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Brightspace Refresher r Camp

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Table of Contents

  • Announcements
  • Platform requirements
  • Creating files and inserting “stuff”
  • Turning tools on and off
  • Changing start and end dates
  • Discussions
  • HTML templates
  • Gradebook
  • Rubrics
  • Class progress
  • Intelligent agents
  • Student email update
  • Release conditions
  • Quick eval tool
  • Videos
  • Zoom
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Announce cements

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Annou

  • uncem

emen ents

  • Please note the

announcements on right side of the D2L Homepage

  • These will be updated and

contain important information.

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Platform rm R Requirements ts

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D2L B Brightspace Supp pported d Browsers for Desktops

  • Microsoft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • Apple Safari
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D2L B Brightspace Supp pported d Browsers for Mob

  • bile D

ile Devic ices

Device Operating System Browser Android Android 5.0 + Chrome Apple iOS Safari and Chrome Windows Windows 10 Edge, Chrome, and Firefox

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Intern rnet Ex Explorer r is no longer r supported by d by D2L D2L

  • If you try to log into D2L using Internet Explorer, you’ll encounter the

following:

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Cr Create a a File an and Insert St rt Stuff

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Navigati tion

  • From the D2L course Navigation Bar, click the “Materials” tab and

then choose “Content”:

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Upload / Create a File

  • Click the “Upload / Create” button then scroll down and click “Create

a File”:

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Naming t the File

  • Enter a name for the file:
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Insert rt Stuff i icon

  • Click the “Insert Stuff” icon located on the toolbar
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Insert rt Stuff M Menu

  • Click the link where

the file is located from the "Insert Stuff" Menu:

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Upload Your r File

  • Browse to the file in which you want to insert
  • Click the “Upload” button
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Add L Link nk Text

  • You can add Link Text (This is a good idea so the student understands

what the file is)

  • Click the “Insert” button:
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Sa Save e a Draft or

  • r Publis

ish

  • You can either click “Save as Draft” or “Publish”
  • “Publish” means the public will be able to see the file
  • “Save as Draft” means that you’ll be to save it and publish the file at a

later date

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Video L Link

  • https://www.inverhills.edu/FacultyResources/pdfs/D2LResources/Ins

erting_a_File_into_a_D2L_Site.pdf

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Turning On/Off f Too

  • ols

ls in a Co Course Site

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Effects of T Turn rning on a and o

  • ff Tools
  • You have the ability to turn tools on and off within a D2L Brightspace course

site.

  • Doing so allows you to remove items from the default navbar that you are not

utilizing for the instruction of your course.

  • Be aware that turning some of tools off may affect other tools, so consider

turning off only those tools that you do not wish to see on the navbar.

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Navigate t to th the T Tools Li Link

  • Go to the Tools page by clicking on "Course Admin" on the navbar

within a course site:

  • Click on the link titled "Tools":
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Course Ad Admin Page

  • The Course Admin page is sorted either by Category
  • r by Name.
  • If you sort by Category the Tools link will be under

the Administration heading at the bottom of the page.

  • Sorting by Name will show the links alphabetically.
  • Click the buttons at the top of the page to switch

how the links are sorted.

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Turn rning Tools O On and Off

  • To turn a specific tool off, find its name and change the status switch

from “on” to “off” by clicking on it.

  • A green check mark notes that the tool is “on” and the grey X marks

that the tool is “off”:

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Definiti tions o

  • f tools th

that t you can Turn rn O Off

  • Assignments
  • The Assignments tool is used to create submission folders for students to

upload documents and files into.

  • Attendance
  • The Attendance tool can be used to track student attendance for specific

dates/times.

  • Chat
  • The Chat tool is used to create text chat rooms that can be private or used for

the entire course site.

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Definiti tions o

  • f tools th

that t you can Turn rn O Off

  • Checklist
  • The Checklist tool is used to create virtual checklists for students to mark off

items they have to complete.

  • Class Progress
  • The Class Progress tool is used to see how much of the course site students

have interacted with. Students can use this tool to check their own progress.

  • Classlist
  • The Classlist tool shows all the instructors and students within a course site

and their emails.

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Definiti tions o

  • f tools th

that t you can Turn rn O Off

  • Content
  • The Content tool is used to upload and organize course materials and link to
  • ther tools within the course site.
  • Discussions
  • The Discussions tool is used to create online discussion boards for students

and instructors to make posts and replies to.

