Integrate Revel with Canvas 

Revel integration with Canvas offers the following features: 
● Single Sign-On (SSO) for students and instructors​. With single sign-on, students 
have easy access to Revel’s interactive blend of narrative, media, and assessment. 
● Grade Sync​. You can sync grades for Revel assignments to the Canvas gradebook 
automatically when they become available or when you specify.  
● Ability to create new Revel content from Canvas​. Create and set up your Revel 
content quickly and easily from Canvas. 
 
 
This instructor tutorial will cover:  
Instructor Prerequisites 
Get Started  
1. Adding the Revel Link to Canvas Course Navigation 
2. Linking your Pearson and Canvas Accounts 
3. Add or Copy Revel Content to Your Course 
Get Students Started  
Sync Grades 
Help and Troubleshooting Tools 
 
 
Instructor Prerequisites 
Before you can integrate Revel with your Canvas course: 
● You or your Canvas admin must add Revel as an ​External App​. 
● You or your Canvas admin must create Canvas course shells for each section you 
are teaching with you enrolled as the instructor (Revel for Canvas doesn’t support 
the section instructor or teaching assistant role). 
● You will need a Pearson Educator account the first time you link Canvas to Revel. 
Use a Pearson username and password you already have or create an account 
during the account linking process.  

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Get Started 
1. Add the Pearson Revel Link to Canvas Course Navigation 
 

Video: R
​ evel for Educators: Adding the Pearson Revel Link to Canvas 

1. Start in your Canvas course shell.    

2. Select ​Settings​ in the Course 
Navigation 
3. Select the N
​ avigation t​ ab. 
4. Scroll down to P
​ earson ​under 
“Drag items here to hide them from 
students.” 
5. Drag Pearson into the course 
navigation list on the Navigation 
tab and drop it where you want it 
to display. 
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page 
and select S​ ave​. 
7. Pearson is now displayed in Course 
Navigation. (If you don’t see it, refresh your browser, or go back to the Navigation 
tab to make sure you saved your setting.) 
 

2. Link your Pearson and Canvas Accounts 

 

Video: R
​ evel for Educators: Linking Your Pearson and Canvas Accounts 

You will only need to link your accounts the first time you integrate a Canvas shell with 
Revel content.  

1. Select ​Pearson i​ n your Course Navigation. 

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2. Select ​Pearson f​ rom the Options menu. 

3. Agree to Pearson privacy policies or authentication 

requests. 

4. The “Link your accounts” page appears.  

Enter the Pearson username and password for your 

Pearson educator account.  

If you don’t have a Pearson account, select C

​ reate 
an account ​and follow the instructions. 

If you can’t remember your username or password, 

select ​Forgot your username or password? 

5. Select ​Link accounts​. 

6. Congratulations! Your accounts are now linked. 

Select ​Continue​. 

Next you will find Revel content to add to your 

course. 

 
 

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3. Add or Copy Revel Content to Your Canvas Course 

 

Video: R
​ evel for Educators: Adding New Revel Content to Canvas 

There are two ways to add Revel content to your Canvas course. You can add new content 
or, if available, you can copy content you have used previously.  

To add new content: 

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1. Enter search terms in the box or browse to find Revel content. You can search by 
author, ISBN, title, or keyword.   
2. Select your Revel content from the list.  
Important:​ Make sure the content is correct before selecting it. Otherwise, you'll 
have to delete the association and start again from your Canvas course. Check the 
title, author name, or ISBN. You can also read the overview and look at the table of 
contents. 
3. On the overview page, verify the Revel content and choose S
​ elect​. 
4. On the Add Content page, if the Canvas course identifier is the default display name, 
you can use it, or enter a different name. 
5. Select the availability start date and end date. 
6. Select ​Add​.  
7. The Pearson Revel page appears saying your Revel content was added. You can now 
select the Revel image or O
​ pen Revel​ from the Options menu to begin creating your 
Revel assignments! 
 
To copy previously used content: 

Video: R
​ evel for Educators: Copying Previous Revel Content to Canvas 

1. In “Use your previous content”, select your Revel content from the list.  
Important:​ Make sure the content is correct before selecting it. Otherwise, you'll 
have to delete the association and start again from your Canvas course. Check the 

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title, author name, or ISBN. You can also read the overview and look at the table of 
contents. 
Important:​ If you want to see all of your previously used content, select S
​ ee All​ in 
the right-hand side of the screen.  
2. On the “Copy and add Content” page, if the Canvas course identifier is the default 
Display Name, you can use it or enter a different name. 
3. Select the availability start date and end date. 
4. Select ​Copy​ ​and Add​.  
5. The Pearson Revel page appears saying your Revel content was added. You can now 
select the Revel image or O
​ pen Revel​ from the Options menu to begin creating your 
Revel assignments! 
Anytime you want to enter your Revel course through Canvas, simply select P​ earson Revel 
in the navigation menu, and select the Revel image or O
​ pen Revel​ from the Options menu. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Get Students Started  
 

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​ evel for Students: Link to Revel from Canvas 

  

Once you have associated your Canvas course to Revel, it’s simple for your students to 
access Revel from the Canvas course.  

