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LTI

Intro

plugNmeet support LTI v1.0/1.1 as Provider. Users can join/manage sessions and download recordings from any LTI supported platform without changing any code.

plugNmeet API info

Following information will require:

Launch URL: https://your-plug-n-meet.com/lti/v1
Consumer key: plug-n-meet API Key
Shared secret: plug-n-meet API Secret

For demo you can try following information:

Launch URL: https://demo.plugnmeet.com/lti/v1
Consumer key: plugnmeet
Shared secret: zumyyYWqv7KR2kUqvYdq4z4sXg7XTBD2ljT6

Note: Allowing launcher's name is recommended; otherwise, the user will see an empty name.

Custom parameters (optional)

FieldTypeDescription
room_durationNumberIf you want to set duration for the session. The should be in minutes. Default 0 which mean no limit.
allow_pollsBooleanDefault: true
allow_shared_note_padBooleanDefault: true
allow_breakout_roomBooleanDefault: true
allow_recordingBooleanDefault: true
allow_rtmpBooleanDefault: true
allow_view_other_webcamsBooleanDefault: true
allow_view_other_users_listBooleanDefault: true
mute_on_startBooleanDefault: false
primary_colorStringInterface primary color in hex code. Example: #004D90
secondary_colorStringInterface secondary color in hex code. Example: #004D90
background_colorStringInterface background color in hex code. Example: #004D90
custom_logoStringThis should be direct https link. Example: https://mydomain.com/logo.png

UI view

Moderator/Admin view

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Student/Attendee view

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Canvas LMS Example

Here we take Canvas LMS as an example to show you how it works.

  1. Go to the Settings section and select "Apps".
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  1. Then click on "View App Configurations".
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  1. Select "+App".
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  1. Fill in the API information. You can use following demo api information for testing:
Name: plugNmeet
Launch URL: https://demo.plugnmeet.com/lti/v1
Consumer key: plugnmeet
Shared secret: zumyyYWqv7KR2kUqvYdq4z4sXg7XTBD2ljT6
  1. Click "Submit" to save the changes.
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  1. A notification will appear that the plugNmeet app has been installed. You are able to join plugNmeet meetings via LTI now.
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Chamilo LMS Example

To install plugNmeet, the following steps must be performed:

  1. Go to the "Portal” section and select "Plugins".
  1. Search for "IMS/LTI" and select its checkbox and then click on "Enable the selected plugins".
  1. Then, the "Plugins" page will load again and in the "IMS/LTI" section you will select "Configure".
  1. Select "Yes" and click on "Save".
  1. Now that "IMS/LTI" is enabled, you must go to "My Courses".
  1. You choose the course where you want to add plugNmeet and click the pencil icon to edit the course.
  1. Go to the "IMS/LTI" section and click on "Configure external tools".
  1. You fill in the following data and then select "Add external tool".
  1. You select the title of your course.
  1. You go to the "Interaction" section, and you can view "plugNmeet" to use it.

Moodle LMS Example

If your Moodle provider doesn’t support to install custom plugins, then you can use LTI tools to join the plugNmeet meeting. Here is how you can do it.

  1. Go to "Site administration".
  1. Click on "Plugins".
  1. Scroll down and select "Manage tools".
  1. Click on "Configure a tool manually".
  1. Fill in the following data and then select "Save changes".
Name: plugNmeet
Tool URL: https://your-plug-n-meet/lti/v1
Consumer key: plug-n-meet API Key
Shared secret: plug-n-meet API Secret

Replace with your own API key and Secret

  1. PlugNmeet is now ready to use via LTI tools on Moodle.
  1. After the LTI tool is ready,then you can go to My course page to add a new course with LTI.

  2. Create a course or choose an existing one by going to the "My courses" section. In this case, a course will be created by clicking on "Create new course". "Edit mode" needs to be enabled.

  1. We input the name of the course
  1. Click on "Save and display".then we come to the course page.
  1. Select "Add an activity or resource".
  1. Click on "External tool".
  1. Type the name of the activity and select in Preconfigured tool: "plugNmeet".
  1. Click on "Save and display".
  1. Then user can click the activity and join the plugNmeet meeting.