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Semester Start
- Semester Start - Instructor ChecklistUpdated
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- Access and Log in to D2L
- Activate a Course
- Add, Delete, or Update Faculty Vitae in myLoneStar
- Add, Delete, or Update Syllabi in myLoneStar
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- If You Need Access to Another Faculty Member's Class
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Semester End
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- Export Course Content
- Export Grades
- Extended Course Access for a Student
- Print a Copy of the Final Exam with Answers
- Print Grades
- Submit Grades in iStar
Accessibility
- Ally
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- 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
- Make a PDF Accessible
- Use OpenDyslexic in D2L
Assignments
- Add an Attachment to an Assignment
- Annotate Student 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
- Grade Assignment Submissions
- Grant Students Special Access on an Assignment
- Graphical Editor & LaTeX
- 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
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- View Attendance & Grades for Withdrawn (Unenrolled) Users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 Classlist
- Use the Announcements Tool
- Use the Instant Message Tool to Send & Receive Messages
Content
- Creator+
  - Insert Element Using Creator+
  - Insert Practice Questions Using Creator+
  - Use Layouts In Creator+
  - HTML Templates vs Creator+ vs SoftChalk
- HTML Templates
  - Getting Started with HTML Templates
  - HTML Templates - Sample Page Layouts
  - HTML Templates - Dynamic Elements
  - HTML Templates - Static Elements
  - HTML Templates - Catalog
  - Additional Elements
  - HTML Templates vs Creator+ vs SoftChalk
  - Copying HTML Element Templates
- Adding Files 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 Clickable PDF in an Announcement
- 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
- Graphical Editor & LaTeX
- 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
- Delete a Module or Topic
Course Data Analytics
- Class Engagement Tool Overview
- Insights Portal - Engagement Dashboard
- Insights Portal - Learner Engagement Dashboard
- View Class Progress
- View Content Report & Completion Progress
- Quiz Reports
- Quiz Statistics - Insights Portal
Course Management and Administration
- Sandboxes & Community Groups
  - Add Users 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
  - Use the Discover Tool to Self-Enroll
- Add Observers or Advisors to a Course (For Section Builders)
- Add a User to a Course
- Bypass Release Conditions for Observers and Scribes
- Customize Your Course Image
- D2L Course Calendar Basics
- D2L Roles
- D2L Supported Browsers
- Edit Dates Using Manage Dates
- Exclude Select Courses From Notifications
- Export Attendance Data
- Export your D2L Calendar to another Calendar Application
- How to Share Course Materials with Others
- LSC Copyright Policy
- Manage Calendar Events
- Merge Course Rosters
- Manage Your Course Files
- Migrate Student Submission Data Between Courses
- Offset Course Dates using the Manage Dates Tool
- Release Conditions
- Release Condition Types
- Release Conditions - Best Practices
- Set Up or Delete Attendance Registers
- Use Classlist
- Use the Course Selector
- View Course as a Student
Course Planning and Design
- Quality Matters
- Course Homepage
- 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
- Edit Discussion Topic - Properties
- Edit Discussion Topic - Right Panel
- Introducing the New Discussion Creation Experience
- Apply Discussion Forum Restrictions
- Calculation Methods for Assessing Individual Discussion Posts
- Create Discussion Forums and Topics
- Create Private Discussions for Student Journaling
- Copy a Discussion Forum, Topic, Thread, or Post
- Grade a Discussion
- Graphical Editor & LaTeX
- Move Discussion Threads and Replies
- Subscribe to a Discussion to Receive Post Alerts
- Restore a Deleted Discussion Topic
- Use Quick Eval for Assessment
Email
- Access Your LSC Emails through the Microsoft 365 Widget
- Send Emails To Students in D2L
- Send Outgoing D2L Emails to Your Outlook Inbox
- Microsoft 365 - Setup Rules in Outlook to Separate Student Emails
- Microsoft 365 - FAQs
- Organizing Your Outlook Emails: A Guide for Faculty
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
- Turnitin
- YuJa
- Add SmarterMeasure Assessment for EDUC 1300
- Approved Instructional Technologies
- Brainfuse - Online Student Tutoring
- Software Resources for Faculty
ISDs
- Making Groups for Dual Credit Courses
- Chromebooks, LockDown Browser & Website Whitelisting for ISDs
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
Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment
- Outcomes Training Videos
  - Outcomes Training
Proctoring
- Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor
- Proctoring Options for Online Quizzes
- Instructor Live Proctoring with LockDown Browser
- ProctorU Live+
- Submit a Testing Center Request
Quizzes
- Manage Quizzes
- Quiz Questions
- Quiz Evaluation
- Quiz Submission
- Quiz Preview and 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
- Grade a Written Response Quiz Question with a Rubric
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 Notifications in D2L
- D2L Student Training
- Use Intelligent Agents for Early Alerts
- View Student Photos-Faculty View
- View Student Photos - Advisor or Student Services View
- Verifying the Midpoint Roll (MDR)
- Work To Do Widget
Surveys
- Create a Survey
- Survey Reports & Statistics
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 (LTI 1.3) to Your D2L Course
- Add ALEKS Math and Science/Chemistry (LTI 1.3) to Your D2L Course
- Add Beyond Labz to Your D2L Course and Importing a Course Cartridge
- Add Cengage to Your Course
- Add Aktiv (CHEM101) 1.3 to Your D2L CourseUpdated
- Add Connect4Education Content to Your D2L Course
- Add F.A.Davis to Your D2L Course
- Use Films On Demand in D2L
- 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 eLab 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 Lumen One to Your D2L Course
- Add Macmillan Achieve to Your D2L Course
- Add McGraw-Hill Connect (LTI 1.3) to Your D2L Course
- Add McGraw-Hill GO to Your Course
- Add McGraw-Hill SIMnet (LTI 1.3) to Your D2L Course
- Add MyOpenMath 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 Pearson (LTI 1.3) MyLab and Mastering, or Revel to Your D2L Course
- Add Peerceptiv to Your D2L Course
- Add Pivot Interactives to Your D2L Course
- Add SAGE Vantage to Your D2L Course
- Add ScienceInteractive to Your Course
- Add Top Hat to Your D2L Course
- Add True+Way ASL 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
- ExamSoft
- Embed Videos from Academic Video Online to D2L
- Using ReadSpeaker
- Using Zoom with D2L
- LSC Virtual Bookstore
VTAC Self-Service Forms
- Add a User to a Course
- Archive or Restore a CourseUpdated
- Create a Community Group
- Create a Sandbox
- Extend Course Access for a Student
- Merge Course Rosters
- Reconcile Your D2L and iStar Rosters
- Request an LMS Integration
- Retrieve Withdrawn Student Course Activity Data

Grades

Create and Edit Gradebook

Enter Grades

Gradebook View

Publish Grades

Export and Import Grades