zyBooks Instructor Onboarding

Welcome to zyBooks

Everything you need to configure your course and get students learning. Work through each section at your own pace — most instructors are up and running in under 30 minutes.

Getting your book set up

Domain, student ID, TA permissions, and sharing with students

3 videos
Set up your zyBook

Set up your zyBook

Walk through domain setup, requiring student ID, adding a TA, and sharing access instructions with your students.

Use the Content Explorer

Use the Content Explorer

Discover where your book has animations, challenge activities, labs, and more.

Find useful links in the About this material section

Find useful links in the About this material section

Many of our engineering titles have additional resources linked in this section.

Creating assignments

Build and assign graded work for your students

1 video

Create assignments

Learn how to create and configure assignments, set due dates, and track student progress.

Configure your zyBook

Rearrange content, mark optional items, and add custom chapters

2 videos
Configure existing zyBooks content

Configure existing zyBooks content

Learn how to re-arrange, rename, and make content optional to match your syllabus.

Add custom material

Add custom material

See how to add your own chapters, sections, videos, labs, and more to your zyBook.

zyLabs

Hands-on coding and lab environment for students

4 videos
Labs overview

Labs overview

A walkthrough of the zyLabs environment — how it works, how students submit coding work, and how you review results.

Copy and modify an existing lab

Copy and modify an existing lab

Learn how to modify zyBooks maintained labs for use in your course.

Create a zyLab with our AI tool

Create a zyLab with our AI tool

Use zyBooks AI Lab creation tool to quickly create complete lab instructions, templates, and auto-grading.

Student Behavior Insights

Student Behavior Insights

This view highlights lab submissions that may need a second look.

Resources See more detailed instructions in our zyLabs user guide

Connecting with your LMS using LTI 1.3

Connect zyBooks to Canvas, Blackboard, or D2L

3 videos
Canvas integration

Canvas integration

Step-by-step setup for connecting zyBooks to Canvas via LTI 1.3.

Blackboard integration

Blackboard integration

Step-by-step setup for connecting zyBooks to Blackboard via LTI 1.3.

D2L integration

D2L integration

Step-by-step setup for connecting zyBooks to D2L Brightspace via LTI 1.3.

Assessments

Create, assign, and grade assessments in zyBooks

1 video

Assessments overview

Learn how to build and deploy assessments, set deadlines, configure grading, and review student results. Use the link to the guide below for more detailed videos.

Resources zyBooks assessment user guide

Participation activities and challenge activities

Understand how interactive content works for students

1 video

Participation and challenge activities overview

See how participation activities (PAs) and challenge activities (CAs) work together to drive student engagement and comprehension.

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