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Sign In with Cengage School
These instructions are for K–12 teachers who access MindTap courses through Cengage School. Other teachers should sign in at login.cengage.com or their learning management system. Go to nglsync.cengage.com . Search for your school by name or location. Select your school from the search results and click Continue . Your school's sign-in page opens. Bookmark your school's sign-in page for quicker access. Enter your username and click Next . Enter your password and click Sign In . Related...
Sign in through a Learning Management System
Some institutions use a learning management system (LMS) to sign in to WebAssign instead of https://webassign.com .
Single Sign-On (SSO) Application
Use your institution or school district's Single Sign-On (SSO) experience to access your learning platform. Your institution may use Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) or an SSO application such as Clever or Classlink.
About Shibboleth
Created by Internet2, Shibboleth is open-source middleware designed to allow access to protected resources, such as WebAssign, based on credentials provided by your institution.
Sign Out
Protect your Cengage School account by signing out when you are finished.
Create an Account (K-12 Using Cengage School)
Create an Cengage School account to access your products and set up your first course.
Sign In Through Your LMS
Pop-up windows and cookies must be allowed in your browser. See Browser Settings . Sign in to your LMS. Navigate to your course. Your course includes links to Cengage content added by your instructor. Click a Cengage link. You might have to ask your instructor which link to click, or try clicking a few links to find the right one. The first time you access your Cengage course from your LMS, the Cengage Sign In page opens. If you already have a Cengage account, sign in with your email and...
What if I sign in through an LMS like Blackboard or Canvas?
You will continue to sign in through your LMS just as you do now.
Manage Cengage School Account
Update your Cengage School account information and change your password. If you forget your Cengage School password, you can reset it on the sign-in page.
What are the Resources by Chapter?
The Resources by Chapter ancillary is provided to each teacher as part of their resource package. The high school ancillary is a valuable addition to the teaching materials and contains Family Communication Letters, Start Thinking, Warm Up, Cumulative Review Warm Up, Practice, Enrichment and Extension, Puzzle Time, and Cumulative Review worksheets. The middle school ancillary includes Family and Community Involvement, Start Thinking! and Warm Up, Extra Practice, Enrichment and Extension, Puzzle Time, Technology Connection, and Project worksheets. The Resources by Chapter is available in print and can also be found in the online teacher Course Resources.
Cengage School Troubleshooting
Sometimes problems can occur when managing your Cengage courses through Cengage School.
Sign in with Google Classroom
Sign in to Google Classroom. In your Google Classroom class, click Classwork . Click the link under Cengage Resources to open the Cengage School portal. Related information Add Students from
Create a Cengage Course in Cengage School
In the upper-left corner, click › My Courses . You can also click My Courses on the K–12 Dashboard Home page. Click Create Course . Select Start from scratch and click Continue . Select your school district and click Continue . Select a product and click Continue . You can scroll through the products purchased by your district, or search by name, subject, author, or ISBN. Set the number of courses to create. You can create up to 5 copies of this course at a time with the same product and...
Copy a Course in Cengage School
Create a new course by copying an existing course that you created, or a course created by a colleague in your district.
Need Sign-In Credentials for Virtual Labs
The sign-in information for virtual machines is located on the Resources tab of the Instructions pane.
Different Name or Institution Displayed
If you see someone else's name and institution displayed at the top of any page in WebAssign, you are signed in to that person's WebAssign account. Most likely, that person did not sign out of WebAssign completely before you started working.
K–12 Sign In
Related information Create an Account (K-12 Using) Manage Account () Edit Profile () Change Password () Forgot Password Sign In Sign Out Google Classroom Single Sign-On Account ()
Sign In
Where you sign in to access course materials depends on how your course was set up. If you're not sure where to sign in, ask your instructor.
Search Cengage School Courses
Search Cengage School courses in your school district. You can find the course key required to copy any course in your district.
Impersonate Users
Impersonate students, teachers, and admins by launching their accounts through their Cengage School profiles. You can use this feature to troubleshoot user issues, or to submit work or grades on their behalf.
Login and SAM Access Issues
The online help that displays on the SAM Login Page at sam.cengage.com provides help in configuring your specific browser for use with SAM and avoiding any additional warnings or pop-up boxes from appearing while using the site.
Teachers
Impersonate teachers in your district through their Cengage School profile.
Students
Impersonate students in your district through their Cengage School profile.
Admins
Impersonate other admins in your district through their Cengage School profile.
What does Big Ideas Math do to provide Study Help?
Students are provided with Graphic Organizers and other study tools to assist in concept mastery and promote positive organization and study skills. Middle school teachers can find the Graphic Organizers by searching the online Course Resources and students can find them as an embedded link in their eBook on the Study Help page prior to the chapter quizzes, or in their Resource Library. High school teachers can find them under Math Tool Paper in the online Course Resources, and students can find them in their Resource Library. High School students also have Study Skills tips on every mid-chapter What Did You Learn? page before the chapter quiz.
Export the Institutional Report
Export and download the institutional report in Spark.
Logic Tool
Practice writing proofs using the standard rules of logic in an environment that provides explanations of the logic rules and gives immediate feedback on proofs.
Sign In for the First Time
Upon opening the app for the first time, you will need to sign in and be connected to the Internet. Successful log in to the app will be possible only with a valid teacher account.
Roster Columns for Institutions Other Than U.S. Higher Education
For institutions other than U.S. higher education, an email address is not required. Instead, specify a valid Cengage username for each student in the roster.
Bill Institution
Some institutions purchase WebAssign for their students. If your institution is one of these, your students will not be billed.
Launch Cengage School Course
If your course is integrated with Google Classroom, you can also access your course through the Google Classroom link. If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Click Launch Course under your course name.
Accessing Free Resources
To gain access to the Big Ideas Math website, you can use your login information at www.BigIdeasMath.com . If you do not have login credentials, you may access free materials by choosing your grade, state, and clicking on the Easy Access to Book link at the bottom of the login screen.
Scroll Through the eBook in Cengage Read
Scroll vertically or horizontally through the pages of your eBook.
VB Suite Account - Institutional Site Subscription
This article is for anyone interested in accessing Visible Body Suite and is affiliated with an institution that has an institutional site subscription.
Sign In
Click the language selector menu in the upper-right corner to select your preferred language. Sign in at learn.eltngl.com . Click Sign in . Enter your Username and Password . Click Sign in .
Students Asked for Payment
Your K–12 school district has purchased access to Cengage for its students, but when students create accounts and sign in at the main Cengage home page, they are told their trial access will expire and asked for payment.
Sign in to Courseware
This article is for any student, administrator or instructor who has a Courseware subscription and wants to access the platform.
Access WebAssign from Blackboard
If enabled, you can sign in to WebAssign directly from your Blackboard class.
LMS Integrated SAM Guide
SAM and Keyboarding in SAM integrate with both partner and non-partner Learning Management Systems (LMS) through Cengage Learning MindLinks (Web service).
Forgot Password
If you forget your password, reset it from the sign-in page.
Take Proctored Exams Through Your LMS
If you use an LMS like Blackboard, Canvas, or Moodle, your instructor can administer exams through the LMS with a proctoring service. Proctoring services ensure academic integrity in multiple ways and often block you from opening any new tabs while taking your test.
