Brightspace Essentials
Brightspace Tutorials in 5-minutes or less.
Use this resource to help you get started with Brightspace.
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Get Started with Brightspace
Learn about the key points of navigation in Brightspace and how to manage and customize your account and notification settings.
NaVIGATE BRIGHTSPACE
Key Points of Navigation
MANAGE YOUr SETTINGS
Account & Notification Customization
Set Up & Manage Your Course
Learn about various course set-up management features including Announcements, Class List, Class Progress and Grades.
Set Up a Course
Course Set-Up Features
Class list, progress, grades
Set-Up Lists, Progress Tool & Grades
Create Content & Activities
Course Content
Create course content in modules and sub-modules and customize content by adding release conditions and tracking.
Modules & SUBMODULES
Content Organization
CREATE COURSE CONTENT
Add Content & Use Brightspace Editor
HTML Content Templates
Add Dynamic Elements
CONTENT RELEASE CONDITIONS
Customize Content Availability
CONTENT TRACKING
Monitor Progress & Completion
Course Activities
Add engagement to your course by creating activities like Assignments, Discussions and Quizzes, Surveys and Assessments.
ADD ACTIVITies
Overview of Existing Activities
ASSIGNMENTs
Create, Restrict & Grade Assignments
DISCUSSIONs
Create & Manage Discussions
Quizzes & Question Library
Question Types & Customization
Surveys & Self-Assessment
Student Feedback & Self-Reflection
Interact & Engage With Learners
Interact and engage with learners using different Brightspace tools and widgets such as the Activity Feed, Announcments, Intelligent Agents and Awards.
The Activity Feed
Functionality & Customization
Announcements
Communicate Updates
Intelligent Agents
Create & Schedule Communication
Awards
Reward Achievements
Monitor & Evaluate Learner Progress
Monitor learner progress using the Progress Tool. Use Quick Eval to access and filter submissions.
Evaluate activities using rubrics and create a grading system and grade book.
Class Progress Tool
Progress Tool Dashboard
Rubrics
Create & Edit Two Types of Rubrics
Grade BOOK SET UP
Set-Up & Manage the Grade Tool
GradING & QUICK EVAL
Evaluate, Enter & Export Grades
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