Adding Piazza as an LTI 1.3 Tool in BlackBoard


LTI Guide from BlackBoard


Adding the Piazza LTI tool



Navigate to System Admin > LTI Tool Providers:



Then click on Register LTI 1.3/Advantage Tool:



Next, enter the provided Client ID (Please contact integrations@piazza.com to get this value)


After submitting the Client ID, the rest of the page should already be filled out. Please send us your specific Deployment ID to integrations@piazza.com so that we can finish the integration on our end. We will let you know once this is ready!


When creating your placement, please make sure these values are selected under Institution Policies:



Adding Tool Link to the Course Menu (Classic View)

Default Course Menu

This will allow you to add a Link Placement to the default Course Menu. This is your best option if you would like to have the Piazza Tool link available in all courses by default.

  1. In the System Admin panel, click on Course Settings

  2. Select Course Menu and Structures

  3. Click the + on the default Course menu

  4. Select Tool Link and enter the following:

    • Name: Enter what you would like to appear in the Course Menu

    • Type: Select the link placement you created for Piazza

    • Available to Users: Check the box

  5. Click Submit

Course Level Menu

Add a Link Placement to the menu for a specific course.

  1. From within a course, click the + on the top left hand corner of the Course Menu

  2. Click Tool Link and enter the following:

    • Name: Enter what you like to appear in the Course Menu

    • Type: Select the link placement

    • Available to Users: Check the box

  3. Click Submit

Adding Links to a Content Area (Classic View)

Create a Link from a Link Placement

This will allow you to add a Link Placement to a content area in a course. Courses typically have a content area labeled Content available in the Course Menu by default.

  1. From within a course, click Content in the Course Menu

  2. Click on the Build Content drop-down menu and locate the Piazza tool.

  3. Enter the following to create your link:

    • Link Name: Enter what you’d like the link to be called. 

    • Available: Yes

  4. Click Submit


Creating Links (Ultra View)

Creating a Link from a Link Placement

This will allow you to add a Link Placement to an Ultra course.

  1. When in an Ultra course, click the + sign in the area of the course where you would like your link to be and select Content Market.

  2. Locate the Piazza tool you’d like to add and click the plus sign in the bottom right hand corner of the tool panel.

  3. This will add a link to your course. Click the three dots icon next to the link to edit the link title if you would like.

  4. The link will be hidden from students by default. Click the eye icon to make the link available to students.