Users view Google files in Content
Instructors can add links to Google drive files from Content by adding the Web Link or using the Google File Picker. Users can then view the Google file embedded directly into the content view.
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Note: If you do not set the linked file to be publicly viewable, the user is required to sign into a Google account with permission to view the file. The embedded file view requires a session in the user's browser, so even if a user has previously signed into the Google Drive viewer, they must sign in again to view from a new browser. |
Learners use Google Docs to make assignment submissions
To access this feature, learners need either the Can add files from managed Google account permission or the Can add files from a personal Google account permission.
Learners can add files from both their personal and Google Workspace accounts with the same file picker.
Learner Google Document submissions are converted to PDFs
Administrators can specify that Google Document submissions are exported as PDF files. This is useful for preventing users from editing Google Documents after submitting them and enables tools like Turnitin to perform document analysis.
From the Google Workspace Administration page, click Settings, and under Document Submission Options, enable Export as PDF.
Learners view expanded Google Workspace widget
You can place a tabbed widget on any Brightspace homepage that allows a user to view their unread emails, upcoming calendar events in the next seven days, and a list of documents in their Google Workspace account. The user can determine which tabs to view.
To access this widget, learners need the View Google Workspace Widget permission.
Learners view summary Access Google Workspace widget
The summary widget is more compact than the tabbed widget, so it's ideal for pages with limited available screen space. You may want to place the tabbed widget on the organization's homepage and the summary widget on a course homepage.
To access this widget, learners need the View Access Google Workspace Widget permission.
Learner access to tabs in the Google Workspace widget
Administrators can choose which tabs are visible in the Google Workspace widget. This allows you to control the Google Workspace functionality that is available to users.
From the Google Workspace Administration page, click Settings, and under Tab Visibility, configure the following options:
- Mail
- Google Calendar
- Google Drive
If an administrator hides a tab in the Google Workspace widget, that tab option is grayed out in the Tab Visibility settings.