Are you excited to dive into using Brightspace, but feeling unsure about how to get started or what to do when? Then this guide is for you!
We've prioritized some of the most effective tasks for K-12 educators and divided them up to provide you with a chronological checklist that you can simply follow step-by-step to get your school year started.
At the end of each step, you will be given an activity that you can try in your own course to check your learning and, best of all, actually take steps towards setting up your own online space. For these checkpoint activities, we suggest having two windows open (or two screens, if possible) to alternate between this course and your own live environment.
Table of Contents
Getting Started: Navigate Brightspace
Week 1 - Communicate: Engage Your Classroom
Week 2 - Publish: Share Learning Materials
Week 3 - Evaluate: Assess Student Learning
Week 4 - Personalize: Create a Uniquely Personal Classroom
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Getting Started: Navigate Brightspace
Navigate Brightspace
Try Navigate Activity
Find your class in Brightspace
Prioritize and Pin Classes
Inspire with Brightspace
Week 1 - Communicate: Engage Your Classroom
Create and Pin a Message in the Activity Feed
Try Creating a Basic Activity Feed Post
Manage Activity Feed Permissions
Post an Announcement
Try Creating a Basic Announcement
Send Email
Inspire with Brightspace
Week 2 - Publish: Share Learning Materials
Add Materials to Brightspace
Try Adding a File to Your Lesson
Record Video (Virtual) Lesson
Import Standards
Inspire with Brightspace
Week 3 - Evaluate: Assess Student Learning
Set Up Your Gradebook
Try Grades Setup Activity
Create an Assignment
Try Creating a Basic Assignment
Create a Quiz
Try Creating a Basic Quiz
Create a Discussion
Try Creating a Basic Discussion
Collect Learning Evidence with Portfolio
Inspire with Brightspace
Week 4 - Personalize: Create a Uniquely Personal Classroom
Personalize Your Class
Change Class Banner
Personalize Messages
Show Your Face and Personality
Enable Instant Notifications
Inspire with Brightspace
Join Brightspace Community Groups to Find and Foster Your Communities of Practice
