Brightspace Pro Tips Videos

Explore the videos at your own pace and revisit them anytime you need a refresher. Brightspace is a powerful platform, and with these tips, you'll be well-equipped to create engaging, accessible, and successful learning experiences for your students.

Managing Accommodations Using Special Access

  • Add accommodations at the student level and the assessment level.

Creating Pass/Fail Assignments

  • Create an assignment that can be assessed using a pass/fail scheme.

Using the Attendance Tool

  • Use the Attendance tool to track attendance in your course.

Using the Awards Tool

  • Use the Awards tool to provide merit-based awards or certificates to students.

Creating a Checklist

  • Use the Checklist tool to help keep students organized in your course.

Using the Accessibility Checker

  • Use the Accessibility Checker to help verify that your content meets accessibility standards.

How to Grade Discussion Posts

  • Learn how to grade discussion posts efficiently.

1:1 Communication with Students in Brightspace

  • Create private, one-on-one discussion threads with students using the Discussions tool in Brightspace.

Using the Glossary Tool

  • Use the Glossary tool to organize and define key terms for students.

Publishing Grades

  • Learn the various ways to publish grades in Brightspace.

Link Gradescope to Brightspace

  • Create a Gradescope course and link it to your Brightspace course with ease.

Creating an Intelligent Agent

  • Use Intelligent Agents to monitor your course based on any criteria you would like.

Using and Organizing Manage Files

  • Learn how to effectively organize and upload files within your course using Manage Files, the Brightspace file management system.

Manage Audio-Video Content Using Media Library

  • Use Media Library to create, view, edit, and manage all your audio-video content.

Adding Proctortrack and the Exam Chat Link

  • Add both Proctortrack and the Exam Chat Link to your course.

Using the Survey Tool

  • Use Surveys to solicit feedback from students.

Using HTML Templates

  • Build engaging content using Brightspace HTML templates.

Add VoiceThread to Your Brightspace Course

  • Engage students by adding VoiceThread to your Brightspace Course.