Brightspace Parent & Guardian allows authorized parents and guardians to log in to a school's Brightspace to see what their children are working on, what’s on the schedule, and the latest news from the classroom. This helps parents and guardians engage with their young learners and maintain awareness of their upcoming work.
Parents and guardians can access Brightspace Parent & Guardian from the following:
- A web application on a supported browser using a desktop computer or device
- A mobile app for iOS® and Android™ using a supported device
For parents and guardians to access the Brightspace platform, administrators must create parent and guardian users and establish relationships with their children. You can only create parent and guardian-child user relationships using the following SIS integrations: IPSIS LIS 2.0, IPSIS OneRoster, or D2L Standard CSV.
Brightspace platform requirements
Brightspace Parent & Guardian is compatible with Brightspace platform 10.7.4 and higher.
Brightspace Parent & Guardian uses one of the following SIS integrations to create parent/guardian-child relationships in Brightspace:
- IPSIS LIS 2.0
- IPSIS OneRoster (dependent on the IPSIS service)
- D2L Standard CSV
This guide contains detailed information on setting up your SIS integration to create parent/guardian-child relationships. For more information or clarification, contact your D2L Account Manager to inquire about using Brightspace Parent & Guardian with your SIS integration.
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Important:
- Ensure that you have the appropriate permissions to use this product by checking your organization’s policies regarding data residency, and by consulting with your legal advisors.
- D2L recommends that only authorized parents and guardians be allowed to access Brightspace Parent & Guardian.
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Region and language support
Brightspace Parent & Guardian is available in the following geographic regions:
- U.S.
- Canada
- Ireland
- Australia
- Singapore
Brightspace Parent & Guardian is supported in all languages available in Brighstpace.
Microservices
Brightspace Parent & Guardian depends on the following microservices:
- Authentication Service
- Landlord Service
- Parents Service
- Activity Feed Service
- Portfolio Service
- Notification Scheduler Service
- Microservice used by OneRoster
The Parents Service used by Brightspace Parent & Guardian is located in the following Amazon Web Services™ (AWS) locations:
- U.S. East (N. Virginia)
- Canada Central (Montreal)
- EU (Ireland)
- Asia Pacific (Sydney)
- Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Client regions are determined by D2L and routed accordingly.
Access Brightspace Parent & Guardian through the Brightspace Pulse app
To access Brightspace Parent & Guardian through the Pulse app, the Brightspace Parent & Guardian web application must be enabled in your school's Brightspace.
Next, notify parents and guardians that they can download the Pulse app from any global Google Play™ or Apple App Store®.
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Note: Depending on how their device is configured, the app may update automatically, or they may have to manually check for new versions. |
Parents and guardians use the same Brightspace username and password to sign in to the Brightspace Pulse app that they use to access the Brightspace Parent & Guardian web application.
For information about supported platforms, operating systems, regions, languages, and accessibility features, refer to Brightspace Pulse platform requirements.
Supported login configurations
To specify the login type for the Brightspace Pulse app, contact D2L Support. Pulse supports the following login configurations:
- Local login, for example, the Login landing page created by the Login Page Management tool.
This is the default login configuration, even if not using the Login Page Management tool for students. Modify your login landing page to use the existing login section for parents and guardians and add a login link for teachers and students.
- External login, for example, an external Single Sign-On (SSO) landing page.
Modify your SSO landing page to add a login link for parents and guardians.
Note the following:
- Custom hosted login pages are supported if they are the default student login method (and parents or guardians use it).
- As a best practice, add a link that allows new parents and guardians to create a parent & guardian account.
- As an administrator, you can test logging in to Brightspace Pulse app by creating a mock parent & guardian account and enrolling mock children in a course. Logging in as an administrator does not display any relevant information in the app.