  • FAQ
  • The FAQ tool can be used by instructors to post commonly asked questions

and their answers for students to view.

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Definiti tions o

  • f tools th

that t you can Turn rn O Off

  • Glossary
  • The Glossary tool can be used by instructors to post vocabulary used for a

course and their definitions as a student resource.

  • Grades
  • The Grades tool is used by instructors to post students’ grades into and for

students to view their own grades.

  • Links
  • The Links tool can be used by instructors to post links to commonly used

websites and materials outside of D2L Brightspace.

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Definiti tions o

  • f tools th

that t you can Turn rn O Off

  • Locker
  • The Locker tool is a limited personal storage space to upload and store files

for students and instructors.

  • LOR
  • The LOR (Learning Object Repository) tool is used to upload and download

pre-built content modules for use within a course site.

  • Quizzes
  • The Quizzes tool is used to create virtual quizzes for students to complete.
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Definiti tions o

  • f tools th

that t you can Turn rn O Off

  • Rubrics
  • The Rubrics tool is used to create virtual rubrics that can be attached to

assessments and used for grading.

  • Survey
  • The Survey tool is used to create virtual surveys for students to complete.
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Defin init itio ions of

  • f tools
  • ols th

that y you ca cannot Turn O Off a at this Time me

  • Course Admin
  • Instructor only link to the Course Admin page where instructors can see links

to all available tools within the D2L Brightspace course site.

  • Course Home
  • Link to the course site’s homepage.
  • Email
  • The Email tool can be used to send emails directly from D2L Brightspace.
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Definiti tions o

  • f tools th

that t you cannot Turn rn Off a at this Time

  • Groups
  • The Groups tool can be used to put students into groups for assignments,

discussions, and more.

  • Resources
  • A dropdown of useful links for students and instructors.
  • Virtual Classroom
  • The Virtual Classroom tool can be used to create virtual meetings for you and your

students to participate and interact together in simultaneously using audio from your microphone, visuals from your webcam, uploading documents, and sharing your computer screen.

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Video L Link

  • https://www.inverhills.edu/FacultyResources/pdfs/D2LResources/Tur

ning_on-off_Tools.pdf

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Ch Chan anging St Start an art and En End Dates

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Course Ad Admin

  • As an instructor, you are able change the start and end dates within a

D2L Brightspace course site.

  • Click on Course Admin on the navbar within a course site:
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Course Offering Information

  • Click on the link titled Course Offering Information
  • The Course Admin page is sorted either by Category or by

Name.

  • If you sort by Category, the Course Offering Information

link will be under the Site Setup heading at the top of the page.

  • Sorting by Name will show the links alphabetically.
  • Click the buttons at the top of the page to switch how the

links are sorted.

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Start a and En End Dates

  • To edit the Start or End Date, click on the date

boxes below their names and either type in a new date, or select one from the date picker that appears when you click the box.

  • You can also change the time that a course site
  • pens/closes by clicking on the box beside the
  • date. You can choose a time from the dropdown

that appears or type a time in.

  • Once you have set the Start and or End Dates,

click the blue Save button at the bottom of the page for the change to go into effect.

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Video L Link

  • https://www.inverhills.edu/FacultyResources/pdfs/D2LResources/Cha

nging_Start_and_End_Dates.pdf

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Create Di Discussi sion

  • n F

Forum

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Navigati ting to Discussions

  • From within your course, click “Communication” on the course

navigation bar and choose “Discussions”:

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Organization of Discussions

  • Discussions are organized in forums and topics
  • Forums can contain different topics:

Forum Topic

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Cre reating a New F Forum

  • From the “Discussions page in your course, click the “New” button

and select “New Forum”

  • This will bring you to the “Properties” tab of the forum
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New F ew Forum Det etails

  • Enter a title for your forum:
  • Enter a description for your forum:
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Discussion o

  • pti

tions

  • Choose your discussion options:
  • You can choose more than one option
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Availability of a foru rum

  • Choose the Availability of a forum to students
  • If you wish to have the forum
  • pen/close during specific dates/

times, enter the dates/times in the appropriate text boxes and display this in your calendar

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Lo Locking D Discussions

  • Locking means a user can not make any changes to a post
  • Note: User can see posts (this is helpful for reference purposes)
  • You can unlock a forum for a

specified date range and display this in your calendar

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Savi ving the Foru rum

  • When you have the forum set, click the “Save and Close” button at

the bottom of the screen:

