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Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Moodle Installation Guide

Please Note: Do not add Gale Apps/Products as a preconfigured tool, as each resource depends on its own custom parameters for functionality. You'll need to install each App/Product separately, changing the name and the custom parameters for each installation.



With a course, you will need to install Gale Apps as an External Tool.

Click the gear in the upper-right hand corner and chose the Turn Editing on option.

Gear icon from moodle course. Select Turn Editing on

Click the Add an activity or resource link.

Add an activity or resource link. Bottom left hand corner.

Choose the External Tool option under ACTIVITIES and click the Add button.

Add External Tool activity.



External Tool details:

  • Add activity name: Enter a name (e.g. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, Gale eBooks, Gale Primary Sources)
  • Preconfigured Tool: choose Automatic, based on tool URL
  • Tool URL: https://link.gale.com/apps/launch



Gale Apps tool configuration. Name, Preconfigured Tool, Tool URL.

  • Click Show More...
  • Consumer Key: Gale Location ID (Contact Gale Customer Technical Support if you do not know yours)
  • Shared Secret: Enter the Secret from Gale Admin into the Shared Secret field (Contact Gale Customer Technical Support to generate for you)
  • Custom Parameters: Change the product to match the product you're installing ( see LTI Install URls for custom parameters by product)
    • action=create activity
    • product=SCIC
    • lms_name=moodle



Gale apps customer parameters and consumer key/shared secret.

Click Save and access the resource in your course.

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