Share this S
​ tudent Registration Handout​ with your students.  

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From Canvas, students select ​Pearson Revel i​ n the Canvas navigation, and O
​ pen Revel​. 
They will be prompted through steps to link to a Pearson account, then purchase Revel 
access, redeem an access code, or choose temporary access.  

Once linking is complete, students do not need to sign-in to Revel again; they are taken 
directly to your Revel assignments from the O
​ pen Revel​ link in your Canvas course. 

 
 
Sync Grades 
 

Video: R
​ evel for Educators: Syncing Revel Grades in Canvas 

You can sync grades for Revel assignments by due date to the Canvas gradebook 

automatically when they become available or when you choose. You can also choose to 
sync overall scores. 

Any ​Published​ Revel assignments can be synced in your Canvas course. Grades are only 
synced for students who link their accounts and register for Revel content. 

1. From your Canvas course, select P

​ earson Revel​ in the course navigation.  
2. Under ​Grade Sync​, select O
​ n ​to enable grade sync. The default is O
​ ff​.  
3. Authorize​ access to Pearson Revel if asked. 

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4. Choose whether you want to sync grades automatically: 

● On:​ Sync grades as they become available without taking any action. (You can 
still sync grades using S
​ ync Now​.) This option is best when you want to “set it 
and forget it.”  
● Off​: Grades aren’t synced unless you select S
​ ync Grades Now​.  
Note: ​Grades go through a queue process, so it can take some time between 
when individual grades are submitted and when they update in Canvas. 
5. Choose the sync type:  
● Assignments​: If available, sync grades for published assignments already 
available or that became available to students since you last synced grades. This 
includes assignments in groups or that are weighted. You can change settings 
anytime, but at least one student must start at least one assignment to sync 
grades. Next, select ​All​ or the check boxes of individual assignments to sync. 

● Overall Scores​: Sync total scores. 

Note:​ Some select Revel titles utilize assignment weighting. For this 
reason, only O
​ verall Scores​ grade sync is available in these titles. 

6. Select ​Save​. Select R

​ ecent Activity​ from the Options menu to see up to the last five 
grade syncs. 

7. Go to your Canvas Grades page to see the Revel assignment grade columns now 
entered there. 

IMPORTANT: 
● In Canvas, Revel grades are listed as the due date for the Revel assignment.  
● Revel grades are sent to Canvas as ​raw points​ and can’t be synced as percentage 
scores. If you prefer to see scores as percentages, you can edit score columns once 
they are in Canvas. 
● If you only want to sync certain Revel assessments, Chapter Quizzes for example, 
into Canvas, set up those quizzes with their own assignment dates in Revel.  
● To delete a synced grade, clear the assignment’s check box on the Grade Sync tab of 
the Pearson Revel page in Canvas. Then, manually delete the assignment from the 
Canvas Assignments page in Canvas to remove the grade from the Canvas Grades. 

Help and Troubleshooting Tools 

These tools are available to help you with your Revel integration with Canvas: 

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● Revel​ ​for Canvas Help:​ Access built-in I​ nstructor Help​ for your Revel integration 
with Canvas, and for assistance with common “how to” questions. 
● Troubleshooting: I​ f you encounter a technical issue, access the ​Troubleshooting 
Guide​ for solutions to your problem before contacting Pearson Support. 
● Revel​ ​Diagnostics​: W
​ hen y
​ ou need to 
contact ​Pearson Support​,​ give them the 
Diagnostics file along with relevant 
screenshots.​ ​To access the Diagnostics: 
1. Enter the Canvas course and select 
Pearson Revel​ in the course 
navigation. 
2. Select ​Get Diagnostics​. 
3. Download the Diagnostics to a .txt 
file to share with Support. 
 
Remove course association 
If necessary, you can permanently remove the association between your Canvas course 
and Revel content. From the Diagnostics page select R​ emove Association with Revel 
Course. N​ ext, select ​Yes, remove course association​ and then ​Return to Course​. 
You and your students will only be able to access that Revel content by ​signing directly into 
Revel​. Delete any Revel grades and assignments in Canvas, especially if you are going to 
associate your Canvas course with different Revel content. 

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