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Video L Link

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEqSKm4dLKU
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Cr Create D Discu scuss ssion T Top

  • pic

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Navigati ting to Discussions

  • From within your course, click “Communication” on the course

navigation bar and choose “Discussions”:

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Organization of Discussions

  • Discussions are organized in forums and topics
  • Forums can contain different topics:

Forum Topic

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Cre reating a New T Topic

  • From the “Discussions page in your course, click the “New” button

and select “New Topic”

  • This will bring you to the “Properties” tab of the topic
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New T ew Topic D Det etails

  • Select the forum that will contain your topic from the dropdown list:
  • Choose your “Topic Type” (depending on if you have created groups in your

class)

  • Enter title and a description for your topic in the appropriate textboxes
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Discussion o

  • pti

tions

  • Choose your topic options:
  • You can choose more than one option
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Ra Rating P Pos

  • sts
  • You can allow user to rate posts using the following:
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Availability of a Topic

  • Choose the Availability of a topic to students
  • Select one of the three options:
  • If you select “Topic is visible for a

Specific date range”, enter the dates in the appropriate text boxes and display this in your calendar

*Note: Displaying in the calendar is optional

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Lo Locking D Discussions

  • Locking means a user can not make any changes to a post
  • Note: User can see posts (this is helpful for reference purposes)
  • You can unlock a topic for a

specified date range and display this in your calendar

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Saving t the Topi pic

  • When you have the forum set, click the “Save and Close” button at

the bottom of the screen:

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Video L Link

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQdYOVPuCE
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Using HT g HTML T Templates

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Us Using g HT HTML Templates es

  • From the D2L nav bar, click “Materials”
  • Click a module
  • Click “Content”
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Us Using g HT HTML Templates es

  • From the “Upload/Create” button chose “Create a File”
  • Enter a Title
  • Click the “Browse for a Template” button
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Us Using g HT HTML Templates es

  • Click “Shared Files
  • Click one of the “Create a File Template” options
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Us Using g HT HTML Templates es

  • Select the template that you would like to work from
  • Click the “Add” button
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Us Using g HT HTML Templates es

  • Edit the file as desired
  • Click the “Publish” button to implement your work
  • Click the “Save as Draft” button to save your work for later
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Cr Create a a Grad ade Ca Categor

  • ry i

in your Gr Gradebook

  • ok

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Navigati tion

  • On your course navigation bar click “Assessment” then choose

“Grades”:

  • Click the “Manage Grades” link:
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Crea eating g a Ne New Grade e Categor

  • ry
  • Click the “New” button
  • Select “Category”
  • Enter a name for the category in the “Name” field:
  • Enter a description for the category in the “description” field if

desired

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Can Ex Exceed

  • Select the “Can Exceed” option if you want users’ grade for the

category to be able to exceed the maximum value for the category

  • Note: If you want help on what any options mean, click the help icon

after each option

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Exclude e From

  • m Final Gr

Grade C e Calculation

  • n
  • Select the “Exclude from Final Grade Calculation” if you want the

grade category to be excluded from the final grade calculation.

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Grad ading ng – Weighte ted S Syste tem

  • If you are using a weighted grading system, enter the weight for the

category

  • Select the Distribution method you would like to use
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Grading ng – Point Syst ystem - Distri tribution

  • Select “Distribute points across all items” if you want all items in the

category to worth the same amount.

  • Enter the number of points per item in the category
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Non Non-bonus s item ems t s to

  • drop f

for

  • r ea

each user ser

  • Under the distribution section, with the “Distribute points across all

items checked”, you can drop the users’ highest and lowest grades

  • You can only use this option if all the grade items in the category are

worth the same amount

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Display Opti tions

  • Select “Display class average to users” if you would like the class

average on the item to be viewed by students.

  • Select “Display grade distribution” to users if you would like student

to see a graph of how grades are distributed between different percentiles

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Overri rride Display Opti tion

  • Select “Override display options for this item” if you would like user

to view grade information differently form other grade items.

