# Using McGraw Hill Connect in Canvas

## 🔍 What Is McGraw Hill Connect?

McGraw Hill Connect is a digital learning platform that provides course materials, assignments, and assessments designed to support instructor-led courses.

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</div>### 🎓 Instructor Tools and Course Resources

Connect includes a wide range of built-in instructional and course management tools:

<div id="bkmrk-prebuilt-course-mate">- Prebuilt course materials aligned with textbooks
- Test banks and question pools for assessments
- Presentation slides, media, and instructor resources
- SmartBook adaptive learning tools
- Reporting tools for student performance and engagement

</div>These resources are available within the **Library** or **Instructor Resources** sections in Connect.

📘 Explore instructor resources:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect.html)

Connect can be used **independently or integrated with Canvas**, depending on how an instructor chooses to manage their course.

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#### ✅ Using Connect with Canvas

When integrated with Canvas, Connect allows instructors to:

<div id="bkmrk-assign-homework%2C-qui">- Assign homework, quizzes, and adaptive learning activities
- Provide students with access to course materials and eBooks
- Sync grades automatically with the Canvas gradebook
- Streamline student access through a single course entry point

</div>> ℹ️ Integration with Canvas is recommended when you want Connect activities and grades managed within your Canvas course.

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</div>## 🔐 How Connect Access Works

You can access Connect either:

<div id="bkmrk-directly-through-the">- Directly through the [Connect platform](https://accounts.mheducation.com/olc/product/connect/login?app=connect.mheducation.com), or
- Through Canvas when integrated

</div>When using Canvas:

<div id="bkmrk-students-complete-a-">- Students complete a one-time **account linking process**
- After setup, assignments launch directly from Canvas
- Access may require: 
    - An access code
    - A purchase
    - Inclusive Access enrollment

</div>> ℹ️ If Connect is used without Canvas, all content and grading remain within Connect.

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</div>### ❓ Common Access Considerations

<div id="bkmrk-students-must-regist">- Students must register and enroll in the correct course
- Common issues include: 
    - Incorrect account/email
    - Missing or invalid access codes

</div>📘 Student access help:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/smartbook/connect-access-code-and-purchase.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/smartbook/connect-access-code-and-purchase.html)

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### 📘 Canvas Student Registration Guide

On the first day of class, limit student registration questions by sharing this video or PowerPoint, or by embedding within Canvas. Choose whether you have Inclusive Access or regular deep integration.  
  
[Visit Canvas Student Registration Page—Inclusive Access (with LTIA)](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/connect/first-day-of-class/ia-canvas-ltia.html)

[Visit Canvas Student Registration Page—Regular Deep Integration (with LTIA)](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/connect/first-day-of-class/canvas-ltia.html)

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</div>### 🛠️ Notes and Limitations

<div id="bkmrk-grade-sync-requires-">- Grade sync requires Canvas integration (LTI Advantage)
- Older course links may not function after copying a Canvas course
- Access and licensing are managed by McGraw Hill, not CETL

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</div>## ✅ Adding Connect to Canvas (LTI Integration)

To use Connect in Canvas, your Connect course must be **paired** with your Canvas course using the **McGraw Hill Integration (LTIA)**.

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</div>### 🔁 Step 1: Create or Prepare Your Connect Course

Before pairing, decide whether to:

<div id="bkmrk-create-a-new-connect">- Create a new Connect course
- Reuse an existing course

</div>> ✅ Recommended: **Duplicate an existing course** before pairing.

This allows you to:

<div id="bkmrk-preserve-previous-co">- Preserve previous content
- Reuse assignments and structure
- Make updates safely for a new term

</div>📘 Guides:  
➤ Creating a course  
[https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/course-setup/creating-a-connect-course.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/course-setup/creating-a-connect-course.html)

➤ My Courses page  
[https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/course-setup/my-courses-page-overview.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/course-setup/my-courses-page-overview.html)

➤ Reusing a course  
[https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/course-setup/reusing-your-course.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/course-setup/reusing-your-course.html)

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</div>### 🔗 Step 2: Pair Connect and Add Assignments

Pairing your course and adding assignments are completed within the same workflow.

#### ✅ Steps (High-Level)

<div id="bkmrk-go-to-modules-in-you">1. <div>Go to **Modules** in your Canvas course</div>
2. <div>Locate the module where you want to add McGraw Hill content</div>
3. <div>Click the **Options menu (⋮)** for that module</div>
4. <div>Select **McGraw Hill Integration LTIA**</div>
5. <div>Choose **Connect** (you may also see GO or SIMnet)</div>
6. <div>Launch the McGraw Hill tool</div>
7. <div>Select one of the following: 
    - An **existing Connect course** (recommended if duplicated)
    - Create a **new Connect course**
    
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8. <div>Complete the pairing process</div>
9. <div>Select and deploy assignments from Connect into your module</div>

</div>> ℹ️ Assignment configuration (questions, attempts, grading) is managed entirely within Connect.

