This documentation will direct you to Brightspace Community resources that will guide you through navigating and using Brightspace.
Brightspace Resources
Getting Started
Students can easily make changes to their settings for notifications and account preferences. This can be done within their Personal Settings.
If students need support while using Brightspace, they can easily access the Brightspace Virtual Assistant. This tool allows them to ask questions that will be answered by an AI-based tool that is always available to them.
Course Navigation
Students can use the Course Selector or the My Courses widget to navigate between courses.
Find Your Courses Through the Course Selector
Find Your Course Through the My Courses Widget
If old courses from previous semesters are still visible on the Homepage, they can be removed.
Access and Remove Old Courses from Previous Semesters
Overview of Tools
Students have access to various tools to complete assignments, check their progress, and keep up with course content.
Course Homepage
Assignments Tool
Announcements Tool
Course Content
Quizzes
Discussions
Grades
Class Progress
Media Library
Classlist
Calendar
Virtual Classroom
Brightspace Pulse App Navigation
Students can use the Brightspace Pulse app to keep up with their courses on a mobile device. This app can be used by both iOS and Android users.
Brightspace Pulse Interface Overview for iOS
Brightspace Pulse Interface Overview for Android
Blackboard to Brightspace Tools
For students who are familiar with Blackboard, as we transition to Brightspace, it may be helpful to take a look at a comparison of tools.
Blackboard to Brightspace: Comparing Features