Require Student IDs
You can require your students to provide their institutional student ID when they sign in to your course if it is not already associated with the student’s account.
Sign-In Problems
Sometimes problems can occur when signing in to WebAssign.
Manage Account
Use your Cengage account to sign in to WebAssign.
Automate OneRoster Upload
Use your SFTP account to automate OneRoster upload.
Sign Out of SAM
Keep your account secure by signing out of SAM after each session.
Account Verification Pending (K-12 Using Cengage School)
You can't access your courses or materials and your Cengage School dashboard shows the error message: To access courses and materials, finish providing documentation to verify your status as an instructor.
Sign In
At myadamath.com , enter the username and password provided to you, and click Log In .
Share Registration URL with Teachers
If enabled for your district, share the self-registration URL with teachers so they can create their own accounts.
Moodle Integration
For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Moodle. For more information, see Instructor Help . Features available with LTI advantage integration: Single sign on to Cengage Deep linking from Moodle...
The Resources By Chapter
The Resources by Chapter is available in print and can be found in the online teacher Course Resources at the chapter and section levels. The Resources by Chapter are available in PDF and Microsoft Word.
View Students
If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . In the upper-left corner, click › Students . You can also click Search Students on the K–12 Dashboard Home page. Enter student information and click Search . To include students not currently using Cengage School, select Include Inactive . Search by: School Teacher Course Student First Name Student Last Name Student Username Student Number Click a name in your search results to see their student profile. Related information Edit...
Change Student Password
Due to privacy regulations, Cengage School does not collect or store student contact information. This means Cengage School cannot send students an email to reset their own passwords. Only teachers and admins can change student passwords. If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Find the student whose password you want to change. In the upper-left corner, click › Students . Search for the student by name, username, or student number. Click the student's name in the search...
Install and Register the Cengage Content Tool
To enable Cengage and Google Classroom integration, install and register the Cengage Content tool for your institution.
Add the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Canvas and Cengage courses, add the Cengage tool to your account.
Create an Cengage School Account and Enroll in a Cengage Course
If you do not have an Cengage School account, use the course registration link to create your account and enroll in your Cengage course.
Cengage School K–12 Admin Help
Cengage School is for K–12 teachers and students only. Use the Cengage School portal to access courses in: MindTap WebAssign OWLv2
Can't Sign in to Take Math Placement Test (North Carolina State University)
Sometimes, new students have problems signing in to take their math placement test.
Repeated Requests to Sign In
Certain pages in WebAssign might ask you to sign in repeatedly. Usually, this occurs after an extended period of inactivity, for example, if you forgot to sign out of WebAssign.
Cengage Bulk Rostering
If your school district uses Cengage bulk rostering services or a Single Sign-On (SSO) system, your district technology coordinator works with Cengage to enroll students in your course. To add or remove a student from your Cengage School course, contact your district technology coordinator.
View Teachers
Find teachers in your school district.
(MindTap LMS) December 2024
Based on feedback from instructors, Cengage has improved the process for integrating Cengage content into your LMS classes. You start the integration in your LMS just as always, but the new Cengage workflow takes you step by step through selecting your content, your students' purchase options, your course settings, and creating, copying, or linking your course.
Edit Institutional Settings
Institutional administrators for Spark control their school's settings, including if teachers can create their own courses or manage student accounts.
Deactivate Student
Archive Cengage School accounts for students who no longer need them.
SAM Sign In / Create Account
Sign in to SAM at sam.cengage.com unless you are using a learning management system (LMS).
Make the Cengage Tool Deployment Available to Org Units
Institutions should use only one deployment of the Cengage tool and share it as necessary to the respective organizational units. If separate deployments are necessary, contact your account representative or Cengage support to request unique configuration parameters for each deployment.
Change Your Password
Change your password for increased security.
Edit Your Profile
Change your username, name, and email address.
Calculate Averages by Points or Percentages
Choose to calculate your students' overall grades by weighting activities by point value or averaging their percentage scores.
Sign in to Cengage Read
Sign in to your Cengage account to access your eBooks on Cengage Read.
Access Codes
Access codes are provided to schools that use the self-registration method as a means of accessing the Big Ideas Math online platform.
LMS Integration
Before setting up Spark integration with LMS, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution. For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with LMS. For more...
Create Questions by Duplication
If you find a question that is similar to the one you want to create, you can create a copy of the question. The copy is a new question that is just like the original, except you are the owner and can change it to suit your needs.
Filter Dataset by Values
To restrict the dataset used for statistical operations, create filters for dataset variables. The filtered data can also be saved to create a new dataset.
Find Product ISBN
To create and roster a course using Cengage Roster, you must provide the 13-digit ISBN for the digital product used in the course. ISBNs can be found in the Product List of the Cengage Roster Job Queue .
What is the Skills Review Handbook?
Similarly to the Basic Skills Handbook, the Skills Review Handbook provides practice worksheets for previously learned skills. It is an excellent review tool for back-to-school to ensure students have not lost basic concept understanding over an extended classroom absence. This tool is accessible through the online Resource Library for middle and high school programs and in print for middle school programs.
LTI Advantage LMS Integration
Integrate your LTI Advantage enabled LMS with Cengage to let instructors and students access Cengage content and activities directly from the LMS and return Cengage grades to the LMS gradebook.
Disable Homework Help in Chrome
You can disable the Homework Help feature in Google Chrome that provides AI-generated answers to educational content.
Enroll with Learning Management System
If your course uses a Learning Management System (LMS) like Canvas, Blackboard, or a school-specific platform, enroll in your Cengage section by clicking an assignment link in your LMS.
Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Blackboard Site
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Blackboard learning management system, using LTI 1.3.
Google Classroom Access Blocked
When students try to launch your course from Google Classroom, they see the error message Access blocked: Your institution's admin needs to review Cengage School.
Courses
Create and manage your Cengage courses in Cengage School.
Create an External Tool in Canvas for LTI 1.0 Integration
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Canvas Learning Management System, using LTI 1.0.
View Report Details by Item
View detailed information about your students' performance on individual items.
Create Account
Create an account to access the Spark platform.
Google Classroom Integration
Features available with Google Classroom integrations vary depending on if an institution uses Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard or Google Workspace for Education Plus. Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard Google Workspace for Education Plus Single sign on to Cengage Deep linking from lms-name to Cengage activities Sync grades from Cengage to lms-name Sync due dates from Cengage to lms-name Copying a lms-name course also copies the linked Cengage course View...
Can't Register Google Classroom Students
Your course page shows the error message Students cannot be registered in your course until you correct your permission settings or unlink Google Classroom.
Canvas Integration
For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Canvas. For more information, see Instructor Help . New institutions will be integrated using LTI Advantage, while institutions already using LTI 1.0 with...
Brightspace Integration
For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Brightspace. For more information, see Instructor Help . New integrations will use LTI 1.3 Advantage. Existing LTI 1.1 integrations should migrate to a LTI...
Manually Adding a User
School and District admins have the ability to add users manually through the Math & YOU portal.
The Videos App
The Big Ideas Math Videos app provides videos for every Extra Example in all high school programs as well as the common core 2014 and A Bridge to Success middle school programs. The videos can be played in either English or Spanish.
