Information:

LTI provides a framework through which an LMS (Canvas) can send some verifiable information about a user to a third party. For LTI to work, the third party needs to provide a consumer key and shared secret that Canvas can use to generate a signature to verify the authenticity of the data sent. However, many LTI tools require neither of those to set up in your course, like the Redirect Tool you will learn about later in this lesson. By default most user information is anonymized, but this can be changed when the configuration is first set up.

Many LTI tools can be installed at the course level to be available for use in that course, and many are installed at the account level and are available in all courses in our Canvas instance. We'll learn more about these later in this lesson.

LTI Tools provide an easy way to expand the features and functionalities of a Canvas classroom. Read more about LTI tools below...