  • With this item checked, you can show the following if desired:
  • When finished, click the “Save and Close” button:
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Video L Link

  • https://youtu.be/hZjoSnyHnjc
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Asso Associ ciate an an Ac Acti tivity with a a Grad ade I Item

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Associate a Discussion with a Grade Item

  • From the Discussions tool, click “Edit Topic” for the discussion you

would like to associate with a grade item:

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As Assessment and G Grade I Item

  • Click the “Assessment” tab:
  • Choose a grade item from the drop down list or click the “New Grade

Item” link if you haven’t yet created the grade item.

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Ne New Gr Grade I e Item

  • If you click the “New Grade Item” link, a message box will appear
  • Follow the same procedure for creating a new grade item
  • Click the “Save” button:
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Additi tional S Steps

  • Enter the total points that the item will be out of:
  • Click the “Save and Close” button:
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Associate a Assignment t with a Grade Item

  • Click the assignment tool using the course navigation bar:
  • Click “Edit” on a particular assignment:
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Sel Selectin ing the e Grade I Item em

  • On the properties tab, scroll down to “Grade Item”
  • From the Grade Item dropdown list, click the grade item to be

associated with the assignment:

  • Click the “Save and Close” button:
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As Associate a Quiz z with a Grade Item

  • Click the assignment tool using the course navigation bar:
  • Click “Edit” on a particular quiz:
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Sel Selectin ing the e Grade I Item em

  • On the “Assessment tab, from the Grade Item dropdown list, click the

grade item to be associated with the assignment:

  • Click the “Save and Close” button:
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Video L Link

  • https://youtu.be/IRdoP_9k44w
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Cr Create a a Hol

  • listic R

Rubri ric

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Navigati tion

  • Navigate to the Rubrics tool by clicking the Assessment dropdown on

the navbar and select the “Rubrics” option:

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Creating a a New R Rub ubric

  • Click the blue New Rubric button to create a rubric:
  • Enter a name for your rubric in the text box below:
  • Rubrics auto save your changes as you make them. As noted by the

“Saved” text at the top of the page

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Rubr bric Type

  • Set the rubric type to Type: Holistic. The default should be Type:

Analytic.

  • Simply click on the type to change it in the dropdown that appears,

and select Holistic.

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Scoring

  • Set how you want to have the rubric scored from the "Scoring" option

next to the rubric type. You can choose either "No Score" or "Percentage"

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Le Levels

  • You can change the order in which the levels appear by clicking the

Reverse Level Order link:

  • Add new levels by clicking the + icon on either side of the default

levels that appear. To delete a level, click the Trash can icon within the level:

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Level Titles, P Percentages, a and Descri ription

  • Edit the level titles, percentages, and the description for them by

clicking on their text boxes:

Level Title Percentage Level Description

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Feedback

  • You can add Initial Feedback that will be given to students if they

achieve the appropriate level on the rubric while you are grading with it:

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Opt ptions

  • Click the arrow next to Options to edit options for the rubric:
  • Rubric options you can set include:
  • Rubric Visibility
  • Score Visibility
  • Add a description
  • Click the grey Close button to return to the Rubrics page once you

have completed the rubric:

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Video L Link

  • https://www.inverhills.edu/FacultyResources/pdfs/D2LResources/Cre

ate_a_Holistic_Rubric.pdf

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Cr Create a a Weighted R Rubric

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Navigati tion

  • Navigate to the Rubrics tool by clicking the Assessment dropdown on

the navbar and select the “Rubrics” option:

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Creating a a New R Rub ubric

  • Click the blue New Rubric button to create a rubric:
  • Enter a name for your rubric in the text box below:
  • Rubrics auto save your changes as you make them. As noted by the

“Saved” text at the top of the page

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Rubr bric Type

  • Ensure the rubric type is set to “Analytic”.
  • (The default should be Type: Analytic)
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Scoring

  • Set the rubric scoring method to Scoring: Custom Points by clicking on

the Scoring: link. The default should be Scoring: Points.