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</div>#### ⚠️ If You Copied a Canvas Course

If your Canvas course was copied from a previous term and included Connect links:

<div id="bkmrk-you-may-need-to-remo">- You may need to **remove existing Connect assignments before pairing**
- Older links—especially from non–LTI Advantage integrations—will not connect to the new Connect course

</div>> ✅ After removing old links, complete the pairing process and add new assignments using the integration.

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</div>#### 📘 How Connect Activities Appear in Canvas

When you add Connect activities:

<div id="bkmrk-the-item-appears-in-">- The item appears in the selected **Module**
- A corresponding entry is created in **Assignments**
- Grades sync to the **Canvas gradebook**

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</div>### 📊 Step 3: Grading and Reporting

<div id="bkmrk-grades-are-recorded-">- Grades are recorded in Connect and sent to Canvas
- Canvas displays grades but does not control grading logic
- Connect provides detailed reporting, including: 
    - Assignment statistics
    - Item analysis
    - Student performance insights
    - Identification of at-risk students

</div>📘 Learn more:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/grading-reporting.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/grading-reporting.html)

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</div>## 🎯 Assessment Options with Connect

Connect supports multiple assessment workflows:

<div id="bkmrk-standard-homework%2C-q">- Standard homework, quizzes, and exams
- SmartBook adaptive assignments
- Writing assignments
- Test Builder (Canvas import or print exams)

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</div>### ✅ Connect Assignments

<div id="bkmrk-delivered-within-con">- Delivered within Connect
- Automatically synced to Canvas
- Supports auto-graded and instructor-graded activities

</div>📘 Learn more:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments.html#policies](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments.html#policies)

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</div>### 🧠 SmartBook Assignments

SmartBook provides adaptive learning experiences that:

<div id="bkmrk-adjust-content-based">- Adjust content based on student understanding
- Identify knowledge gaps
- Reinforce key concepts through repetition

</div>📘 Learn more:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments.html#smartbook](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments.html#smartbook)

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</div>### ✍️ Writing Assignments

Writing assignments support:

<div id="bkmrk-open-ended-responses">- Open-ended responses
- Critical and analytical thinking
- Discipline-specific writing

</div>📘 Learn more:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments/create-writing-assignments](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments/create-writing-assignments)

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</div>### 🧪 Test Builder

Test Builder allows you to create exams from Connect question banks and export them for use in Canvas or for in-person testing.

📘 Learn more:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments.html#t-builder](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments.html#t-builder)

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</div>## 🛠️ Troubleshooting Connect Issues

If you experience issues, work through the following:

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</div>### 1. Verify Course Pairing

<div id="bkmrk-re-open-the-mcgraw-h">- Re-open the McGraw Hill Integration
- Confirm the correct Connect course is selected

</div>📘 Guide:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/connect/course-setup/upgrade-your-canvas-course-to-lti-advantage.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/connect/course-setup/upgrade-your-canvas-course-to-lti-advantage.html)

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</div>### 2. Remove Old or Broken Links

<div id="bkmrk-delete-previously-co">- Delete previously copied assignments
- Re-add assignments using the integration

</div>📘 Guide:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/connect/course-setup/sync-ltia/reuse-your-course-with-canvas.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/connect/course-setup/sync-ltia/reuse-your-course-with-canvas.html)

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</div>### 3. Check Assignment Setup

<div id="bkmrk-verify-assignment-se">- Verify assignment settings and deployment
- Confirm due dates and grading settings

</div>📘 Guide:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/support-at-every-step/connect/assignments.html)

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</div>### 4. Troubleshoot Grade Sync

<div id="bkmrk-confirm-assignment-w">- Confirm assignment was added via integration
- Verify sync settings

</div>📘 Guide:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/knowledge/grade-sync-troubleshoot-grade-sync-in-lti-advantage.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/knowledge/grade-sync-troubleshoot-grade-sync-in-lti-advantage.html)

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</div>### 5. Confirm Student Access

<div id="bkmrk-ensure-correct-stude">- Ensure correct student accounts are used
- Verify enrollment and access codes

</div>📘 FAQs and tips:  
➤ [https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/knowledge/connect-tips-faqs.html](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/knowledge/connect-tips-faqs.html)

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</div>### 6. Contact McGraw Hill Representative

For platform, access, or course issues:

➤ [Learning Technology Representative for Arkansas State University - Jonesboro](https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/find-your-rep/ltr-list.html?schoolId=80e3d320-a267-4af8-b3da-6972de60b940)

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</div>## 📩 Have Questions?

<div id="bkmrk-cetl-%E2%80%93-cetl%40astate.e">- **CETL** – <CETL@AState.edu> | 870-972-2334
- **A-State Online Faculty Support** – <facultysupport@astate.edu>

</div>For McGraw Hill Connect–specific issues, contact your McGraw Hill representative: