In order to connect an assessment to Blackboard the assessment must first be created within Extempore. Then, the steps below can be followed to connect the assessment for students to access and for grades to sync.
Please note that there is a chance your organization might have named things slightly differently than what displays within this help article, but the steps should still be the same.
Assessment Syncing
Create assessment within Extempore.
Open the class within Blackboard Ultra.
Navigate to ‘View course & instruction tools’
If Extempore is not listed in the right navigation, then scroll to the bottom and select 'Browse all course tools'.
Search or find Extempore deep linking.
Use the Connect button for the assessment you would like to synchronize.
Grade Syncing
Teacher grades within the Extempore gradebook
Grades will display within the Blackboard gradebook automatically
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FAQ for Blackboard LTI 1.3
Why does the LMS icon not display within Extempore after connecting the assessment to Blackboard?
The LMS icon will display within Extempore after the first student accesses the assessment from Blackboard, or if the instructor clicks the assessment from Blackboard and then saves from the Extempore window.
Why is the LMS icon not displaying after at least one student has responded?
If the LMS icon still is not displaying within Extempore after students have started to respond, this most likely means the assessment was never connected to Blackboard, and students are finding a different way to access the content. You can check this by taking the step to connect the assessment again from Blackboard. If it displays with a button to connect, that likely means it was never connected.