How can we handle cases where a teacher is also a parent or guardian at the school board?
D2L expects teachers who are also parents or guardians to have separate user IDs/accounts from their teacher account. At this time, we do not support a single account as the user experience would be compromised if they shared the same account.
Are parents and guardians able to see everything within the context of the entire school year?
Yes. If the child is enrolled in the course, the parent or guardian can see class activity feed, and upcoming online assignments and quizzes for the entire school year.
Can schools control what parents and guardians see on the Brightspace Parent & Guardian page with permissions?
Yes and no.
- Assignments with a due date or end date, and quizzes with an end date are automatically shared with parents and guardians in the Upcoming Work widget.
- Classroom activity feed posts are automatically shared with parents and guardians. Parents and guardians are not able to see any comments left by students.
- Teachers can choose the Portfolio items that are shared with parents and guardians.
- Content files attached to assignments are automatically shared with parents and guardians.
Can I enable just the web application or just the Pulse app? Can I disable Pulse app?
No. If Brightspace Parent & Guardian is enabled in your school, both the web application and Pulse app are enabled and parents/guardians with an account can sign in to both.
What is the web address (URL) that parents/guardians use to log in?
There is no separate global Parent & Guardian URL. Parents and guardians access the Parent & Guardian web application through their school's Brightspace URL. The URL, along with the parent's username and password, is provided by the school's Brightspace administrator. For more information, see Access Brightspace for parents.