Blackboard Integration
Starting in 2024, institutions integrating with Blackboard for the first time will use a native Blackboard LTI 1.3 integration method. Blackboard integration includes: Single sign on to Cengage Deep linking from Blackboard to Cengage activities Sync grades from Cengage to Blackboard Sync due dates from Cengage to Blackboard Copying a Blackboard course also copies the linked Cengage course Cengage Infuse integration of eBook and learning/assessment content directly in Blackboard Institutions...
Links to Cengage Courses or Activities Don't Work
When you click a link to a Cengage course or activity from your LMS, the link doesn't open a new browser window with the course or learning activity.
What is the Student Journal?
As high school students work through discovery Explorations and direct instruction Lessons, this consumable workbook serves as a valuable component where they can work extra problems, take notes about new concepts and classroom lessons, and internalize new concepts by expressing their findings in their own words.
Register the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Brightspace and Cengage courses, register the Cengage tool.
Dynamic Registration (Sakai 21.x and later)
If you are using Sakai 21.x or later, register the Cengage tool with dynamic registration.
Set Student Feedback Settings by Assignment
Show or hide answer keys, correctness marks (Correct/Incorrect), help links, Practice Another Version, and previously submitted answers for all questions in your assignment.
Set Student Feedback Settings by Question
Add a custom hint for any question in the assignment. You can also override your assignment settings to make Help Content or Practice Another Version available earlier for certain questions.
Manual Update or Registration (Sakai 19.x / 20.x)
If you are using Sakai 19.x or 20.x, register the Cengage tool or update your existing tool to LTI advantage.
Update Cengage Tool to LTI Advantage (Sakai 21.x and later)
If you are using Sakai 21.x or later, check if you have an existing Cengage tool that can be updated to LTI Advantage before registering a new one.
Shibboleth
WebAssign can use Shibboleth to integrate with your school's registration servers.
Migrate Brightspace Integration from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3 Advantage
Register and deploy the new Cengage tool to start using LTI 1.3 Advantage, then enable migration so that copies of old courses will use the upgraded integration.
Unlink Google Classroom
If you decide not to use Google Classroom after linking your course, unlink Google Classroom.
Edit Student Profile
Change a student's username, ID number, and name.
Contact Support
Contact customer support with additional questions.
Browser Plugins
Some content and tools might require the following browser plugins.
Require Approval for Student Registration
Requiring registration approval deters cheating from students with duplicate accounts. If your course uses self-registration and does not require registration approval, some students may try to cheat by enrolling a fake account in your course to access assignments before taking them under their real name. Find the course you want to edit. If you are a teacher in the course: In the upper-left corner, click › My Courses . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click...
(LTI Advantage) Create a New LMS-Integrated Explore Course
If you have not created the Explore course you want to integrate with LMS, create it from LMS.
View OneRoster Jobs
Search and monitor your district's OneRoster jobs.
Add Teachers Manually
Create an account for a teacher.
Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Schoology Site
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Schoology learning management system, using LTI 1.3.
Student ID Number Already Used
When you try to create a student account, you are told the student's number is already in use. If the student tries to create their own account, they are told they already have an account.
What is the Assessment Book?
The Assessment Book is provided to both middle school and high school teachers to aid them in assessing students throughout the year.
The Solutions App
The Big Ideas Math Solutions app provides access to the worked-out solutions of odd exercises in all Big Ideas Math high school programs. Step-by-step solutions help students find and fix their own mistakes and grow as independent learners.
View Admins
Find admins for your school or district.
Set Up LMS Integration (Old)
Integrate WebAssign in your LMS class so you and your students can access your WebAssign assignments from your LMS.
View District Information
Use the district dashboard to find important information about your school district and Cengage School entitlements.
Moodle Integration
For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Moodle. For more information, see Instructor Help . Features available with LTI advantage integration: Single sign on to Spark Related information Request...
Create an External Tool in LMS for LTI 1.0 Integration
Instructors at your school can use the external tool to add course links from LMS to Spark without needing the shared key and secret. This is easier for instructors and improves security.
Brightspace Integration
For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Brightspace. For more information, see Instructor Help . Features available with Brightspace integrations: LTI Advantage API App Single sign on to Spark...
Add the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Canvas and Spark courses, add the Cengage tool to your account.
Study with a Study Center Study Guide
You can study using a Study Guide provided by the Study Center.
Schoology Integration
Features available with LTI advantage integration: Single sign on to Cengage Deep linking from Schoology to Cengage activities Sync grades from Cengage to Schoology
My Course Pricing Doesn't Match What I Was Told
The courseware price at checkout is different than what you were told by your instructor. This generally happens because an incorrect institution is saved in your account profile.
Create an External Tool in Schoology for LTI 1.0 Integration
Instructors at your school can use the external tool to add course links from Schoology to Spark without needing the shared key and secret. This is easier for instructors and improves security.
Cengage is Not Responding
If Cengage School is not responding or working correctly, you can check its status at techcheck.cengage.com.
Add Users
Create Cengage School accounts for students, teachers, and admins in your district.
Admins
Find, create, and manage admin accounts in your school district.
Teachers
Find, create, and manage teacher accounts in your school district.
Deploy the Cengage Tool
Institutions should use only one deployment of the Cengage tool and share it as necessary to the respective organizational units. The same registration key cannot be used for multiple deployments. If separate deployments are necessary, contact your account representative or Spark support to request unique configuration parameters for each deployment.
OneRoster Specs
Prepare your OneRoster package for upload to Cengage School.
Use SAM With Cengage Unlimited at Multiple Schools
Condition You enrolled in a SAM course at one school with Cengage Unlimited, then were unable to use your Cengage Unlimited account to enroll in a SAM course at a different school. Cause Your SAM account is linked to the first school you enrolled in using Cengage Unlimited. Remedy Contact customer support to request help enrolling in SAM courses in multiple schools. United States Higher education: support.cengage.com Secondary education: cengageorg.my.site.com/Service/s/k12login?language=en_US...
Students Not in MindTap Gradebook
If your school uses Cengage bulk rostering services, students are not listed in the MindTap gradebook until they access their MindTap course.
MindTap Course is not in Your LMS
After selecting Link to an existing course or section in your LMS, your MindTap course does not display as an option.
Edit Course Dates
You can change when Cengage School courses start and end.
Google Classroom Roster Not Synced
If changes you make to your Google Classroom roster do not appear in your Cengage School roster after a few minutes, refresh your Google Classroom roster.
Deactivate Teacher
Archive Cengage School accounts for teachers who no longer need them.
Deactivate Admin
Archive Cengage School accounts for admins who no longer need them.
Add Admins Manually
Create a new account for a school or district admin, or give an existing account admin permissions.
Canvas LTI 1.0 with APIs Integration
Use this procedure for any Cengage learning platform to allow instructors in your institution to link their Canvas and Cengage courses.
LMS Administrator Help
Information for LMS administrators to support integration with Cengage learning platforms.
Change Teacher Password
When a teacher forgets their Cengage School password, you can change it for them.
Change Admin Password
When an admin forgets their Cengage School password, you can change it for them.
Add Students from Google Classroom
Link your Cengage School course to your Google Classroom class to add students. Students access their course directly from Google Classroom and do not need to use a separate username and password.
