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# Connecting AhaSlides to Blackboard Learn

> Set up the AhaSlides LTI 1.3 integration for Blackboard Learn so instructors launch presentations inside a course and quiz scores sync to the gradebook.

The AhaSlides integration for Blackboard Learn lets instructors launch AhaSlides presentations directly from inside a Blackboard course and have quiz scores flow automatically into the Blackboard gradebook. It is built on the **LTI 1.3** standard, so the same approach works with any LTI 1.3-compatible learning management system.

<Note>
  This integration is for institutions on an AhaSlides Enterprise agreement. Setup involves your Blackboard administrator and the AhaSlides team working together. If you'd like to enable it for your institution, contact your AhaSlides representative.
</Note>

## What you get

* **One-click launch** — students and instructors open AhaSlides from inside the course, with no separate sign-in.
* **Presentation picker** — instructors browse their own AhaSlides presentations and attach one to a course activity.
* **Automatic grading** — quiz scores are sent back into the Blackboard gradebook after the session.
* **Roster matching** — participants are matched to the right students automatically using their email address.

## Before you start

* Your Blackboard instance must support **LTI 1.3 and Assignment and Grade Services (AGS)** — Blackboard Learn Ultra, or Learn 9.1 (Q2 2019 or later).
* You need **Blackboard administrator access** to register an external tool at the institution level.
* Each instructor and student needs an AhaSlides account provisioned by your institution (via SCIM). Accounts are matched by email address.
* If you want students to join **directly** — for example by scanning a QR code — rather than only through the Blackboard course link, turn on [participant verification](/features-and-functions/participant-verification) for the presentation so their answers can be matched back to their gradebook record.

## Step 1: Register AhaSlides in Blackboard (administrator)

AhaSlides is a single pre-registered Blackboard application, so your administrator only needs one value from us: the AhaSlides **Application (Client) ID**. Ask your AhaSlides representative for it — Blackboard fills in the rest of the AhaSlides addresses automatically once it is entered.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the LTI tool registration page">
    Go to **Administrator Panel → Integrations → LTI Tool Providers → Register LTI 1.3 / Advantage Tool**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the Application (Client) ID">
    Paste the **Application (Client) ID** supplied by your AhaSlides representative, then click **Submit**. Blackboard auto-fills the AhaSlides login, launch, and keyset addresses — you do not need to enter those by hand.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Approve the tool">
    Set **Tool Status** to **Approved**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable the required institution policies">
    Under **Institution Policies**, enable **Role in Course**, **Name**, **Email Address**, **Allow grade service access** (Yes), and **Allow Membership Service Access** (Yes). These are required for one-click launch, roster matching, and grade sync.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the tool">
    Save the registration.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Step 2: Send your Deployment ID to AhaSlides

After registering the tool, copy the **Deployment ID** that Blackboard generates for AhaSlides and send it to your AhaSlides contact. The AhaSlides team uses it to finish connecting your Blackboard instance on our side. Once that's confirmed, the integration is live for your instructors.

## Step 3: Add a presentation to a course (instructor)

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the AhaSlides activity">
    In your Blackboard course, add an **AhaSlides** activity — the external tool your administrator registered.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a presentation">
    The AhaSlides presentation picker opens. Choose the presentation you want to use.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    Blackboard creates the activity and a matching **gradebook column** for it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  If you don't have any presentations yet, the picker shows an empty state with a link to create one in AhaSlides.
</Note>

## Step 4: Run the session and sync scores

<Steps>
  <Step title="Students join">
    Students join the live presentation either from inside Blackboard or directly in the audience app — see [How students join](#how-students-join) below.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Present live">
    Run your presentation as usual.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Scores sync automatically">
    When the session ends, AhaSlides pushes each student's quiz score into the Blackboard gradebook automatically — typically within about an hour.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reuse the presentation">
    To run the same presentation again, open the activity and choose **Reset Results** to finalise the current grades first. See [Resetting the results](/after-the-presentation/resetting-the-results).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Scores are calculated as total points earned ÷ total points available across the **quiz** slides, then written to the gradebook column created for the activity. Only quiz slides are scored — poll and other non-scored slide types do not contribute to the gradebook value.
</Note>

## How students join

Students can take part two ways, and both keep their scores mapped to the right person in the gradebook:

* **From inside Blackboard (recommended).** The student clicks the AhaSlides activity and the live session opens directly — name and email pre-filled, no room code or separate login. Identity matching is automatic.
* **Directly in the audience app** — for example by scanning a QR code. For scores to map back, the presentation must have [participant verification](/features-and-functions/participant-verification) turned on, and each student must sign in with the **same email as their Blackboard account**. That email is what links their AhaSlides answers to their gradebook record.

Either way, students don't need a separate AhaSlides login of their own to remember, and their results are recorded against their name in the course.

## Troubleshooting

**Launch fails or shows an error.** Ask your administrator to confirm the AhaSlides tool is Approved and that the registration was completed with the correct Application (Client) ID supplied by your AhaSlides representative.

**Scores aren't appearing in the gradebook.** Make sure grade service access is enabled for the tool and that the activity was added through the AhaSlides presentation picker, so a gradebook column exists. Allow up to about an hour after the session ends.

**Some students' scores are missing.** Check that membership (roster) access and email sharing are enabled in the tool's institution policies, and that those students signed in to AhaSlides with the same email as their Blackboard account.

**The instructor sees "not linked", or students see "no presentation".** The instructor needs to open the activity and pick a presentation before students can join.

**A poll result didn't reach the gradebook.** Only quiz slides carry a score. If you need a graded activity, build it with quiz slides — see [How to make and run a quiz](/using-slide-types/how-to-make-and-run-a-quiz).

## Related articles

* [Asking participants to verify their identity](/features-and-functions/participant-verification)
* [How to make and run a quiz](/using-slide-types/how-to-make-and-run-a-quiz)
* [Resetting the results](/after-the-presentation/resetting-the-results)

## Have a question?

Contact our support team — if you're logged in, use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of your dashboard; otherwise [contact us here](https://ahaslides.com/contact-us/) or email [hi@ahaslides.com](mailto:hi@ahaslides.com).


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