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- Create and Edit Gradebook
- Enter Grades
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- Publish Grades
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Instructional Software
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Learning Object Repositories (LORs)
Quizzes, Surveys, and Proctoring
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- Proctoring
- Quiz Questions
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  Publish Grades
  
  Export and Import Grades
- Instructional Software
  
  Respondus 4.0
  
  SoftChalk
  
  Turnitin
  
  YuJa
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Semester Start
- Semester Start - Instructor Checklist
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- Access and Log in to D2L
- Activate a Course
- Add Barnes and Noble College Link to Your Course
- Add, Delete, or Update Faculty Vitae in myLoneStar
- Add, Delete, or Update Syllabi in myLoneStar
- Brightspace Pulse
- D2L Supported Browsers
- If You Need Access to Another Faculty Member's Class
- New to Online?
- Reconcile Your D2L and iStar Rosters
- Restore an Archived Course
- Tutoring Services for Your Students
- Verifying the Official Day Roll (ODR)
Semester End
- End of Semester Guide
- Export Course Content
- Export Grades
- Extended Course Access for a Student
- Print a Copy of the Exam with Answers
- Print Grades
- Submit Grades in iStar
Accessibility
- Ally
- EquatIO
- Accessibility at Lone Star College
- Create an Accessible PDF from a Microsoft Word Document
- Interpreting and Transcribing Services
- Linking to Publisher or other Third-party Online Materials - Accessibility Considerations
Assignments
- Add an Attachment to an Assignment
- Annotate Learner Submissions
- Anonymous Marking in Assignment Submissions
- Assignment Categories
- Associate a Grading Activity with a Grade Item
- Associate Assignment Folders with Learning Objectives
- Copy an Assignment
- Create Assignments
- Create a Group Assignment
- Delete Assignments
- Edit an Assignment
- Edit an Assignment Category
- Edit Multiple Assignments Using Bulk Edit
- Evaluate Assignment Submissions
- Extend Access for a Student to an Assignment
- Grant Students Special Access on an Assignment
- Previewing Assignments
- Previewing Assignment Folders and Submissions
- Reorder Assignments
- Restore a Deleted Assignment
- Restore Deleted Assignment Submissions
- Restrict Assignment Submission Options
- Set Availability and Due Dates for an Assignment
- Set Release Conditions for an Assignment
- Use Turnitin with Assignments
- Use Quick Eval for Assessment
- Use Video Note
- Reuse Video Notes
Attendance
- Attendance for In-Person Meetings
- Create an Attendance Register
- Create an Attendance Scheme
- Edit an Attendance Register; Delete a Session
- Edit an Attendance Scheme
- Enter Attendance
- View Attendance Data
- View Attendance & Grades for Withdrawn (Unenrolled) Users
- View Attendance Schemes
Collaboration
- Awards
- Groups
- Webex
- Add a User to a Course
- Create Student Inactivity Alerts
- Join the Brightspace Community & Access the PIE (Product Ideas Exchange)
- PIE Items to Upvote
- Use Chat
- Use Classlist
- Use the Announcements Tool
- Use the Instant Message Tool to Send & Receive Messages
Content
- Add a File to a Module
- Add Topics to a Content Module
- Add a YouTube Video to Your Course
- Change and Replace Files
- Copy Course Components (Simple)
- Copy Course Components (Advanced)
- Create a File Using the Content Tool
- Create a Link
- Create a PDF from a Word Document
- Create a Quicklink
- Create Modules and Submodules in Content
- Customize Content Using Replace Strings
- Delete All Content from a Course
- Embed Videos from Academic Video Online to D2L
- File Conversion Tool
- Fix Broken Links
- How to Share Course Materials with Others
- HTML Editor Basics
- HTML Editor - Accessibility Checker
- Import Zipped Content
- My Courses Widget
- Remove Third-Party Integration Content and the Associated Grade Items
- Set Release Conditions for Content Modules and Topics
- Visibility and Completion Options in Content Modules
- View Content Reports
- Delete a Module or Topic
Course Management and Administration
- Sandboxes & Community Groups
  - Add People to a Community Group
  - Create a Community Group
  - Create a Sandbox
  - How to Share Course Materials with Others
  - Use a Test Student Account to View Your Course Content
- Add a User to a Course
- Bypass Release Conditions for Observers and Scribes
- D2L Course Calendar Basics
- Customize Your Course Image
- Insights Portal - Engagement Dashboard
- D2L Recommended Practices for Release Conditions
- D2L Roles
- D2L Supported Browsers
- Edit Dates Using Manage Dates
- Export Attendance Data
- How to Share Course Materials with Others
- LSC Copyright Policy
- Manage Calendar Events
- Merge Course Rosters
- Manage Your Course Files
- Offset Course Dates using the Manage Dates Tool
- Release Condition Types
- Release Conditions
- Set Up or Delete Attendance Registers
- Use the Course Selector
- View a Course as a Student
- Add Observers or Advisors to a Course (For Section Builders)
- Use Classlist
- Export your D2L Calendar to another Calendar Application
- Exclude Select Courses From Notifications
Course Planning and Design