Enable Enhanced Course Copy
After integrating Canvas with Cengage, you can allow instructors at your institution to use enhanced course copy.
Enable Enhanced Course Copy
After integrating Canvas with Cengage, you can allow instructors at your institution to use enhanced course copy.
Request Site Configuration Info
Before setting up Cengage LTI Advantage integration with Canvas, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution.
Reactivate Admin
If an admin account was archived in error, activate it to restore the admin's Cengage School access.
Reactivate Teacher
If a teacher account was archived in error, activate it to restore the teacher's Cengage School access.
Blackboard Not Available
If the Blackboard system is unavailable, you can sign in to WebAssign directly if you have previously set your WebAssign password.
Create Accounts Manually
Create individual student, teacher, and admin accounts. When manually adding students to courses, you can create new accounts for students who don't already have an Cengage School account.
Share Your Course With Students
Give students your course key so they can create an Cengage School account and enroll in your Cengage course at nglsync.cengage.com/register .
Upload Cengage Roster
Upload a Cengage Roster file to add teachers and students to classes. If a class, student, or teacher does not already exist in Cengage School, it will be created.
Canvas LTI Advantage Integration
Use this procedure for any Cengage learning platform to allow instructors at your institution to link their Canvas and Cengage courses. LTI Advantage is the most up-to-date and supported integration. If you are migrating from a Partner API integration, be careful to prevent grade sync disruption.
Conditional Processing and Logic Functions and Operators
The following list includes both WebAssign-specific and commonly-used Perl functions and operators that are available when creating questions.
LTI 1.0 LMS
Create an LTI 1.0 LMS Integrated course in Spark.
View Student Access Logs
The Student Access Log shows when your students have opened and submitted their assignments. The log shows all changes to the student score, including extensions, adjustments, and score overrides.
Access Resources
Access additional resources such companion sites and Cognero test generator.
Create Account
Create your account to start teaching with Cengage. If you use a learning management system (LMS) like Schoology or Canvas, you can access and create your Cengage account in your LMS.
Add Students Manually
Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Students . Click Add Students . Under Manual Registration , click Add Students Manually . Search for your students by name or ID number. If a student has an Cengage School account, their name is added under Students to add to your course. If a student does not have an Cengage School account, create one for them. Click Create Student Account . Enter your student's information. Click Next . Review the students...
The Skills Review Handbook
Similarly to the Basic Skills Handbook , the Skills Review Handbook provides practice worksheets for previously learned skills. It is an excellent review tool for back-to-school to ensure students have not lost basic concept understanding over an extended classroom absence.
Request Site Configuration Info
Before setting up Spark integration with LMS, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution.
Create the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Brightspace and Spark courses, create and register the Cengage tool.
Sites to Allow
To ensure that Cengage learning platforms work correctly, the following sites should not be blocked by firewalls. Browsers should also allow cookies and pop-up windows for these sites.
Access Cognero Test Generator
You must create a course before you can access Cognero. If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Click Course Resources under your course name. Click the Cognero link to open it in a new tab.
Add Students
Students can be added to your Cengage School roster in multiple ways, depending on how your school district is set up.
The Chapter Test
Chapter Tests provide an assessment tool for educators to measure chapter concept mastery and allow students to review the chapter materials prior to an in-class chapter test developed by the educator.
Remove Students
If you used student self-enrollment or manually added students to your Cengage School roster, you can remove students from your Cengage School roster.
Brightspace
Intergrate Spark resources within your institution's Brightspace Learning Management System.
Import Multiple Courses
Import multiple courses at once by uploading a course.CSV file.
Install and Register the Cengage Content Tool
To enable Cengage and Blackboard integration, you must configure and register the Cengage Content tool for your site.
Assessments
On Math & YOU, assessments are provided at point of use in the Learning Path , making it easy to develop assessments and assign them all at the same time. All assessments also come with a practice version to help students prepare for the assessment.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook from LTI Advantage LMS
Link to the eBook from your LTI Advantage LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Moodle Site
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Moodle learning management system, using LTI 1.3.
Create an External Tool in Moodle for LTI 1.0 Integration
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Moodle Learning Management System, using LTI 1.0.
Importing User Records
SAM enables you to import users from an external system, such as your institution's admissions or registration database, by uploading a.txt or.csv file produced by that system.
Create an External Tool in Canvas for LTI 1.3 Integration
Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Canvas learning management system, using LTI 1.3.
Cannot Change Your Answers Even Though You Have More Submissions
For some assignments, after submitting one or more answers, you cannot change your answer again, even though you have more submissions and the assignment deadline has not passed.
Answer Keys
Depending on how your instructor set up the assignment, you might be able to see answer keys indicated with the key icon in the assignment. The answer key indicates a correct answer provided by the question, but might not be the only acceptable answer.
Reactivate a Course
You can restore courses that have been deactivated.
Sync Scores to LMS
After adding activity links from LMS, your students' WebAssign scores sync to LMS based on your settings. If needed, you can manually sync scores to LMS.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook From LTI Advantage LMS LTI Advantage
Link to the eBook from your LTI Advantage LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Browser Settings
Configure the following settings in your web browser.
Fill-In-The-Blank Questions
Type a word or short answer into the answer box provided.
Register the Cengage LTI Advantage Tool in Canvas
Before you can make the Cengage LTI Advantage tool available to instructors, you must register it in Canvas.
Product Architecture Review
The SAM product architecture consists of a server environment hosted by Cengage Learning and a set of executables and assets installed locally or accessed via the web at each customer site. The SAM server and the SAM Content Player communicate over the Internet using HTTPS. A user logs in to the SAM server through a browser and works with web pages to launch the SAM LMS and Content Player.
Add Teachers to a Class
If your course is linked with Google Classroom, add a teacher in your Google Classroom roster and this change will sync to your Cengage School course roster. If changes you make in Google Classroom do not appear in Cengage School after a few minutes, refresh your Google Classroom roster . Find a course. If you are a teacher in the course: In the upper-left corner, click › My Courses . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Teachers . To search courses...
Remove Teachers from a Class
If your course is linked with Google Classroom, remove a teacher in your Google Classroom roster. This change will sync to your Cengage School course roster. If changes you make in Google Classroom do not appear in Cengage School after a few minutes, refresh your Google Classroom roster . Find a course. If you are a teacher in the course: In the upper-left corner, click › My Courses . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Teachers . To search courses...
Request Site Configuration Info
Find your Cengage representative at cengage.com/repfinder cengage.com/repfinder/postSecondaryEdFacultyCanada/ cengageasia.com/Contact-Us cengage.co.in/Rep_Locator cengage.co.uk/education/contact-us-2/ au.cengage.com/repfinder latinoamerica.cengage.com/contacto/ (Latin America) or cengage.com.br/contato/ (Brazil) . This information is emailed to you and includes the following items: Login Initiation URI A web address. Example:...
OneRoster
If enabled for your district, upload a OneRoster package to manage courses and users.
Dynamic Registration (Sakai 21.x and later)
If you are using Sakai 21.x or later, register the Cengage tool with dynamic registration.
Google Classroom Troubleshooting
Sometimes problems can occur when syncing your course with Google Classroom.
