Lucy Thacker
Without adding end dates to your module announcements, your module homepage can become cluttered with out of date announcements. This can be stopped if end dates meaning announcements will be removed automatically but not deleted. Below is a short...
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Did you know you can use Release Conditions to restrict content until previous content is viewed?
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You can add release conditions to content items such as documents, videos, discussion boards and quizzes to restrict student access. A simple restriction to add is to set it so a student has to view previous content to access...
If a student edits a post within a discussion you can view the changes they have made compared to the original post. This could be useful as an opinion may have slightly changed after a seminar or a question...
Did you know you can import glossary terms from an Excel spreadsheet into your Brightspace Module?
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If you have already created a list of glossary terms in excel you can import the spreadsheet file into Brightspace to save having to manually input the terms. The video below gives a short demonstration on how to import...
Have you ever been in a Teams meeting and you can’t quite read the information being shared? Now you can zoom into that screen with interrupting the person sharing or anyone else in the meeting! Watch the video below...
You can now set a timer for your breakout rooms so participants return to the main room after a set period of time automatically, meaning you don’t have to time activities your self. The timer can be in minutes...
Within a Microsoft Teams session, as an organiser you can disable the use of microphones and cameras to ensure your presentation goes uninterrupted. In order to do this the participants of the session must have attendee status. For a...
When writing messages and posts in teams you can add tags, these are simply words or phrases with a # in front. By adding the tag to messages you can easily search for any message relating to that specific...
Did you know you can create awards to be manually issued e.g. Student of the week / term?
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You can give your students awards manually and give them a written description as to why. This is great if creating awards like student of the week or term as it encourages students to increase their participation. The video...
Within the module overview widget there is a link to the course access data, this will give you a graphical representation of the days in which people access your Brightspace module. You can filtering the data to specific date...