Teacher Documentation (K12)

Documentation changes for K12 teachers

Looking for what's new in Teacher topics? The following list provides links to all K12 teacher help topics that have been newly created or updated. For more information about Brightspace features, refer to our Release Note Updates.

February 2025/20.25.02

Updated the Email others using the Email tool topic with the new Copy emails to your external email account section.
Implemented a reorganization of Creator+ content:
- Updated the About Brightspace Creator+ topic title to About All-New Brightspace Creator+ to revise content to focus on differences in functionality between existing Creator+ customers and All-New Creator+ customers.
- Updated the Use the Creator+ features of Brightspace Editor topic title to Use Creator+ Elements to revise content to focus on Insert Element.
- Added the Use Creator+ Practices topic to revise content to focus on Insert Practice.
- Added the Use Creator+ Layouts topic to revise content to focus on Layouts.
Updated the Best practices for creating a Course Homepage topic to align with the rebrand of Microsoft Office 365 to Microsoft 365.
Updated the About System Widgets topic to align with the rebrand of Microsoft Office 365 to Microsoft 365.
Updated the Add and organize learning materials in the New Content Experience (Lessons) topic to include information about the Description field.
Updated the View quiz statistics and attempt logs topic to include information about filtering by Sections and Groups in quiz statistics.
Added the Remove the grade association for a graded LTI content topic to explain how to use the UI to independently remove grade associations from specific LTI content topics.

January 2025/20.25.01

Updated the Assessment methods available for a discussion topic to indicate that feedback from Discussion grade items is synchronized with the grade book when the evaluator clicks Update.
Updated the Evaluate assignments using the Assignments tool topic to indicate that feedback from Assignment grade items is synchronized with the grade book when the evaluator clicks Update.
Updated the Create and manage categories and groups topic to include additional information about using multiple categories with unique identifiers.
Updated the Create a group thread in an existing topic topic to include a link to the Create and manage categories and groups topic.
Updated the Create a rubric using the Rubrics tool topic to include availability information about setting the minimum or maximum score for ungraded rubric criteria in Analytic type rubrics.
Updated the Evaluate assignments using the Rubrics tool topic to include information about adding maximum or minimum scores for ungraded rubric criteria.
Updated the Assess users in discussion threads topic to include information about adding maximum or minimum scores for ungraded rubric criteria.
Updated the following topics to reflect updates to the Homepage Widget Expansion Pack:
Updated the Review and assess submitted Portfolio evidence topic to include information about new filters for locating evidence.
Updated the About Release Conditions topic to add the new Content - Course Completed release condition.
Updated the About Brightspace Creator+, Use H5P Interactives, and Use the Creator+ features of Brightspace Editor topics to add information about the new Authoring Tools menu.