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Le Levels

  • You can change the order in which the levels appear by clicking the

Reverse Level Order link:

  • Add new levels by clicking the + icon on either side of the default

levels that appear. To delete a level, click the Trash can icon within the level:

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Level Titles, P Points, a and D Descri ription

  • Edit the level titles, points, and the description for them by clicking on

their text boxes:

Level Title Points for criteria per level Level Description Criteria Title

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Feedback

  • You can add Initial Feedback that will be given to students if they

achieve the appropriate level on the rubric while you are grading with it:

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Opt ptions

  • Click the arrow next to Options to edit options for the rubric:
  • Rubric options you can set include:
  • Rubric Visibility
  • Score Visibility
  • Add a description
  • Click the grey Close button to return to the Rubrics page once you

have completed the rubric:

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Video L Link

  • https://www.inverhills.edu/FacultyResources/pdfs/D2LResources/Cre

ate_a_Weighted_Rubric.pdf

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Cr Create an an An Analyti tic R c Rubric

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Navigati tion

  • Navigate to the Rubrics tool by clicking the Assessment dropdown on

the navbar and select the “Rubrics” option:

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Creating a a New R Rub ubric

  • Click the blue New Rubric button to create a rubric:
  • Enter a name for your rubric in the text box below:
  • Rubrics auto save your changes as you make them. As noted by the

“Saved” text at the top of the page

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Rubr bric Type

  • Ensure the rubric type is set to “Analytic”.
  • (The default should be Type: Analytic)
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Scoring

  • Set how you want to have the rubric scored from the

“Scoring” option next to the rubric type. You can choose either No Score, Points (default) or Custom Points.

  • Custom Points allows you to set point values for each level

within a specific criteria. For example: if your rubric is on a 4 point scale. You may be grading one criteria on the 4 point scale, whereas another criteria you may only want to offer up to 2 or 3 points, leaving the 4th level blank.

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Le Levels

  • You can change the order in which the levels appear by clicking the

Reverse Level Order link:

  • Add new levels by clicking the + icon on either side of the default

levels that appear. To delete a level, click the Trash can icon within the level:

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Level Titles, P Points, a and D Descri ription

  • Edit the level titles, points, and the description for them by clicking on

their text boxes:

Level Title Level Description Criteria Title

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Feedback

  • You can add Initial Feedback that will be given to students if they

achieve the appropriate level on the rubric while you are grading with it:

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Opt ptions

  • Click the arrow next to Options to edit options for the rubric:
  • Rubric options you can set include:
  • Rubric Visibility
  • Score Visibility
  • Add a description
  • Click the grey Close button to return to the Rubrics page once you

have completed the rubric:

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Video L Link

  • https://www.inverhills.edu/FacultyResources/pdfs/D2LResources/Cre

ate_an_Analytic_Rubric.pdf

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Cl Class ass P Prog

  • gress

ss

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Viewing Clas ass Progress ss

  • From the course navigation bar, click the “Assessment” tab and

choose “Class Progress”:

  • Click the name of the student:
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Viewing user r progress another w r way

  • When on the classlist, click the view progress option from the drop

down menu after the user’s name:

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Progress Summary

  • On the left hand side of

the screen are link that will allow you to see what the student has done in a particular area

  • f the course
  • Click on a link to view

the student’s activity in that area

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Specifi fic Tool P Progress

  • Once you click on a

specific tool to see the student’s progress, you can click on links to see what the student has done

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Progress Setti tings

  • To adjust user progress settings, click the “settings” link in the upper

right hand portion of the screen:

  • You are able to control what you seen when you view user progress

by clicking the various checkboxes beside the indicators:

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Progress Repor

  • rt I

Infor

  • rmation
  • n S

Set ettings

  • Check “Display box plots of the class grades distribution for graded

items” to display the range of grades for the grade item:

  • You can also display the potential final grade range as minimum and

maximum final grade:

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Color I r Indicators

  • You can customize the

color indicator by changing the values in the boxes

  • This will display on the

progress summary page

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Video L Link

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlnuXTXCCDI
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Inte tellige gent A Age gents

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What c can Intelligent Ag Agents do?

  • Monitor Course Activity
  • Monitor Login Activity
  • Monitor release Conditions
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Th Things t s to

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sider w when creati ting an an Intelligent Ag t Agent

  • Criteria the agent looks for
  • What to include in the notification e-mail to the student
  • When and how often the agent acts
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Cr Creati ting an an Intelligent Ag t Agent (New Ag Agent s t sect ction)

  • From within a D2L course, click the “Course Admin” on the Course

navigation bar

  • Scroll down and click the “Intelligent Agents” link
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Cr Creati ting an an Intelligent Ag t Agent (New Ag Agent s t sect ction)

  • Click the “New”
  • Enter a name for the Agent
  • Make sure that the Agent is enabled
  • Click the “Edit Description” link to enter a description of the Agent

*Note: For this example we will be using Login Activity. The agent will contact students who have not logged into the course within 5 days.