(LTI Advantage) Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Request Site Configuration Info
Find your Cengage representative at cengage.com/repfinder cengage.com/repfinder/postSecondaryEdFacultyCanada/ cengageasia.com/Contact-Us cengage.co.in/Rep_Locator cengage.co.uk/education/contact-us-2/ au.cengage.com/repfinder latinoamerica.cengage.com/contacto/ (Latin America) or cengage.com.br/contato/ (Brazil) . This information is emailed to you and includes the following items: Login Initiation URI A web address. Example:...
Manual Update or Registration (Sakai 19.x / 20.x)
If you are using Sakai 19.x or 20.x, register the Cengage tool or update your existing tool to LTI advantage.
Sakai Integration
Integrate Sakai with Cengage to let instructors and students access Cengage content and activities directly from Sakai. If you're using Sakai version 21.x or later, follow the steps to update your existing tool or for dynamic registration. If you're using Sakai version 20.x or 19.x, follow the manual steps to update or register the tool.
Faculty Memos
When you log on to WebAssign, you might see a memo that displays near the top of every page that contains information from WebAssign administrators.
Update Cengage Tool to LTI Advantage (Sakai 21.x and later)
If you are using Sakai 21.x or later, check if you have an existing Cengage tool that can be updated to LTI Advantage before registering a new one.
Sakai Integration
Before setting up Spark integration with Sakai, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution. For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Sakai. For more...
Network Testing
SAM provides a media rich, interactive learning experience for Cengage customer institutions and their students. The considerable size of media objects can have a negative impact on SAM's overall performance (network communications congestion and latency).
Canvas Integration
For WebAssign, many schools now use an integration method in the following instructions. These integration methods are only available for courses using Cengage products. If your school uses the old integration method, this process is not needed. WebAssign provides instructors with all the information they need to integrate their classes with Canvas. For more information, see Instructor Help . You can use either integration, but LTI 1.0 with APIs is no longer actively supported. Consider using...
Browser Displays a Message That WebAssign is Not Supported
If you sign in to WebAssign from a browser version or system that is not explicitly supported by WebAssign, a message is displayed.
Cengage Roster Data
Reference guide for completing the Cengage Roster template.
View Forums, Topics, and Posts
You can access the forums for your class either through your class Home page or by using the Communication menu.
Performance Tasks
The Performance Tasks allow students to apply their knowledge of multiple content standards and work through realistic scenarios.
Copy Your CNOWv2-Integrated Course in LMS
Copy a CNOWv2-integrated LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LMS and CNOWv2 at the same time.
What are Performance Tasks?
The Performance Tasks allow students to apply their knowledge of multiple content standards and work through realistic scenarios.
Manage Users
Find and manage students, teachers, and admins in your district.
More Information
See the following resources for more information or help with specific issues.
Create an External Tool in Blackboard for LTI 1.0 Integration
Instructors at your school can use the external tool to add course links from Blackboard to Spark without needing the shared key and secret. This is easier for instructors and improves security.
Create the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Moodle and Cengage courses, create and register the Cengage tool.
View Cengage Deep Linking Quicklink
Instructors can use the Cengage deep linking quicklink to adopt products and add content to courses. When you register the Cengage tool, the deep linking quicklink is automatically created.
Manage Courses
Change your course name, edit start and end dates, control student enrollment into your course, and enable notifications when students join your course.
Teachers
Related information Add Co-Teachers () Remove Co-Teachers ()
Deactivate a Course
If you created a course for practice, you can deactivate it to remove it from your current course list.
Recommend Course to Teachers
As an admin, you can recommend the courses that you want teachers to copy. When teachers copy a course, the recommended courses will be pinned to the top of the course list.
Students
Related information View Students Change Student Password Edit Student Profile Deactivate Student Reactivate Student
Self-Registration
If enabled for your district, students and teachers can create their own accounts.
Install the Cengage LTI Advantage Tool
Install the Cengage LTI Advantage tool to make it available to instructors.
What is the Chapter Test?
Chapter Tests provide a formative assessment tool for educators to measure chapter concept mastery, and allow students to review the chapter materials prior to an in-class chapter test developed by the educator. The tests can be found at the end of every chapter in the textbooks. There are also two versions of the chapter tests in the Assessment Book, as well as two versions of the Chapter Test online in the Dynamic Assessment System.
What do students see in the Progression Benchmark report?
Students see their progress related to each domain and grade level. By selecting one of the domains, they can view the subdomains within that domain. Students can also see the specific objectives they were tested on within the subdomain, and if they answered correctly or incorrectly. Students are also provided with remediation for the items they answered incorrectly or partially correct.
Contact Cengage Representative
Your Cengage representative can support you in implementing your course or learning tools.
Enable Email Notifications for Student Enrollment
Find the course you want to edit. If you are a teacher in the course: In the upper-left corner, click › My Courses . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Edit Details . To search courses in your district: In the upper-left corner, click › Courses . Enter your search criteria and click Search . Click a course name in your search results. Click Edit . Set Email Notifications to Send email notifications . Click Next . A confirmation page opens and shows your...
View Roster Options
Use the Provisioning tab on your district dashboard to see which methods of creating accounts and adding users to courses are enabled for your district.
Edit Course Name
Find the course you want to edit. If you are a teacher in the course: In the upper-left corner, click › My Courses . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Edit Details . To search courses in your district: In the upper-left corner, click › Courses . Enter your search criteria and click Search . Click a course name in your search results. Click Edit . Enter a new course name in Course Name . Click Next . A confirmation page opens and shows your new course...
Configure Browser Settings in Safari
If needed, configure your browser settings in Safari.
Configure Browser Settings in Chrome
If needed, configure your browser settings in Chrome.
Edit Admin Profile
Change an admin's username, name, and email address.
Edit Teacher Profile
Update a teacher's username, name, and email address.
Manually Upload OneRoster Package
Upload your OneRoster package in the OneRoster Job Queue to add and manage users and courses.
Schoology Integration
Features available with LTI advantage integration: Single sign on to Spark Related information Request Site Configuration Info Create an External Tool in for LTI 1.0 Integration
Communications
WebAssign provides a number of features for communicating with students and other instructors at your institution without having to use email.
Check Your System
Use the browser check tool to see if you need to update your browser or install missing plugins.
Copy a Course
If you are teaching multiple sections of a course or teaching a course you have previously taught, you can simplify course setup by copying an existing course. Your assignments, tests, and their settings will be copied from your original course to your new course and assigned to all students who enroll in the new course.
Sync Zero Scores to LMS
By default, if a student has not attempted an activity when the due date passes, no score will be sent to the LMS gradebook. You can change the default setting to send a score of zero to the LMS gradebook. This will negatively affect students' final grades.
Reactivate Student
If a student account was archived in error, activate it to restore the student's access to course materials.
Import Multiple Students
Add multiple students to your course at the same time by uploading a roster CSV file.
SALT Help
Salt is a data analysis tool for introductory level statistics courses that helps students gain improved conceptual understanding of statistics through visualization and analysis of datasets. Salt can be used on its own or with WebAssign to answer SALT-enabled questions.
What are Activities and Explorations?
Each section in the program begins with a discovery Activity or Exploration that encourages conceptual understanding. These provide students with the opportunity to explore, question, explain, and persevere as they seek to answer Essential Questions that encourage abstract thought.