- Quality Matters
- Assessing Your Students
- Course Design Checklist & Syllabus Template
- Course Tours
- Designing Your Course with Course Builder
- Engage Students
- Help Students Complete Work Using Checklists
- Online Assessments
- Proctorless Exams within D2L
Discussions
- Apply Discussion Forum and Topic Restrictions
- Calculation Methods for Assessing Individual Discussion Posts
- Create Discussion Forums and Topics
- Create Private Discussions for Student Journaling
- Configure a Discussion Topic for Assessment
- Copy a Discussion Forum, Topic, Thread, or Post
- Delete Discussion Forums, Topics, Threads, and Posts
- Grade a Discussion
- Move Discussion Threads and Replies
- Receive Discussion Post Alerts By Subscribing to a Discussion
- Restore a Deleted Discussion Topic
- Set Release Conditions for a Discussion Forum or Topic
- Use Quick Eval for Assessment
Email
- Change Preview Pane Settings in D2L Email
- Forward Email to LoneStar.edu Account
- Read Email in D2L
- Send Email in D2L
- Send Email to Both Students' D2L and my.lonestar.edu Email Addresses
- Track Receipt of Sent Email
- Unable to Access Email Because of Quiz in Progress.
ePortfolio
- Create an ePortfolio Presentation
- Create Sharing Groups for ePortfolio
- Evaluate ePortfolio Items in Assignments
- Push a Presentation to Students Using ePortfolio
- Share Presentations Using ePortfolio
- Upload Items to ePortfolio
Grades
- Create and Edit Gradebook
- Enter Grades
- Gradebook View
- Publish Grades
- Export and Import Grades
Instructional Software
- Respondus 4.0
- SoftChalk
  - Add a SoftChalk Cloud Lesson to Your D2L Course
  - SoftChalk License Information
- Turnitin
- YuJa
- Add SmarterMeasure Assessment for EDUC 1300
- Approved Instructional Technologies
- Brainfuse - Online Student Tutoring
- Software Resources for Faculty
Learning Object Repositories (LORs)
- About the LOR: Shared Faculty Repository
- Add or Edit Optional Metadata for LOR Objects
- Delete an Object from the LOR
- LOR: Change Versions of a Learning Object in Your Course
- LOR: Unhide an Object in the Shared Faculty Repository
- LOR: Update a Learning Object
- Publish to the LOR
- Retrieve Objects from a LOR for Your Class
Quizzes, Surveys, and Proctoring
- Manage Quizzes
- Proctoring
- Quiz Questions
- Quiz Grading
- Quiz Submission
- Quiz Preview and Statistics
- Respondus Lockdown Browser and Proctoring
- Surveys
  - Create a Survey
  - Survey Reports & Statistics
Rubrics
- Connect a Rubric to an Assignment
- Connect a Rubric to a Discussion Topic
- Connect a Rubric to a Grade Column
- Copy a Rubric
- Setting Up a Rubric
- Edit and Manage Existing Rubrics
- Grade an Assignment with a Rubric
- Grade a Discussion With or Without a Rubric
- Use a Rubric with a Grade Column
Student Management
- Brightspace Pulse
- Create Student Inactivity Alerts
- Extend Course Access for a Student
- Reconcile Your D2L and iStar Rosters
- Retrieve Withdrawn Student Course Activity Data
- Set Up Email and Text Notifications in D2L
- Student Orientation for Online Courses
- Use Intelligent Agents for Early Alerts
- View Class Progress
- View Student Photos-Faculty View
- View Student Photos - Advisor or Student Services View
- Verifying the Midpoint Roll (MDR)
- Work To Do Widget
Third-party Integrations
- Qwickly Attendance
  - Set Up Qwickly Attendance
  - Take Attendance with Qwickly
  - View Qwickly Attendance Record Data
- Request an LMS Integration
- Approved Instructional Technologies
- Add AchieveWorks Personality and Skills to Your D2L Course
- Add Beyond Labz to Your D2L Course and Importing a Course Cartridge
- Add ALEKS for Higher Education to Your D2L Course
- Add ALEKS Science/Chemistry (LTI 1.3) to Your D2L Course
- Add CHEM 101 to Your D2L Course
- Add Connect4Education Content to Your D2L Course
- Add Goodheart-Willcox Content to Your D2L Course
- Add H5P Content to Your D2L Course
- Add Hawkes Learning Content to Your D2L Course
- Add Hypothesis to Your D2L Course
- Add InQuizitive to Your D2L Course
- Add Knewton Alta Assignments to Your D2L Course
- Add LabArchives to Your D2L Course
- Add Labyrinth Learning Content to Your D2L Course
- Add Labster to Your D2L Course
- Add Lumen Content to Your D2L Course
- Add Macmillan Launchpad to Your D2L Course
- Add McGraw-Hill Connect to Your D2L Course
- Add McGraw-Hill SIMnet to Your D2L Course
- Add Odigia Content to Your D2L Course
- Add OER Commons Content to Your D2L Course
- Add Oxford University Press Content to Your D2L Course
- Add Packback Content to Your D2L Course
- Add Pearson (LTI 1.3) MyLab and Mastering, or Revel to Your D2L Course
- Add Pearson Revel 1.1 (Old Version) to Your D2L Course
- Add Picmonic to Your D2L Course
- Add Pivot Interactives to Your D2L Course
- Add SAGE Vantage to Your D2L Course
- Add Toolwire Games to Your D2L Course
- Add Top Hat to Your D2L Course
- Add uCertify Content to Your D2L Course
- Add VHL Vista Higher Learning Material to Your D2L Course
- Add WileyPlus (LTI 1.3) to Your D2L Course
- Using Zoom with D2L
- Embed Videos from Academic Video Online to D2L
- ReadSpeaker
- Use Cengage Mindtap in Your D2L Course
- Use Films On Demand in D2L
- Add F.A.Davis to Your D2L Course

Grades

Create and Edit Gradebook

Enter Grades

Gradebook View

Publish Grades

Export and Import Grades