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Rol

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in Cl Class asslist t (Cri Criteri ria Se a Secti ction)

  • Most of the time you will chose “All users visable in the Classlist option”
  • “Users with specific roles:” option gives you list of roles in D2L in which

you want the agent to go to.

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Logi

  • gin Act

Activity ty (Cr Criteri ria Se Secti ction)

  • This section gives you the following options
  • Select “Take action when the following login criteria are satisfied:

(In keeping with our example of students not logging into the course for five days)

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Act Actions s (Cri Criteri ria Se Sect ction)

  • Determine when and how often you would like the agent to run by

selecting one of the following options:

  • If you are not sure which option to choose, click the “What Action

Repetition Setting should I use” link

  • Check “Change user enrollments when the criteria is satisfied” if

desired

  • Choose the “Enrollment Action” and the “New Role” from the dropdown menus
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Se Send an an E-mai ail (Cri Criteria Se Sect ction)

  • Check “Send an e-mail when the criteria are satisfied”
  • Fill in the “To” “Cc” and/or the “Bcc” by clicking the address book

icons

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Se Send an an E-mai ail (Cri Criteria Se Sect ction)

  • Once you select a name, then click the “To”, “Cc”, or the “Bcc” links to

populate the field

  • Click the “Add Recipients” button
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Se Send an an E-mai ail (Cri Criteria Se Sect ction)

  • Enter a subject in the “Subject:” field
  • Enter a message in the “Message:” field
  • (optional) Upload an attachment in the Attachments section
  • Note: Click the “What replace string can I use in the subject and

message?” link to create shortcuts”

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Add dding I Images s to Intelligent A Agents s con’t

  • You have the option of providing

alternative text

  • Or you can check the check box

if the image is decorative

  • When finished, click the “OK

button

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Add dding I Images s to Intelligent A Agents s con’t

  • You have the option of providing

alternative text

  • Or you can check the check box

if the image is decorative

  • When finished, click the “OK

button

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Sc Scheduling ( g (Cri Criteri ria Se Secti ction

  • n)
  • Check “Use Schedule”
  • Click the “Update Schedule” button
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Sc Scheduling ( g (Cri Criteri ria Se Secti ction

  • n)
  • Select how often you would like

it to repeat for using the “Repeats” drop down menu

  • Enter the duration of the

“Repeats” in the 2nd field

  • Enter the “Start” and “End”

dates in the specified fields

  • Click the “Update” button
  • Click the “Save and Close”

button

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New Featu ture t to

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Student E t E-ma mail

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Adding Images to E-mail Messages Fr From w with th D2L D2L B Brightsp space

  • Click the “Insert image” icon located on the tool bar

within the body of the E-mail:

  • Browse to the image
  • using the “upload” button:
  • Click the image
  • Click the “Open” button:
  • Click the “Add” button:
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Adding Images to Student Email M Messages con’t

  • You have the option of providing

alternative text

  • Or you can check the check box

if the image is decorative

  • When finished, click the “OK

button

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Release se Con Conditi tions

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What ar t are R Release se Con Conditi tion

  • ns
  • Release conditions are used when a student

is expected to complete a task before moving

  • n to a subsequent task in a D2L course
  • Release conditions can be used in D2L tools

such as:

  • Announcement
  • Content
  • Quizzes
  • Assignments
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Release se Con Conditi tions i s in Con Content t Mod

  • dule
  • Click the desired module you want to put the restriction on
  • Click “Add dates and restrictions…”
  • Click the various date links to add your dates
  • Click the “Create” button
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Release se Con Conditi tions i s in Con Content t Mod

  • dule
  • Choose the “Condition Type” from the drop down menu
  • For this example, choose “Visited content topic”
  • Select a topic from the dropdown list
  • Click the “Create” button
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Release se Con Conditi tions i s in Quizzes

  • Go to “Edit” a quiz
  • Click the “Restrictions” tab
  • Click the “Create and Attach” button
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Release se Con Conditi tions i s in Quizzes (Sa Same as as b before)

  • Choose the “Condition Type” from the drop down menu
  • For this example, choose “Visited content topic”
  • Select a topic from the dropdown list
  • Click the “Create” button
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Release se Con Conditi tions i s in Assi Assignment (Sa Same as as b before)