Students
Manage your course roster in Spark by adding students to your course, editing their information, and resetting their passwords if they cannot access their accounts.
Create Tutorial Questions
You can transform part or all of a multi-part or multi-mode question into a tutorial that guides your students step by step through the solution of a problem.
Request Site Configuration Info
Before setting up Spark integration with Schoology, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution.
Request Site Configuration Info
Before setting up Spark integration with Brightspace, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution.
Request Site Configuration Info
Before setting up Spark integration with Blackboard, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution.
Request Site Configuration Info
Before setting up Spark integration with Canvas, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution.
Request Site Configuration Info
Before setting up Spark integration with Moodle, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution.
Request Site Configuration Info
Before setting up Spark integration with Sakai, contact your Cengage representative to request configuration details for your institution.
(LTI Advantage) Copy a MindTap Course to a New LMS Course
Copy an existing MindTap course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own MindTap course or another instructor's course.
LTI 1.3 LMS Course Management
Create Spark courses, assignments, and tests within your institution's LTI 1.3 Learning Management System.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
Join a Course and Purchase Courseware (LMS integration)
This article is for students using Courseware integrated with a learning management system. It explains how to create a Courseware account, make a purchase if needed, and get into a course to see and start assignments.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Cengage Listed Twice in LMS Content Market
When integrating a MindTap course with your LMS, you see two versions of the Cengage tool listed in your LMS.
Enable Enhanced Course Copy
After integrating Canvas with Spark, you can allow instructors at your institution to use enhanced course copy.
Enable Enhanced Course Copy
After integrating Canvas with Spark, you can allow instructors at your institution to use enhanced course copy.
(LTI Advantage) Integrate an Existing MindTap Course with LMS
If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.
Sites to Allow
For the Spark platform to work correctly, ensure the following sites are not blocked by firewalls, and that cookies and pop-up windows are allowed for them.
System Requirements
Supported Browsers Supported browsers for different activity types may vary. If you are using SAM in MindTap, see SAM in MindTap System Requirements . Windows Chrome 135 and 136 Edge 134 and 135 macOS Chrome 135 and 136 Safari 17 and 18 Chrome OS Chrome 135 and 136 iOS Safari 18 (iPad only) Safari current and preceding version (iPad only) Exams, Training, and Office Online Projects are supported on iPad. All other projects require an installed version of Microsoft Office. Student assignments...
Not Automatically Signed in to WebAssign from Blackboard
When you open WebAssign from Blackboard, you should be automatically signed in to WebAssign. Sometimes this does not happen and the WebAssign sign-in page is displayed instead.
Create a Schoology-Integrated Spark Course
Create your Spark course from your Schoology course to connect the two courses.
District Admin Portal
The District Admin Overview page includes information such as the District Admin Access Code, which is used for registering additional administrators. It also shows the number of registered teachers and students, the number of assignments issued and completed, the number of average logins by users, and the Teacher Access Code, which is used for registering additional teachers (only for districts using self-registration). This page also includes information on licenses purchased by the district, their expiration dates, and the books the district purchased.
Question Updates
From time to time, WebAssign provides updated versions of existing questions to provide enhanced functionality or enriched content or to correct a problem.
CNOW Activities
CNOW contains a bank of questions to assess your students' understanding of the content in your eBook. You can search through the questions by chapter, section, and question type and use them to create homework assignments and tests.
Create a LMS-Integrated Spark Course
Create your Spark course from your LMS course to connect the two courses.
Customize and Share Dynamic Lessons
Depending on how your institution is set up, you may be able to customize and share Dynamic Lessons with instructors at your institution.
Share Your Course Key
You can allow other instructors to copy your courses, course masters, or sections by sharing the course key with them. You can allow other instructors to copy your course sections by sharing the course key with them.
Sync Scores to LMS
After adding activity links from LMS, your students' WebAssign scores sync to LMS based on your settings. If needed, you can manually sync scores to LMS.
Signed out of Moodle While Using Cengage Tool
Instructors are signed out of Moodle when they try to add Cengage activity links while using Google Chrome.
Upload a Roster File
You can add students to a class roster by uploading a roster file containing information for each student.
Essay Questions
Enter your response in the box provided. After your instructor grades essays, your scores and instructor comments are displayed on the assignment, if enabled.
The End-of-Chapter Quiz
Similarly to the Mid-Chapter Quiz, the End-of-Chapter Quiz provides educators with an opportunity to assess student concept comprehension for the second-half of the chapter. The End-of-Chapter quiz can be found at the end of every chapter in the middle school textbooks. There is also an end-of-chapter quiz online for the middle and high school programs in the Dynamic Assessment System.
Enroll Students Using a Roster File
Instead of letting students enroll themselves, you can enroll students by uploading your students' data to create their Cengage accounts.
Allow Pop-Up Windows in Chrome
Go to chrome://settings/content/popups. Next to Allowed to send pop-ups or use redirects , click Add and add each of the following domains: The domain used by your Learning Management System (LMS), for example, ncsu.blackboard.com [*.]cengage.com If using SAM or WebAssign, also add the following domains: https://sam.cengage.com [*.]webassign.com [*.]webassign.net Related information Chrome help: Block or allow pop-ups
Allow Pop-Up Windows in Safari
If not open already, open Cengage in a browser tab. Click Safari › Settings . Click the Websites tab. Click Pop-up Windows . Select Allow for the following domains, if listed: The domain used by your Learning Management System (LMS), for example, ncsu.blackboard.com [*.]cengage.com If using SAM or WebAssign, also add the following domains: https://sam.cengage.com [*.]webassign.com [*.]webassign.net Related information Safari help: Block pop-ups and unnecessary content
What is the End-of-Chapter Quiz?
Similarly to the Mid-Chapter Quiz, the End-of-Chapter Quiz provides educators with an opportunity to assess student concept comprehension for the second half of the chapter. The End-of-Chapter Quiz can be found at the end of every chapter in the middle school textbooks and Assessment Books. There is also an End-of-Chapter Quiz online for the middle and high school programs in the Dynamic Assessment System.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
Manually Link to Your Cengage Textbook
For K–12 schools or other course management systems, use the Cengage eBook ISBN to manually add a link to the eBook.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
What is the Chapter Review?
Students have the opportunity to review skills and concepts learned in the chapter in the Chapter Reviews. Students can utilize the exercises to prepare for the chapter test. The Chapter Reviews can be found in the textbooks before the Chapter Tests. Chapter Review also provided online in the Dynamic Assessment System.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
Sync Scores to LTI Advantage LMS
After adding activity links from LTI Advantage LMS, your students' MindTap scores sync to LTI Advantage LMS based on your settings. If needed, you can manually sync scores to LTI Advantage LMS.
Create Popup Tutorial Questions
You can transform part or all of a multi-part or multi-mode question into an unscored popup tutorial that guides your students step by step through the solution of a problem. Popup tutorial questions are shown as buttons in the assignment, and do not count toward the assignment score. When your students click the button, the tutorial opens in a new window.
Create Scored Tutorial Questions
You can transform part or all of a multi-part or multi-mode question into a scored tutorial that guides your students step by step through the solution of a problem. Scored tutorial questions are shown in the assignment itself and count toward the assignment score. In the Assignment Editor, you can set the point value for the entire tutorial or for each question part.
