The workspace manager can set-up an ATLAS assignment to integrate with a Blackboard course and provide learners access to Pebble+ tools and templates to use.

About PebblePad and Blackboard

When a PebblePad assignment is incorporated into a Blackboard course, it provides:

• learners - access to Pebble+ creative tools and workbooks and templates.
• assessors - access to ATLAS assessment tools.

With the two platforms connected at a local level, Blackboard course to ATLAS workspace, it sets-up:

• Single Sign-On - direct access from Blackboard into PebblePad.
• enrolments - students/members, instructors/managers.
• groups - into workspace sets.
• grade sync - push from the workspace into course grade centre.

Role recognition

Based on your set-up (below), when the assignment link is clicked by a student (learner) in Blackboard, it can:

• Open Pebble+,
• And, open a selected template or workbook,
• And, auto submit the asset to the workspace.

In all cases, when clicked by an Instructor (assessor/manager) in Blackboard, it:

• Opens ATLAS into the workspace.

At minimum, you will need to be a region creator to set-up a Blackboard-linked assignment. Contact your platform administrator for assistance.

Add a PebblePad assignment to Blackboard

Adding the first PebblePad assignment link in Blackboard will set up both:

• course-to-workspace connection,  
• assignment-to-assignment connection.

To add:

1. In the Blackboard course, click + and choose Content Market.
2. Click + (not the tile) of PebblePad and ATLAS via LTI 1.3
3. From the new assignment item, click the 3-dot menu and choose Edit.
4. Click the title to rename.
5. Change the dropdown to Visible to students.
6. Tick Create gradebook entry for this item.
7. Set Maximum points to 100.
8. Type a description to guide learners.
9. Click Save to confirm the assignment settings.
10. Click the assignment title to open the ATLAS wizard.
11. Choose Active mode from the options.
12. Click Finish to set-up the workspace.
13. Complete the assignment settings and click Save.
14. Close the browser tab to return to Blackboard.

Assignment dates set within Blackboard will not synchronise into the ATLAS workspace.

Read the assessor's guide to using a Blackboard-linked assignment.

Add a resource to assignment link

A custom template or custom workbook can be associated to the assignment link, directing a learner straight to it when Pebble+ is opened. This can also be set to auto-submit.

Alternatively, for a lite-touch option without workspace synchronisation, create a PebblePad resource link with Blackboard.

To add:

1. Click the assignment link in Blackboard to open the ATLAS workspace.
2. Click the Resources tab.
3. Click the folder icon to add a resource.
4. Search for the resource and click Select item.
5. (Optional) In the auto-submit panel, choose Yes and select the correct assignment.
6. In the panel, Destination for VLE/LMS link, choose Yes and select the correct assignment
7. Tick the confirmation and click Continue.

Read the guide to managing a workspace resource page.

Add multiple assignments

Additional PebblePad assignments can be linked from the same Blackboard course to the connected workspace.

To add:

1. In the Blackboard course, click + and choose Content Market.
2. Click + (not the tile) of PebblePad and ATLAS via LTI 1.3
3. From the new assignment item, click the 3-dot menu and choose Edit.
4. Click the title to rename.
5. Change the dropdown to Visible to students.
6. Tick Create gradebook entry for this item.
7. Set Maximum points to 100.
8. Type a description to guide learners.
9. Click Save to confirm the assignment settings.
10. Click the assignment title to open the ATLAS wizard.
11. Complete the assignment settings and click Save.
12. Close the browser tab to return to Blackboard.