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Brightspace LTI 1.3 Admin Deployment Guide

  • Writer: Christina Guo
    Christina Guo
  • Dec 28, 2025
  • 3 min read

Updated: 7 days ago

Little You 3D is pleased to announce that we are now an official D2L partner! As a D2L Certified Partner, users with a Brightspace account can now log in directly using their Brightspace credentials to access the platform and start customizing their Little You 3D creations right away. In addition, Little You 3D can now be seamlessly integrated into your Learning Management System through Brightspace. To learn how to deploy Little You 3D as an LTI 1.3 (Advantage) external learning tool in Brightspace, please refer to the step-by-step guide below!

Overview

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for deploying Little You 3D as an LTI 1.3 (Advantage) external learning tool in Brightspace. To make deployment and usage clearer, this guide includes persona-based instructions tailored to common roles involved in K–12 and higher education LMS integrations.


Little You 3D enables secure single sign-on (SSO) and contextual access for students and instructors directly from Brightspace. The tool supports launch in a new window (recommended) or embedded mode.


Personas & Responsibilities

1. District / LMS Administrator

Primary responsibilities:

  • Registering and configuring the LTI 1.3 tool

  • Managing security, permissions, and data sharing

  • Ensuring compliance with district IT and privacy requirements


This guide section applies to you:

  • Prerequisites

  • Tool registration

  • Security, permissions, and data sharing configuration

  • Troubleshooting


2. Instructor / Teacher

Primary responsibilities:

  • Adding Little You 3D to courses

  • Launching the tool for classroom use

  • Supporting students during initial access


This guide section applies to you:

  • Adding Little You 3D to courses

  • Recommended launch settings

  • Basic validation and testing


3. Student / Learner

Primary responsibilities:

  • Accessing Little You 3D from Brightspace

  • Designing and saving 3D creations


This guide section applies to you:

  • Student access expectations

  • Common access troubleshooting


Prerequisites

Before you begin, please ensure:

  • You have Brightspace administrator access

  • LTI 1.3 is enabled for your Brightspace instance

  • You have received the required LTI registration details from Little You 3D


Step 1: Register the LTI 1.3 Tool

  1. Log in to Brightspace as an administrator

  2. From the Admin Tools menu, click Manage Extensibility.

  3. From the LTI Advantage tab, click Register Tool.

  4. Select Standard Registration (or manual configuration if required)

  5. Enter the registration details provided by Little You 3D:

  6. Complete the registration and save

  7. Once registered, please share your Brightspace registration details with us, and we will add this information to our application to enable authentication access.


Step 2: Configure Security & Permissions

  1. Open the newly registered Little You 3D tool

  2. Confirm the following security settings are enabled:

    • LTI 1.3 / OAuth 2.0 authentication

    • Secure launch enabled

  3. Under Roles / Permissions, enable access for:

    • Learner (Student)

    • Instructor (Teacher)

    • Administrator (optional)


Step 3: Configure Data Sharing

Little You 3D follows a data minimization approach. Enable the following data sharing options:

  • User first and last name

  • User email address (if available)

  • User role (student / instructor)

  • Course/context identifiers

This information is used solely for authentication, role-based access, and associating activity with the correct course.


Step 4: Add Little You 3D to Courses

  1. Go to a course

  2. Select Content → Add Existing → External Learning Tools

  3. Choose Little You 3D

  4. Set the launch behavior to Open as External Resource (New Window)


Note: Opening in a new window is recommended to ensure consistent authentication behavior across browsers and devices.




Optional: Embedded Launch

Embedded launch is supported; however, some browsers may restrict third-party cookies, which can affect login behavior. If embedded launch is used, additional browser configuration may be required.


Step 5: Test the Integration

We recommend testing with both an instructor account and a student account.

Verify that:

  • Users can launch Little You 3D from Brightspace

  • Users are automatically logged in via SSO

  • Correct role and course context are applied


Troubleshooting

Issue: Tool launches but user is not logged in

  • Ensure the tool is set to open in a new window

  • Confirm required data sharing options are enabled

  • Check browser settings related to third-party cookies if using embedded mode


Issue: Tool not visible to students

  • Verify role permissions are enabled

  • Confirm the tool is added to the correct course content


Support

Here’s a detailed walkthrough video and link that guides you through registering the LTI tool and adding Little You 3D to your course. If you need assistance during deployment or testing, please contact Email: hello@littleyou3d.com



Our team is happy to assist with configuration, testing, or district-specific requirements.

This deployment guide is provided for Brightspace administrators and may be updated as platform features evolve.

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