Have You Tried? - Quick Tips

Have you tried customising your class progress tool, to include indicators you frequently use?

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Have you tried customising your class progress tool, to include indicators you frequently use?

Lucy Thacker November 24, 2021

The class progress tool displays four progress indicators for all the students on your Brightspace module, however the default indicators may not present the mot useful information. If this is the case you can customise the indicators that are...

Have you tried using the FAQ section on your Brightspace module?

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Have you tried using the FAQ section on your Brightspace module?

Lucy Thacker October 27, 2021

If your students always ask the same questions based on deadlines, course practices or other important dates try adding the questions and answers to the FAQ section within your Brightspace module so you can sign post students there. Below...

New Microsoft Teams Features October 2021

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Have You Tried?

New Microsoft Teams Features October 2021

Austen Liaude October 25, 2021

Side-by-Side or Reporter Presenter Modes with Desktop or Window Sharing Two new presenter modes have been introduced to Microsoft Teams. To access this feature you need to be a presenter or organiser in the meeting. Once in the meeting...

Have you tried the immersive reader for Teams posts?

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Have you tried the immersive reader for Teams posts?

Lucy Thacker October 13, 2021

The immersive reader in teams allows the user to have channel posts and chat messages read aloud as well as some other read accessibility features, for example, changing the background colour for the text and changing the text language....

Have you tried using the manage dates tool to view all dates for your module?

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Have you tried using the manage dates tool to view all dates for your module?

Lucy Thacker September 29, 2021

The manage dates tool in Brightspace allows you to view and edit all your modules due dates as well as start and end dates. The short video below explains how you can access the tool. Now that you know...

Have you tried setting up Groups for assignment marking?

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Have you tried setting up Groups for assignment marking?

Lucy Thacker September 22, 2021

Groups in Brightspace can be used in many scenarios, this quick tip focus on setting up tutor groups to filter assignment submissions so as a tutor you will only see the student assignment submissions you are responsible for marking....

Have you tried sharing your Screen from a Teams Chat

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Have you tried sharing your Screen from a Teams Chat

Aqeel Zadi Batool August 13, 2021

During my placement year, I used the Microsoft Teams application, which was very useful working remotely from home. One feature that I don’t think is well known in Teams is that you can share your screen directly from chat...

Have you tried using Content Templates in Brightspace?

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Have you tried using Content Templates in Brightspace?

Aqeel Zadi Batool August 13, 2021

You can create content templates in Brightspace, also known as HTML templates. This tool is useful if you want to vary how you display your content for your students. This stops students accessing only Word documents or PowerPoint slides...

Have you tried organising your files using Manage Files?

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Have you tried organising your files using Manage Files?

Lucy Thacker July 21, 2021

Manage files in Brightspace allows you to create folders for your documents including html files created in Brightspace. You can also delete older and duplicated files quickly as well as create new content area. Overall it helps keeps your...

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Have you tried using Intelligent Agents for automated emails based on an assignment score?

Lucy Thacker May 5, 2021

Intelligent agents can be used to send automated emails to students with general comments and additional resources based on an assignment score range, for example you could send different resources to students who got 40-49% compared to those that...