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Set up the Activity Feed widget and post
The Activity Feed widget is a course homepage widget that provides a central location for you and your learners to post messages that are visible to the entire class. For example, you might post reminders about upcoming assignments and links to course materials. Requirements To see and use Activity Feed and other widgets,…
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Post assignments using the Activity Feed widget
Create an assignment post using Activity Feed Create posts about assignments to remind and notify learners about upcoming due dates, assignment instructions, and to provide additional resources. To create an assignment post From your course homepage, in the Activity Feed widget, click Create a post. Click the Assignment…
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Control commenting on Activity Feed posts
Instructors can control the ability for students to comment on Activity Feed posts. Commenting can be enabled or disabled for the entire feed or for individual posts. Comment on Activity Feed posts Comment on Activity Feed posts to answer questions and clarify information for students. To comment on Activity Feed posts…
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Set up a quicklink to a discussion topic or forum within an existing Content topic
You can add a quicklink that links learnersdirectly to a discussion topic or discussion forum. Set up a quicklink to a discussion topic in the New Content experience You can add a quicklink to a discussion topic in the New Content Experience (Lessons). To add a quicklink to a discussion topic Navigate to Content. In the…
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Disable your course address book
Do one of the following:* In the course that you want to make changes to, click Course Admin > Course Offering Information. Clear the Show course address book check box.
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Use Classlist to manage course participants
Your Classlist is a directory of course participants. You can use it to quickly find names, email addresses, and group or section. For general information about the Classlist tool, refer to About Classlist. Tip: To quickly confirm which group or section a learner is enrolled in, use Classlist, if you have the Classlist >…
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Create a blog
Use the Blog tool to post and respond to questions, engage in discussions, and share opinions and comments with other users. You can create private blog entries, or choose to make public entries for other users to view. The Blog tool has three main areas: * My Blog for creating and maintaining your own blog. * Blog Watch…
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Email others using the Email tool
You can communicate with your learners in Brightspace using the Email tool. To email others using the Email tool On your organizational or course homepage, click the Message Alerts (the envelope icon) and then click Email. Compose your message and add any attachments (if applicable). Note: The email message, attachments,…
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Create FAQ questions and categories
FAQ questions and answers are organized into categories, and all questions and answers must belong to a category. Create an FAQ category Navigate to the FAQ tool. On the Manage FAQ page, click New Category. Figure: The New Category option on the Manage FAQ page. Enter your category details. Click Save. You have created an…
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Create an announcement
Announcements can help you to boost engagement by scheduling announcements for frequent and regular communication to all learners enrolled in a course. Learners can also set notification preferences to be made aware of important updates. Note: When instructors include inline images in an announcement, the images display in…