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Getting Started

Getting Started with Brightspace

Learn About the New Navigation Bar
Explore the new navigation bar in your courses
Navigating Your Course in Brightspace
Course navigation basics, including: the home screen, the navigation bar at the top of the page, and the side bar in the course contents area.
How to Edit Notifications
Step-by-step directions on how to edit your notification settings in the Brightspace Online Classroom.
How to Edit Your Profile
Directions on how to make edits to your profile in D2L Brightspace
How to Access Virtual Class Meetings & Recordings

Learning Activities

This area contains resources to assist with submitting assignments, participating in discussions, creating videos, and completing quizzes.

How to submit assignments
Submitting files on your computer for assignments.
How to take quizzes and view results
Taking quizzes and viewing results.
How to submit Kaltura Videos
Creating and submitting videos using Kaltura video creator.
How to view assignment rubrics
Viewing the rubrics for assignments and/or learning activites in Brightspace.

Classroom Tools

Viewing Announcements
Viewing course announcements.
How to enable notifications for announcements
Receiving notifications about announcements from your instructor by customizing notification preferences.
Using Instant Messages In Brightspace
Using the Instant Messages tool to quickly communicate with other learners or your course instructor.

How to use the screen reader integrated in Brightspace
Accessing course content using ReadSpeaker, a screen reader integrated in Brightspace.
How to use the course calendar
Viewing all upcoming information such as due dates and events using the course calendar.

Transcripts and Closed Captions
Directions on how to access the transcript and closed captions of a video in a course.