Copy Your WebAssign-Integrated Course in LMS
Copy a WebAssign-integrated LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LMS and WebAssign at the same time.
What is the Basic Skills Handbook?
The Basic Skills Handbook provides a reference and practice worksheets so students and educators can review below grade-level math skills. This resource is available in print and online for middle school programs.
Enroll with Course Link
Course links are URLs provided by your instructor that go directly to your course. Your instructor might provide it in class or on your syllabus. If you do not have a course link, you might need to access your course through your LMS or with a course key. Click your course enrollment link. If needed, sign in or create a Cengage account. If needed, enter your access code, purchase your course materials, or proceed with temporary access. Temporary access: You can access your Cengage course...
Contact Your Spark Representative
Your Spark representative can support you in implementing your course or learning tools.
The Mid-Chapter Quiz
The Mid-Chapter Quiz provides teachers with an assessment on the first half of each chapter. These quizzes provide educators with built-in concept checkpoints and can highlight potential problem areas prior to end-of-chapter testing.
(LTI 1.0) Create a New Schoology-Integrated Explore Course
Open your Schoology course. If you do not have a default grade category in your Schoology course, create one. A default grade category is required to sync grades between Schoology and Explore. Click Grade Setup . In Categories , click Add . Enter information for your category and click Create . To use this category for Explore assignments, click . On the Materials tab, click Add Materials › Cengage LMS Integration . If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Schoology...
(LTI 1.0) Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Remove a Section
You can remove a course section from your and your students' views by sending it to the Trash.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook From LMS
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. Link to the eBook from your LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Create a New LTI Advantage LMS-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
If you have not created the CNOWv2 course you want to integrate with LTI Advantage LMS, create it from LTI Advantage LMS.
Copy Your CNOWv2-Integrated Course in LTI Advantage LMS
Copy a CNOWv2-integrated LTI Advantage LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LTI Advantage LMS and CNOWv2 at the same time.
Add Free Additional Content
WebAssign provides discipline-specific question sets and Personal Study Plans that can be used in your courses. Availability varies by discipline.
Taking Assignments
You can launch keyboarding assignments in SAM through the Activity List.
Manage Users
Add, upload, remove, and edit students and co-instructors in your course. You can also add an institutional administrator, but you will not be able to remove them or edit their settings.
Create a Course Using a Template
Cengage template courses contain ready-to-use assignments for the selected textbook. You can modify the course by adding your own assignments later.
Schoology
Integrate Schoology with Spark to let instructors and students access Spark content directly from Schoology. Related information Add the App to Your Site
Link to Your Cengage Textbook From LTI Advantage LMS
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. Link to the eBook from your LTI Advantage LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Add a Teaching Assistant
You can request a Teaching Assistant (TA) account for your course by creating a support case on the customer support site.
Copy A Course
Create a new course by copying one of your own courses and all of its assignments. To copy someone else's course, ask them to add you as a co-instructor.
Create Multi-Part and Tutorial Questions
Single-part questions work well for assessment and practice of simple factual material. But you can provide a richer learning experience for your students by creating multi-part or tutorial questions. You can format your questions with expandable headings to group question parts.
Student Assistant
The Student Assistant is a generative AI assistant that you can ask for help understanding course content. It will not reveal answers, but it can provide you with step-by-step help, study strategies and supplemental resources.
Schedule Activities
Schedule your activities by setting due dates or linking the activities from your LMS.
Schoology Clever LMS Connect
This document aims to cover the workflows of LMS connect and how teachers and students would go about interacting with the ADA portal and Schoology LMS using LMS connect. This document will cover the following items: Teacher workflow for assigning an assessment to their students from Math & YOU to the Schoology LMS. Student workflow of taking the assessment. Grade pass back workflow Related information Assigning Assignments Syncing Assignment Manually Steps for Students to Submit Assignments...
Access Cognero Test Banks
Access Cognero test banks from your Instructor Center. Create and administer online tests in Cognero, or import test banks to your LMS.
Exams
You can create and manage tests in MindTap, and you can set restrictions like a password or time limit to ensure academic integrity. If your course is LMS integrated, you can link your test from your LMS to take advantage of proctoring solutions that might be available to you depending on your institution.
Create a Student Account
Create a student account to access your learning platform course. If you are a K-12 or primary student, your account might be created for you by your instructor.
Copy a MindTap Course to a New LTI Advantage LMS Course
Copy an existing MindTap course to a new LTI Advantage LMS course. You can copy your own MindTap course or another instructor's course.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
Use the Cengage Support Portal
Use the Cengage support portal to contact customer support. Give the support team information about your issue, and the support team will contact you with solutions or next steps.
The Game Closet
The Game Closet provides many free games that students and educators can utilize to enhance the classroom experience or to practice concepts at home in a fun, low-pressure way.
Contact Support
Find out how to get personal support for Spark.
System Requirements for Spark
Spark Platform Sign in to the Spark platform at learn.eltngl.com to join a course, access the eBook and audio/video resources, complete activities, and view your grades. Windows (64-bit) 7 Chrome latest version Firefox latest version Windows 10 Edge latest version MacOS 10.15 or later Safari latest version iPad 2 or later Safari latest version iPhone 7 or later Safari latest version Android 7.0 Chrome latest version
Student IDs
You can use student IDs to help you distinguish between students with similar names or for grade reporting to your institution.
What is the Mid-Chapter Quiz?
The Mid-Chapter Quiz provides teachers with an assessment on the first half of each chapter. These quizzes provide educators with built-in concept checkpoints and can highlight potential problem areas prior to end-of-chapter testing. These quizzes can be found in the textbook around the middle of the chapter, as well as in the Assessment Book. There is also a second version of the quiz online in the Dynamic Assessment System.
Manage Students
Change your students' passwords and edit profile information such as names, usernames, and student identification numbers. Students cannot edit their own profile information.
Spark App
The Spark – NGL app gives you access to the Spark for an offline experience that syncs across devices and logins.
Preview Course as a Student
View what students in your course see when they sign in to Spark.
Cognero Test Generator
Create and administer online tests in Cognero. Cognero test banks are based on your textbook content.
Create an Account (US Higher Education)
Create a Cengage account to access your products and set up your course. If you use a learning management system (LMS) like Schoology or Canvas, you can access and create your Cengage account in your LMS.
Create a New LTI Advantage LMS-Integrated Explore Course
If you do not know where to find the Cengage tool, try searching the LMS help system or ask your administrator. Open your LTI Advantage LMS course. Follow the steps for your LMS to access the Cengage tool. Click the Cengage tool. If the tool is not available, contact your administrator. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your LTI Advantage LMS and Cengage accounts. On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Platform . On the Select Title page, select the...
Integrate an Existing MindTap Course with LTI Advantage LMS
If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with LTI Advantage LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.
General Error Message Displays
A General Error message displays and the action you were attempting is not successful.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook From LMS LTI Advantage
Link to the eBook from your LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Export Gradebook
Export your gradebook to edit it outside of OWLv2 or to upload it to your institution's LMS or registrar.
Give Exams in Cognero
Create and administer exams in Cognero using test banks based on your textbook.
LMS Administrator Help
Information for LMS administrators to support integration with Cengage learning platforms.