  • Go to “Edit” an Assignment
  • Click the “Restrictions” tab
  • Click the “Create and Attach” button
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Release se Con Conditi tions i s in Assi Assignment (Sa Same as as b before)

  • Choose the “Condition Type” from the drop down menu
  • For this example, choose “Visited content topic”
  • Select a topic from the dropdown list
  • Click the “Create” button
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Release se Con Conditi tions i s in Announce cements

  • Go to “Edit” an announcement
  • Click the “Create and Attach” button
  • Choose the “Condition Type” from the drop down menu
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Release se Con Conditi tions i s in Announce cements

  • For this example, choose “Visited content topic”
  • Select a topic from the dropdown list
  • Click the “Create” button
  • Click the “Update” button
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Quick ck Ev Eval

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Evaluate i in Quick ck Ev Eval

  • Click on the “Quick Eval” link on the navbar on the homepage
  • View ungraded activity by submissions or by class/activity
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Evaluate i in Quick ck Ev Eval

  • Click on a student’s name to evaluate their quiz/assignment/etc.
  • Click the link to go “Back to Quick Eval” on the top left when you are

evaluating

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Downloading an and Sh Shari aring a a Vi Video deo

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Medi diasp aspace ace Account

  • From with your Minnstate mediaspace account, click on the pencil
  • icon. This allows you to edit the video:
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Download d the Video

  • Click the download icon in the

bottom right corner of the video:

  • Click the “OK” button to save the

video file:

  • Note: The video will appear in

your Downloads folder.

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Shari ring a Video

  • From with your Minnstate mediaspace account, click on the pencil
  • icon. This allows you to edit the video:
  • Click “Collaboration” on the toolbar:
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Addin ing the e Per erso son to

  • Sh

Share e With

  • Click the “Add Collaborator”

button:

  • Enter the name or StarID of the

person you would like to share the video with

  • Select both “Co-Editor” and

“Co-Publisher”

  • Click the “Add” button:
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Stop Shari ring

  • If you need to stop sharing the video, click the X icon under “Media

Collaborators:

  • Click the “Delete” button to confirm:
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Video L Link

  • https://www.inverhills.edu/FacultyResources/pdfs/Downloading-and-

Sharing-a-Video.pdf

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Kal altura Cap a Captu ture

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Logging into Medi diasp aspace ace

  • Goto https://mediaspace.minnstate.edu
  • Enter your StarID and Password
  • Click the “Sign on” button
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Cre reating a Video

  • Click “Add New” in the top right area of the screen and choose

“Kaltura Capture”:

  • Note: You may need to download Kaltura capture if it’s your first time
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Launch the K Kaltu tura C Capture Ap Application

  • When the "Launch

Application" message box appears, ensure that "Kaltura Capture" is highlighted and click the "Open Link" button

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Kaltura Capture Toolbar

  • The Kaltura Capture Toolbar

will appear on your screen

  • Select the screen you desire to

capture

  • Ensure your audio is selected

correctly

  • When ready, click the record

button

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Re Recording

When the recording starts, the recording tool will appear To stop the the recording, click "stop recording" icon: To pause the recording, click the Pause recording" icon: To disgard the recording, click the "Cancel recording" icon:

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St Stop

  • p R

Rec ecordin ing

  • When you want to

stop the recording, click the "Stop recording" icon and select the "Yes, Stop it" button

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Up Uploa

  • ad t

the R e Recor

  • rding t

to Y Your M Mediaspace A ce Account

  • Enter a title for the recording
  • Enter a description for the

recording (if desired)

  • Enter Tags for the recording

(if desired)

  • Click the "Save & Upload"

button

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Zoom

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What i is it?

  • Web conferencing tool
  • For faculty, staff and students
  • Login with your StarID
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Basic Featu tures a and Functions ns

  • Meeting rooms for up to 300 people
  • Microphone or telephone audio
  • Session recording with cloud storage
  • Screen sharing
  • Breakout rooms
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More I e Infor

  • rmati

tion

  • n a

and H Help C Center er

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Sample le: W : Wes es Jor

  • rde, P

, Philo losophy

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Furt rther R r Resources

  • The system office provides a SharePoint site that contains Brightspace

resources:

  • https://mnscu.sharepoint.com/sites/IMS/SitePages/Home.aspx
  • Log in with your StarID and password
  • This site contains valuable resources such as Training Resources