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[education] add documentation for configuring Blackboard LMS #35028

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Closes: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/44066

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This PR adds documentation for properly configuring the GitHub Classroom integration with Anthology Blackboard LMS. This LMS is fully compliant with [LTI1.3 Advantage](https://site.imsglobal.org/certifications/anthology/blackboard-learn), particularly the NRPS service used by GitHub Classroom for roster synchronization.

If this PR is accepted, we suggest the following improvements:

  1. Add “Blackboard” as an LMS option in the dropdown menu on the registration page (https://classroom.github.com/register-lms).
  2. Change “Other” to “Blackboard” in the relevant code section (step #3 in register-a-learning-management-system-with-github-classroom.md).

Important note: The optimal integration method for GitHub Classroom into Blackboard would involve GitHub managing a global registration in the Anthology Developer Portal (step #1 in register-a-learning-management-system-with-github-classroom.md). This approach is recommended by [Anthology](https://docs.anthology.com/docs/blackboard/lti/1.3/best-practices#why-vendor-tool-registration-is-best), as it allows each institutional deployment to be distinguished by its deploymentId and platform URL. However, deploymentId is not currently a configurable field on https://classroom.github.com/register-lms. Therefore, the registration flow proposed in this PR, which creates a unique clientId for each institution, is currently the only feasible option.

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@scollovati Thanks so much for opening a PR! I'll get this triaged for review ✨

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@scollovati Thanks so much for opening a PR! I'll get this triaged for review ✨

@nguyenalex836 may I help in finding a SME to review this?

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@scollovati That's very kind of you! Our internal SME team is actually reviewing this now. Once they have an update to provide, we will post here 💛

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