Brightspace (LMS)

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

Create a New Sandbox
These instructions are for D2L Brightspace administrators only.    1.     From the Admin Tools menu, click Course Management. 2.     Click Create a Ne...
Mon, Jun 14, 2021 7:05 AM
How to Download Files from Brightspace and Submit Files Back to Brightspace (Chromebooks)
You can the Office suite to create, edit, and collaborate on files from your Chromebook. The Office apps should already be downloaded to your SMC-issued Chr...
Thu, Dec 31, 2020 1:41 PM
How to Check Feedback From Professors
You can visit the Grades tool to see completed rubric feedback for discussions, assignments, and quizzes. Read on to see the other places you can see feedba...
Tue, Jan 5, 2021 4:41 PM
Turn On or Off New Experiences in Brightspace
In the latest Brightspace update, there were changes made to the Assignments view. These are previews of future functionality. Assignments – The new...
Wed, Jan 6, 2021 1:11 PM
Attendance Registers in D2L Brightspace
Attendance can be used to keep an attendance list of who was present at a certain meeting. This allows you to see the percentage of students who were presen...
Mon, Jan 11, 2021 10:37 AM
Make Changes to the Meet Your Instructor Widget
1. On your course homepage, click the down arrow on the Meet Your Instructor widget. Press Edit this Widget.      2. Under Propertie...
Wed, Jan 13, 2021 2:36 PM
Make Changes to Office Hours / Virtual Session Widget
If you'd like to change the text or hyperlink on your office hours/virtual session widget, read on. This is for the Kaltura Virtual Classroom and ...
Thu, Jan 21, 2021 8:00 AM
Managing the Course Homepage To Add or Edit Widgets
In order to add widgets to your course homepage, you must first make a copy of the homepage and mark it as active.   If you want to add a custom widget ...
Thu, Jan 14, 2021 2:40 PM
How to Edit Custom Widgets
1. On the NavBar, click Course Tools then press Course Admin.   2. Under Site Setup, click Homepages.    3. Press the Widgets tab.   4....
Thu, Jan 14, 2021 2:34 PM
How to Add Widgets to the Homepage
 1. On the NavBar, click Course Tools then press Course Admin.   2. Under Site Setup, click Homepages.  3. Click on the homepage you want to edi...
Thu, Jan 14, 2021 2:36 PM