In this episode we are talking all about Brightspace by D2L, a Learning Management System (LMS) that many Boards or Districts will be using this coming school year. This week will be all about the basics: how to access your courses, how to sync your G Suite account (or One Drive account), and some useful features to get you started.

Stay tuned for next week’s episode, as we will have a guest speaker with us who will explain some of the more advanced features of Brightspace!

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Show Notes

News and Updates

• Google Junior Training Series
  • Global GEG – Google Jr Training Series
  • YouTube – Google Jr Training Series Playlist
• Google Meet Updates
  • Updating the interface
  • Moderator – Require the moderator to log in first
  • Blocking anonymous users for education accounts
  • If you kick someone out, they can’t automatically join right away
  • More controls for teachers – disable chat; mute all students at once; end meeting for all;
  • Larger tiled view (up to 49 participants)
  • Custom and blurred backgrounds
  • Hand raising – icon so that students can raise their hand
  • Jamboard integration
  • Blog Post for all Google Updates announced at the Anywhere School event

Featured Content

• Brightspace/D2L official website
• Topics covered:
  • System landing page
  • Linking to G Suite or One Drive
  • Adding teachers to a course
  • Using old course shells to begin your prep
  • Content area - create new and add existing
  • Activity feed vs. News feed
  • Discussion boards (and terminology)
  • Dropbox (and terminology)
  • Rubric builder
  • Quizzes and the question library
• Brightspace Resources
  • YouTube Playlist of training videos
  • Brightspace Help

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