Blackboard Integration

This guide provides a step-by-step overview of how to integrate Mindomo into your Blackboard account. By following these instructions, administrators and educators can enable seamless access to Mindomo’s mind mapping tools directly within Blackboard, facilitating efficient course management and collaborative assignments for both teachers and students.

Add Mindomo To Your Blackboard Account

Step 1. Go to “System Admin” (1), then select “Building Blocks” (2).

Step 2. Select “LTI Tool Providers” (3).

Step 3. Go to “Manage Global Properties” (4) to configure the Mindomo LTI tool. Make sure to check “Enabled in Courses” (5) and select “Name” and “E-mail Address” in the “User Fields to Send” (6). Click “Submit”.

Step 4. Go to “Register Provider Domain” to add Mindomo in the “Provider Domain” section (7). Check “Approved” (8) and “Set globally” (9).

Type in the Tool Key and Tool Secret (10) provided by Mindomo, check “Name” and “E-mail Address” in the “User Fields to Send” (11), and click “Submit”.

Set Sections for Mindomo Dashboard

Step 1. Click the right arrow near “mindomo.com” (1) and select “Manage Placements” (2).

Step 2. Click “Create Placement” (3).

Step 3. Enter “Mindomo Dashboard” (4) and check “Student Tool” as the section where the Mindomo Dashboard link will appear (5).

Step 4. Add https://www.mindomo.com/lti/index in the Tool Provider URL section (6), then click “Submit”.

Set Sections for Mindomo Assignments

Step 1. Click the right arrow near “mindomo.com” and select “Manage Placements”.

Step 2. Click “Create Placement”.

Step 3. Enter “Mindomo Assignment” (1), check “Content Type” (2), and select “Assessments” (3).

Step 4. Add https://www.mindomo.com/lti/assignment in the Tool Provider URL section (4), then click “Submit”.

Working with Mindomo

Direct Access

When teachers and students access Mindomo from Blackboard, their Mindomo accounts will be automatically created, and they can start mind mapping without additional login.

Step 1. After logging in, students should go to their Blackboard course and click “Tools” (1) on the left side of the page.

Step 2. Click “Mindomo”.

Students will then be directed to their Mindomo Dashboard. Teachers follow the same steps to access their dashboards from Blackboard.

Mind Map Assignments

Students can work individually or in groups on mind maps for various Blackboard course subjects. Assignments can be accessed directly from Blackboard without creating Mindomo accounts. Teachers can monitor student progress directly from Blackboard.

How to Set Up a Mindomo Assignment

Step 1. Log into Blackboard, go to the course where you want to create the assignment, and click “Content” (1) on the left side of the page.

Step 2. Go to “Assessments” (2) and choose “Mindomo Assignment” (3).

Step 3. Add a title (4) and description (5) for the assignment, then click “Submit”.

Step 4. Configure the assignment type:

• Individual mind map submission (6)
• Individual submission using a shared starting mind map (7). Click “Choose” to select your map.
• Collaborative map creation or editing by all students in the course (8)
• Group work on a new or shared map (9)

You can also attach resources (10). When done, click “Update Assignment”. You can make additional updates as needed (11).

Updating the assignment creates it in both Blackboard and Mindomo. If the course doesn’t exist in Mindomo, it will be automatically created.

The “Assignment Status” section (12) shows student performance (13) and progress (14).

How Students Work on Mind Map Assignments

Step 1. After logging into Blackboard, students go to their course, click “Content,” and select the assignment.

Step 2. The first time students click the assignment, they can:

• Start the assignment (1)
• Attach another mind map (2)
• Engage in individual discussions with the teacher (3)

Returning students can:

• Click “Continue Assignment” (4)
• Submit (5) or restart (6) the assignment (restarting deletes previous work)
• Attach an existing map
• Engage in discussions with the teacher (7)