Widgets

Noelle.B.8423

How do I make the most of widgets for our website. I want to learn new ways to use it.

Noelle Byer
UFCW Canada

Julia.P.6519

Hi @Noelle.B.8423,

Thanks for reaching out to Brightspace! Happy to share some resources on our Widget tool. Using Widgets are a great way to customize your courses and drive engagement right from your course homepage.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to add a widget on your homepage:

https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/22659-editing-the-widgets-on-a-homepage

There are different types of widgets you can add, depending on your learners needs. You can also create a custom widgets which is explained here: https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/5322-manage-widgets-on-your-homepage

Finally, we introduced The Work to Do Widget last year to help learners keep track of what they need to get done, right on the homepage. You might find this helpful and recommend you to check these out:

• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgw9pi6wUcY
• Article: https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/5566-introducing-the-work-to-do-widget

Let me know if these were helpful, and please feel free to ask any questions!

Janet.W.813

Hi Noelle.B.8423,

Widgets are a great way to customize your Brightspace instance. Here is a Community article that might help you get started:

https://community.d2l.com/brightspace/kb/articles/3312-manage-widgets-on-your-homepage#:~:text=To%20create%20a%20custom%20widget,Widget%20in%20the%20Widgets%20tab.

Have fun creating!

Janet

Noelle.B.8423

I'm looking for best practices

Stefanie.B.518

HI @Noelle.B.8423
We have a training module all about this in the Free Program called Brightspace Guided Training!
If you login to Community, you'll be able to select the following link to connect to a module about the Display of Material in Brightspace.
This module includes content on managing homepages, including nav bars and themes and the creation of custom widgets and nav links.

Display - Brightspace Guided Training for Administrators

The material doesn't describe each standard widget with an explanation of each one, and how it might be used. Are you looking for a detailed breakdown of each widget, or more inspiration on how homepages might be configuered?