Brightspace (LMS)

Knowledgebase articles pertaining to D2L Brightspace, the learning management system at SMC.

How to Subscribe to a Discussion Thread
Subscribing to a discussion thread in your classes will not only allow you to see who has posted but also allows you to engage with your students and whatev...
Wed, Jul 29, 2020 12:50 PM
How to Exempt Students from Assignments in Bulk
There are two ways to exempt many students from one assignment, quiz, or discussion in D2L Brightspace. Option #1   1. Under the Enter Grades tab,...
Thu, Aug 6, 2020 1:37 PM
How to Grant Special Access on the Quizzes Tool
There may be situations where you want to grant special access to a quiz. This could include alternate dates, an extended time limit, or increasing the numb...
Wed, Jan 20, 2021 10:33 AM
How to Grant Special Access on the Assignments Tool
There may be situations where you want to grant special access to an assignment. This could include alternate dates, an extended time limit, or increasing t...
Mon, Nov 23, 2020 9:05 AM
How to Email the Whole Class or Single Student
Communicating with students on a weekly (sometimes daily) basis is important as they may have questions, need help on an assignment, or sometimes just a lis...
Thu, Aug 20, 2020 10:31 AM
How To Import Publisher-Provided Course Packs
Sometimes you will want to use the publisher provided course packs that come with your textbook for your classes to supplement and help teach the material y...
Thu, Aug 20, 2020 10:43 AM
Creating Checklists in Brightspace
Instructors can use the Checklist tool to emphasize important and/or mandatory assignments, documents, or other topics. For example, you can decide to creat...
Thu, Aug 20, 2020 10:54 AM
How to Add a Bonus Question to a Quiz
To create a bonus question in a Brightspace quiz or exam, follow these instructions: On the Manage Quizzes page, click on the quiz you want to create bo...
Fri, Sep 11, 2020 8:08 AM
Can't See Insert Stuff Button to Submit Assignments
If you need to submit a video assignment or other media-based file, and the Insert Stuff button is not showing up with the Text Box, it could be that you ha...
Fri, Sep 25, 2020 6:35 AM
How to Change Personal Settings to Optimize Assistive Technology
Brightspace offers plenty of different types of personal settings for those who may be using assistive technology to work on their classes. Even if you do n...
Mon, Sep 28, 2020 9:22 AM