Add Item-Specific Feedback to Multiple-Choice Questions
You can help your students learn by providing feedback — sometimes called rejoinders — after your students submit responses for multiple-choice questions. For each distractor, your feedback should help your students understand why that response was not correct without giving away the answer. You can also provide feedback for the correct answer to reinforce or supplement the concept.
(LTI 1.0) Copy an Explore Course to a New Schoology Course
Copy an existing Explore course to a new Schoology course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.
Can't View Data for Archived Section
You can't view student responses, question scores, or log data, or you can't change section dates, GradeBook settings, or scores, for a section that ended more than six years ago.
Manually Link to Your Cengage eBook From Schoology
Do not use this procedure if your Schoology course is integrated with Cengage courseware like MindTap, SAM, or WebAssign. Get the ISBN of the eBook you want your students to use. Open your Schoology course. Click Updates . Write an announcement linking to the eBook. Enter a message in the message field. To access your Cengage eBook, sign in with your Cengage email address and password (not your Schoology credentials). To add a link, click . In Link/Embed , type the following address:...
Assign a Test in Cognero
Make Cognero tests available to your students.
Create a Cognero Class
You must create a Cognero class before you can assign content to your students.
Create a Test in Cognero
Create a test using Cognero content to assign to your students online.
Enable Student Self-Registration in Cognero
Enable student self-registration for your Cognero classes to allow students to register for your class and access assignments.
Export Results from Cognero
Export Cognero test results as a CSV file to import them to an external gradebook.
Grade Tests in Cognero
Some Cognero questions require manual grading, and automatically graded questions can be edited.
Check Significant Figures in Numerical Questions
You can require your students to specify the correct number of significant figures in their response by setting the $SIGFIGS variable in Answer .
Sync Scores to Schoology
After adding activity links from Schoology, your students' MindTap scores sync to Schoology based on your settings. If needed, you can manually sync scores to Schoology.
Add an Assignment to Multiple Classes
Within Schoology you can now make an assignment for multiple classrooms at the same time through the external tool.
Export Gradebook Data
You can export gradebook summaries by: Course All grades for all students in a course Student All grades for one student in a course Video Tutorial: Export the Gradebook Related information Export Course Gradebook Data Export Student Gradebook Data
LMS: Schoology Integration Setup
Visible Body Courseware integrates with Schoology for a seamless teaching and learning experience. Once integrated, Courseware content appears within Schoology for easier access and course management. This integration is available for both site license and student purchase (including bulk codes) customers.
Integrate WebAssign With Your Schoology Course
Your Schoology administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Schoology. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from Schoology. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Schoology and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same Schoology course. Single-Section Courses Create your course in Schoology. Choose one of the following: Create a New...
Register the Cengage LTI Advantage Tool in Canvas
Before you can make the Cengage LTI Advantage tool available to instructors, you must register it in Canvas.
Register the Cengage LTI Advantage Tool in Canvas
Before you can make the Cengage LTI Advantage tool available to instructors, you must register it in Canvas.
Create Account
If this is your first time using Spark, create an account and join your course.
Cannot Submit Assignment
When you attempt to submit an assignment, WebAssign indicates that the assignment is past due, even though your clock indicates that it is not yet time for the assignment to be due.
Create General-Purpose Questions
In WebAssign, you can create a wide variety of questions for use in your classes. This section provides step-by-step instructions with examples for creating many kinds of general-purpose questions. These questions reflect the kinds of questions most commonly used in the classroom, but do not include some advanced or discipline-specific question types.
Personal Study Plan Strategies
Depending on how the Personal Study Plan is set up and your personal objectives, you might work through the Personal Study Plan in different ways.
Signed out of Moodle While Using Cengage Tool
You are signed out of Moodle when you try to add MindTap activity links while using Google Chrome.
Finding content: Browse or Search
This tutorial shows you how to navigate through the various types of content available in Muscle Premium for PC/Mac.
eBooks and Resources
You can use WebAssign to manage and share resource materials for your courses. Using WebAssign, you can access all of your course materials in one place, and you can make selected course materials available to your students when they sign in to WebAssign.
Create Self-Registration Guide for Students
Give your students a customized self-registration PDF guide so they can add themselves to your course. The guide includes a registration link specific to your course that lets students enroll without a course key.
LMS Troubleshooting
Sometimes problems can occur with Cengage and your Learning Management System.
Create the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their LTI Advantage LMS and Cengage courses, create and register the Cengage tool.
Perl Variables and Functions
Most question behaviors in WebAssign are controlled by variables or functions in Perl, a programming language. You do not need to learn Perl to write good questions in WebAssign using the documentation and examples. But, knowing some basics about Perl and how it is implemented in WebAssign questions lets you create more sophisticated questions that use randomized values, provide meaningful feedback based on your student's answers, or grade answers automatically in novel ways.
Sync All Scores to Schoology
You can request a manual sync of all assignment scores to Schoology. This option is available for the new integration method only.
View Student Assistant Usage Reports
View reports on Student Assistant usage by activity and question, and view students' chat logs.
Reset a Student Password
If a student forgets their password, you can create a temporary password for them or send an email with a link to create their own new password.
Create the Cengage Tool
To enable instructors to integrate their Moodle and Cengage courses, create and register the Cengage tool.
Add Links in LMS to MindTap Activities and Resources
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS.If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. After setting up your MindTap course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in MindTap. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook unless you choose to exclude them. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook.
Reset an Instructor Password
If an instructor has an email address associated with their account, they can reset their own password from the sign-in page. Video Tutorial: Reset Password Click User Management in Spark. Hover over the user you want to edit. To filter the user list: Search the user's name in Search Select the user role The and icons are shown. Click . Click Reset Password . Enter your password and click Next . Create a new temporary password for the instructor, or send them a link to set their own password....
View Student's Answers and Activity for an Ask Your Teacher Message
Each Ask Your Teacher conversation displays your student's most recent answer for the assignment question. You can also see the points your student earned for the assignment, their previous answers, and a log of their actions for the assignment.
Create a Cengage Deep Linking Quicklink
Instructors can use the Cengage Deep Linking Quicklink to adopt products and add content to courses.
Install the Cengage LTI Advantage Tool
Install the Cengage LTI Advantage tool to make it available to instructors.
Instructor Self-Registration
Share the NGL Institution ID with instructors in your institution, to allow them to self-register. The NGL Institution ID is a 9-digit number, specifically assigned to your institution. You can find it in the Settings tab in your dashboard.
Quick Start Guides
Use a quick start PDF to integrate lms-name with Cengage.
Quick Start Guides
Use a quick start PDF to integrate lms-name with Cengage.
Quick Start Guides
Use a quick start PDF to integrate LTI Advantage LMS with Cengage.
Server Availability
Excluding scheduled maintenance outages, we make every reasonable effort to provide a server Availability of 99.5%. "Availability" is the amount of time SAM is available and capable of receiving, processing and responding to incoming transactions from the requesting users. If the Internet in general is having problems or a customer's Internet service provider is having problems, any downtime resulting from such problems is not deducted from SAM's Availability time.
Users Reports Description
The following table provides a brief description and list of fields for available SAM Users Reports. Some reports enable you to select the student identifier to display.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.