What is Brytewave?
Brytewave/Redshelf Fall 2023
As of Fall 2023, FSU is participating in the Inclusive Access program for some publisher materials (eTexts and related digital course materials). Students participating in this program (all students unless they have opted out) will not purchase access codes from the bookstore as in the past. Instead, cost of the codes will be added to their student accounts, and the codes will be distributed to them directly. The codes are being distributed in two ways: 1) by an email to students from Brytewave and 2) through a link embedded into their Canvas course, which must be set up by the instructor. The instructions for method 2 are below.
Note: the only change to the system this year is how students are obtaining their codes, and how they are paying for them. The Access Pearson app has not changed. That is still how students will access the course material, once they have their code.
How do I add Brytewave to a course?
Adding a Brytewave Access Link to Your Canvas Course
- In your Canvas course, navigate to module, then click +Module to add a new module
- Name your module (anything you want. It should probably include the word Brytewave). Then click “Add Module”
- In your new module, click the + sign at the far right to add item to module
- In the pop-up window, select “External Tool,” then select Brytewave from the list of tools (the exact name might be different, but there will only be one option with the word “Brytewave” in it. When you select Brytewave from the list another window will open up. Select “yes/ok/continue” for all of the options until you are back on the window below. Then click “Add item”
- Your new module should look like this. The only item in it, a clickable link for the students.
- When you click on it, if all is set up correctly, you should see the window below. This looks like it is not working, but this is correct. This is not what the students will see. The students will see an icon for your course materials/eText (and other course materials if they are in other classes that are using this system). When they click on the name of the eText, they will be shown a code which they should copy down. They will need to input this code when they go into the Access Pearson app later.
Note: using Student View does not work. You will not be able to see what the students see.
Setting up Your Pearson Course:
If the access code acquired through the Brytewave LTI link is the student’s key, then your Pearson integration link for MyLab, Mastering, or Revel is the student’s door. This also allows you to set up grade-sync and assignment level linking with Canvas.
What do the students do next?
Once the students have obtained their code, they should click on Access Pearson in the course navigation menu. Instructors, if you do not see Access Pearson in the course navigation menu, it may be hidden. See How do I manage Course Navigation links? for more information.
When the students click on Access Pearson, they should see a button labelled “Open Pearson.” They will click on that, then they will be prompted to enter their Pearson username and password. If they do not have one yet, they can make an account at that point. After logging in, then they will be prompted to enter their code.
Please note that if the students do not see the “Open Pearson” button, the instructor has probably not linked accounts and/or paired courses. This step must be done before students can get access. See this guide for full instructions: https://help.pearsoncmg.com/integration/cg/instructor/content/get_started-canvas-13.htm