Become familiar with your course through the homepage elements that are available to you.
Text-based navbar
The text-based course navbar uses text to describe the various Brightspace tools available to you.
Figure: Course homepage elements with a text-based navbar.
Icon-based navbar
The icon-based course navbar uses icons and text to describe the various Brightspace tools available to you.
Figure: Course homepage elements with an icon-based navbar.
- Course Title: The name of the course offering.
- Navbar: Access course materials and activities through navbar tool links.
- Course Home: Brings you back to the main course homepage.
- Content: Allows you to access course materials.
- Assignments: Directs you to course assignment folders.
- Discussions: Brings you to any course discussions to contribute to.
- Quizzes: Leads you to assessments created by your .
- Classlist: Allows you to see the list of other users in the course, including other , your , and any other teaching staff.
- Grades: Directs you to the gradebook where you can find your marks from course activities.
- Class Progress: Allows you to see your progress on course content and activities.
- Course Tools: May contain any other tool that your requires you to access during the duration of the course.
Note: The navbar links may appear as text or icons depending on what your has chosen for the course.
- Calendar: Lists any important dates regarding course activities.
- Work To Do: Displays any overdue and upcoming activities across all your courses.
- Announcements: Displays any information that your has posted for the entire class to see, including course updates and action items for you.
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