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title: External LTI Tools
slug: external-lti-tools
createdAt: 2025-03-17T19:45:02.286Z
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ampEducator supports **LTI 1.1**, allowing you to connect external learning tools—such as virtual labs, publisher content, or interactive resources—directly to your courses. LTI (**Learning Tools Interoperability**) enables seamless integration between ampEducator and third-party platforms, giving students and instructors easy access to external content without leaving the system. To use an LTI tool in a course, it must first be configured in **Institution Config / Courses / LTI**.

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## Configuring an External LTI 

To configure a new LTI tool, click **New External LTI Tool** to open the setup modal. 

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Enter the required details:

- **Tool Name** – Enter a name for the LTI tool.
- **Tool Description** – (Optional) Add a brief description of the tool.
- **Tool Icon Image** – (Optional) Upload an icon for the tool.
- **URL** – Enter the tool's URL, ensuring it begins with http\:// or https\://
- **Consumer Key** – Enter the key provided by the LTI tool provider.
- **Shared Secret** – Enter the shared secret provided by the LTI tool provider.
- **Instructor Role / Student Role **– Select the roles assigned to instructors and students.
- **Custom Parameters** – (Optional) Add any required custom parameters in **key=value** format, one per line.
- **Share User Name / Share User Email** – If enabled, ampEducator will pass this information to the LTI tool.
- **Accept Grades** – If enabled, instructors can map the tool to a gradebook item, allowing grade updates to sync between the tool and ampEducator.

Click **Add** to save the LTI tool. Once added, it will appear in the **External LTI Tools** list and can be used in courses.