Step 1: Activate the Scanning Services LTI

Select the Settings Tab (1) of your course, then the Navigation Tab (2) inside your Settings Panel. Drag and drop (3) the Scanning Services Tab into the active navigation area. Then click the (4) blue Save button.

Note: As the instructor, you will be able to see the Scanning Service tab in the left navigation of your course. Your students, however, will not be able to see it.

Step 2: Create & Publish an Assignment

Inside Assignments (1), add a new assignment by either (2) method of adding a new assignment.

Name (1) the assignment that you will upload your Scantron scores to and (2) be sure to put the point value of your Scantron quiz or exam in the points value box.

Important! If you do not give a point value for your assignment, you will not see this assignment as one of the possible assignments to upload your scores to in Step 3.

Don't forget to publish your assignment!

Step 3: Configure Upload of Scantron File

Select (1) the Scanning Services Tab. Then (2) select the "Upload Scanned Scores" link within the Scanning Services panel.

Next to the number 1, you will want to select which assignment to which you are going to upload your scores and next to number 2, designate if you would like to upload points or percentages.

Finally, next to number 3, you will select the browse button and browse your computer for the .csv file. Be sure to use the correct Scantron file. It's labeled as ###.al.csv and listed towards the end of the scanning output files.

Note: If you make any changes to the file name or the contents of the file, you run the risk of rendering that file invalid and will receive an invalid file error message accordingly.

Once you have configured everything, select the Upload Scores button.

Possible Notification: Upload File Could Not Be Read

Be sure to select a file to upload or you will receive an error message saying file is empty.

Possible Notification: Some Scores Already Exist

If you have already uploaded the Scantron file once, you will receive this overwrite confirmation box.

Step 4: Review Results

The final upload results page will contain a table of any Scantron records that failed in the update.

Select the OK button in the lower right of this page to return to the Scanning Services page.

Possible Error Message

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