Google Classroom Integration Academic

This document will walk you through setting up your Sadlier Connect integration with Google Classroom. These instructions require Admin access to the Google Organization for the students and teachers using Sadlier Connect.  A Google Classroom integration cannot be used in conjunction with other LMS or Rostering systems connected to Sadlier Connect.

Before you start, please check you meet the following prerequisites:

  • You have admin rights to your school’s Google Admin console and Developer console.
  • Sadlier Connect has been purged of previous school years’ users and data. Click here for more information.
  • Your Sadlier Connect Administrator account is set up with your Google Org Email address as your username.

Please be careful if you copy and paste not to add any leading or trailing spaces.

Section 1 - Single Sign-On App Setup

Go to https://admin.google.com

  1. From the left hand navigation menu, click Apps and choose Web and Mobile Apps.
  2. Click Add App at the top of the list and select Add Custom SAML app.
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  3. Enter the application name. We recommend Sadlier Connect.

    Upload the SadlierConnect logo file for the App icon.  Click Continue.

  4. On the next screen, click the “Download Metadata” button. In Section 3, you will upload this file to Sadlier Connect.  Click Continue.

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  5. In the Service Provider Details, Enter the following:

    ACS URL: https://sadlierconnect.com/saml20/acs.html

    Entity ID: https://www.sadlierconnect.com

    Start URL:    Leave this Blank

    Signed Response: Check this box

    Name ID Format: EMAIL

    Name ID: Select “Basic information” and Primary Email.

    Click Continue to go to the Attribute Mapping screen.
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  6. On the Attribute Mapping screen, click Finish.
  7. On the SAML app screen, click Click the User access tile.
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  8. Change Service status to “On for everyone.”
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Section 2 - API Client ID and Secret Setup

Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/ and log in as the Google admin.

  1. Click the Project button.
    2. The label of the button will be specific to your organization.
  2. Click New Project.
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    If you do not see an Organization or Location in step 3 below, please visit https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/creating-managing-organization for more information.

  3. Give your project a name. We recommend SadlierRoster.
    Review the Organization and Location for accuracy and click Create.
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  4. Make sure the new project appears in the menu at the top of the screen and click the APIs and Services tile under Quick Access.



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  5. Choose Library from the left hand navigation menu.
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  6. Search “Classroom” in the search bar.
    7. Click the Google Classroom API result and enable.

  7. Return to the library(see step 6 for navigation).  Search “Admin” in the search bar.

    8. Click the Admin SDK API result and enable.
  8. Return to the project page and click the API's and Services tile under Quick Access.  Then choose OAuth consent screen from the left hand navigation menu.
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  9. On Overview, click Get Started. If there is no Get Started button, choose "Branding" in the left hand navigation menu and skip to Step 12.
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    Project Configuration

  10. The following information will set up your project with settings specific to Sadlier Connect:

    Enter App name and support email address and click Next.

    For Audience, choose Internal.

    Enter your contact email.

    Agree to the terms and click Create.
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    App Domain

  11. On the Google Auth Platform page, click Branding in the left hand navigation.
  12. Upload the Sadlier Connect app logo.
  13. Under App domain enter the following:
    14. Application home page:
    https://sadlierconnect.com/home.html

    Application privacy policy link: https://sadlierconnect.com/privacypolicy.html

    Application terms of service link: https://sadlierconnect.com/termsandconditions.html
    Authorized Domains
  14. Click the + Add Domain button and enter sadlierconnect.com.


  15. Enter the email address(es) to which you want notifications to be sent.  Click Save and Continue.



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  16. Click Clients in the left hand navigation menu and Choose +Create Client at the top of the window.








  17. On the Create OAuth client ID window choose Application type Web Application and enter a name.








  18. Leave Authorized JavaScript origins blank.  Click +Add URI under Authorized redirect URIs and enter:

    https://sadlierconnect.com/google-classroom-redirect-login.html


  19. Click Create.
  20. On the OAuth Client confirmation page, Download the Json File.




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    Scopes

  21. Click Data Access on the left hand navigation menu and click Add or Remove Scopes.
  22. Ensure all scopes are listed by changing the default list view from 10 to 100. Choose the following non sensitive scopes:
    ../auth/userinfo.email
    ../auth/userinfo.profile
    openid
    ../auth/classroom.courses.readonly
    ../auth/classroom.coursework.students
    ../auth/classroom.rosters.readonly
    ../auth/classroom.course-work.readonly
    ../auth/classroom.student-submissions.students.readonly
    ../auth/classroom.student-submissions.me.readonly
    ../auth/classroom.coursework.me
  23. Choose the following sensitive scope: ../auth/classroom.profile.emails.
  24. Click Save.
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  25. Choose Clients from the left hand navigation menu.
  26. Use the Copy icon to copy the Client ID
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Section 3 - Configure New App Security

You will need the copied Client ID from Section 2, step 26.
Return to the Admin Console at https://admin.google.com/.


  1. Click on Security in the left hand navigation menu. Click Access and Data Control and choose API controls.




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  2. Click the Manage Third-Party APP Access link.

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  3. Click Configure New App.


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  4. In the search bar that appears, paste the Client ID obtained in Section 2, step 26 and click Search.

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  5. Select the Sadlier App by clicking on the search result.
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  6. Choose the organization or org unit(s) that will be accessing the Sadlier Connect app.
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  7. Select Trusted and click the Configure button.
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Section 4 - Enabling SSO in Sadlier Connect

Log in to your custom sadlierconnect.com URL with your Sadlier Connect admin account.

  1. Click the gear icon in the top right corner and select Manage Google Classroom.
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  2. Change the status from Disabled to Enabled.
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  3. Under Setup, select “enable Single Sign-on and Rostering” on the right.
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  4. Click Choose File on the left. Upload the file you downloaded in section 1, step 4, named GoogleIDPMetadata by default.
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  5. Click Choose File on the right. Upload the JSON file download in Section 2, step 20, with client_secret in the name. Click Save.
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  6. Click the gear icon in the top right corner and select Manage Administrators.

  7. If your username is not your Google Org email address, click the edit icon and select edit next to your admin account.
    8. If your username is already your email address, you can move to step 9 below.

  8. Change your username to your email address and save.
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  9. At the top of the screen, click the down arrow next to your initials and log out.
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Section 5 - Testing the App

We recommend testing the login from the Google App Menu using an incognito window.
The keyboard shortcuts to open an Incognito window are: 

Windows, Linux, or Chrome OS: Press Ctrl + Shift + n. 

Mac: Press ⌘ + Shift + n.

Go to the Google Waffle App Menu. You can find it on any Google website in the top right corner next to your user account icon.
The Sadlier Connect Icon looks like the icon shown on the right here, but the color may differ.
The first time you access the App, you will need to Allow it on the consent screen. The Allow button is at the bottom. Teachers and students will also get a similar page the first time they log in.

You will land on the Sadlier Connect Dashboard page.

For help with Importing teachers and classes, please visit see our Admin Quick Start Guide.

You can also direct your teachers to the Teacher Quick Start Guide.

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