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LTI 1.3 For Teachers/Admins: Importing Your CodeHS Course into Buzz

This article explains the instructions for teachers or administrators who wish to export their CodeHS course and import it into Buzz.

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Written by Mac Staloch
Updated over 6 months ago

This article is for LTI 1.3/LTI Advantage only. If you are looking for LTI 1.1 instructions, please refer to the video tutorial here. If you're not sure which version you are using, please contact your Customer Success Manager.

★ Video Instructions

★ Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Go to the Course Settings for the course you created.

If you have not already created a course, follow the instructions below:

You can access the Course Settings page from the Assignments page for the course you created, or by clicking the gear icon (⚙) next to the course on the Courses page.

Screenshot demonstrating how to access the Course Settings page from the Assignments page

A screenshot showing how to access the Courses page, and then access the Course Settings

Step 2: Scroll down to Export to Common Cartridge

Screenshot demonstrating where to find the Export to Common Cartridge option
  • If you do not see this feature, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager to give you access.

  • If you do have access, click Export, and you’ll be prompted to set up permissions for the course.

If you're the only teacher using this course, then you're all set. You can click continue.

If you intend to share this course cartridge with other teachers, you'll need to give them permission to use this course. So, if there's a specific teacher that you intend to share this course with, you can add them via email. It’s ok if they don't have a CodeHS account yet.

Screenshot demonstrating how to invite a co-teacher to the course when exporting it

If you would like to share the course with anyone at your district, you can choose Grant Organization-Wide Access and select the option to share with anyone in your district.

Screenshot demonstrating how to grant Organization-Wide Access when exporting a course

View Permission vs. Edit Permission

View: If you provide a teacher with view permission, that will prevent them from editing and removing anything from your course, but they’ll still be able to assign it to students. If you’re a school admin, and you don’t want the teachers to be able to make any course edits, this is the option you’ll want to choose.

Edit: If you do want teachers to also be able to make changes to the course like adding assignments, removing assignments, changing due dates, you can give them edit permission. Keep in mind, any changes made to the course on their end will also affect the course on your end.

Screenshot demonstrating how to select permissions options when exporting the course

You can always come back and change these permissions later. Click continue.

Step 3: Export the course

Choose Buzz as your LMS, click Export, and then Download Your Buzz Common Cartridge.

Screenshot demonstrating how to select the Buzz option when exporting

Screenshot demonstrating the button to download the Buzz Common Cartridge file

This will save a .imscc file to your computer. You will not need to open this file, but you will import it into Buzz. You can change the name of the file, but make sure it still ends with .imscc.

Step 4: Import the .imscc File into your Buzz Course

Navigate to the Editor for your Buzz Course

Screenshot of the Buzz Teacher Dashboard

From the Syllabus Tab > Add Activity

Screenshot of the Buzz Course Editor with an arrow pointing to Add Activity

Select the 1EdTech package option and upload your .imscc Common Cartridge file you downloaded earlier

Screenshot of the Add Activity Popup with a highlight around the 1EdTech package option
Screenshot of the Common Cartridge Upload popup

Note: Depending on the size of your CodeHS course, this upload may take a few minutes

Step 5: Select which Activities you would like Graded

- Setting an Individual Activity to Gradable

Edit the assignment from the Syllabus Tab

Screenshot of the Buzz Course Editor with an arrow pointing to the pencil (edit) icon next to an activity

From the Settings tab > Check the box for This acitvity is gradable > Save

Screenshot of the Activity Settings page in Buzz

- Setting Multiple Activities to Gradable in Bulk

From the Activity List tab > Check all Activities you would like Gradable > Bulk Edit

Tip: If you would like to Set All CodeHS activities to Gradable, you will need to filter to File or website to bulk edit to Gradable

Screenshot of the Buzz Activity List page

Check Activity is gradable > use the dropdown to select Yes > Check Confirmation box > Update

Screenshot of the Buzz Bulk Edit page

Step 6: Create Sections & Enroll Students

Once you have set your activities to gradable and you click any assignment link from Buzz to launch CodeHS, a section will be created in your CodeHS account. Any students enrolled in the course in Buzz will be enrolled in the CodeHS section. It may take a few minutes for assignments to load.

From the Syllabus Tab > Click on the three dots next to an assignment > Preview

Screenshot of the Buzz Course Edit Page showing how to preview an activity

Note: The first launch may take a minute as this is what creates a section in CodeHS

  • If students already have CodeHS accounts, as long as their email is consistent between CodeHS and Buzz, their existing account will be enrolled in your section.

  • Rosters are auto-populated by Buzz and sync nightly. If anything seems off, you can press the sync button, which will pull the latest roster from Buzz and update it on CodeHS.

Sync With Buzz button at the top of roster page


Questions? Contact your Customer Success Manager or email support@codehs.com

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