the title of an assignment.
Selecting an assignment opens the HealthSmart grading page listing all student submissions. The grading page can be filtered by student first name, last name, progress, and completion date, and includes a search option to find a specific student. Click the blue View icon next to a student's name to review and grade the submission.
📑Note: If a student's name is missing from the list, it means they have not drafted or submitted the assignment. HealthSmart is unable to display students who have not started an assignment.
Grading will appear at the top of each student assignment. When grading HealthSmart assignments, note that default grading is automatically set to a value of 100. This can be edited to whatever value is desired, then once a score is entered and Save Grade is clicked, the % score is sent to the LMS, and the score will be recorded in the LMS grade book. Clicking the Save & Next button will also save the score to the gradebook and allow the teacher to move to the next student in the list to grade their assignment.
Returning back to the assignment, HealthSmart will display the list of individual submissions with the grade and optional comment recorded, which will sync to the LMS gradebook.
Canvas SpeedGrader
To start grading, click on the title of an assignment.
SpeedGrader displays assignment submissions for active students in the course. For more information on using SpeedGrader, please see the Canvas resource: How do I use SpeedGrader.
Gradebook
To view the full list of grades assigned to HealthSmart student work, go to the Grades page found in the course navigation. From here, the teacher can manage and export all grades if entering into another gradebook system or platform.
Student View
Once students have logged in to the LMS, they can go to their course, select the Assignments page from the top menu and see a list of all resources that have been assigned by the teacher
Open an Assignment
To start their work, the student clicks on the title of the HealthSmart assignment.
After clicking the link, a new window will open with the HealthSmart worksheet.
In the following example, a student has opened an assignment. The student can work on the assignment within this window and the autosave feature will keep track of their progress. If the student needs to come back later to finish or relaunch the same assignment, the application will recall their previous answers.
At the top of the assignment, the student can use the toggle for either the English or Spanish version (setting created by the teacher).
A saved draft will be noted by the message: Progress saved. Not submitted.
Submit an Assignment
When the student is ready, they will click the Submit Assignment button to save their work to the LMS for the teacher to grade. A pop-up window will appear to confirm the submission and the following message will appear: The assignment was successfully submitted.
If Canvas SpeedGrader is enabled, students will also see an additional popup. Select the Authorize button to confirm that the submitted assignment will be graded in SpeedGrader.
⚠️Important Note: When using SpeedGrader, students must select the Authorize button to confirm the submission. Skipping this step will not complete the submission process and may revert the assignment to a draft.
Once the assignment is submitted, the student can close out of that window.
View Grade
If a student would like to resubmit or view their grade and teacher's comments on an assignment, the student can simply reopen the assignment by going to the Assignments page and clicking the title of the assignment.
Content Control Settings
HealthSmart allows school districts the autonomy for local decision-making to ensure all lessons align to state and local policies. A district administrator can be assigned content control settings to select the lessons they want educators to use while opting out of any lessons that don’t fit their scope and sequence.
To use content control settings, a district administrator can be assigned the Lesson Selector Tool which provides a toggle switch to turn on/off lesson access for all educators. See example below:
The Lesson Selector Tool is only enabled by ETR support. To request using the Lesson Selector Tool, please share the name and title of the district administrator during the HealthSmart setup call, or submit your request to support@etr.org.
📑Note: The district administrator will need teacher permissions in the LMS in order to use the Lesson Selector Tool. Teacher permissions in the LMS are handled by district IT.