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  1. Ally Frequently Asked Questions for Faculty

    What is Ally? The same company (Blackboard) that created the Blackboard Learn Learning Management System (LMS), has created another product called Ally . Ally works seamlessly with many different LMS (such as D2L Brightspace) to gauge the acc...
  2. Ally Accessibility Check

    Benefits of Ally Lone Star College-Online strives for an inclusive learning environment by championing the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). To support this effort, the college has adopted Ally, a tool in your D2L courses that...
  3. Manual Upload or Download from YuJa

    Upload Video to YuJa From your D2L Course, click [Course Activities] -> [YuJa Video Platform] . Click on [Manage Media] .   Click [Upload] in the menu. In the Add Me...
  4. How Ally Works in D2L

    Ally scans uploaded files (see supported formats below) and assigns an accessibility score and indicator (colored gauge icon) that is displayed to instructors near each supported file (see supported formats below) in the Content section of your D2L ...
  5. Add YuJa Video to Content Modules

    Show Video Walkthrough       NOTE: When you are creating a news announcement and need to embed a YuJa video, use the Source Code (HTML Editor) option, instead of the [Insert stuff] → [Enter Embed Code] route. Under Conte...
  6. PIE Items to Upvote

    The Product Ideas Exchange (PIE) is a place where you can share your ideas about how to make D2L better, discuss them with fellow Community members, and cast your vote for ideas that you would like to see developed. The following items have been...
  7. Turn Off Auto Numbering In Word

    Open the document whose numbering you want to convert. (You may want to open a copy of the document so that you don't mess up the original document.) Press Alt+F11. Word displays the VBA Editor. Press Ctrl+G. This opens the Immediate window. ...
  8. Graphical Editor & LaTeX

    Inserting Formulas From HTML Equation Editor From Assignments To access the Equation Editor from the HTML Editor toolbar, click [+] , then click [Equation] . You will then be presented with the list of Equation Editors , which enables use...
  9. D2L Roles

    It is important to add employees to your courses in the correct role. Use the chart below to determine the best role for the person you wish to add to your course.  Roles Chart PNG to print or share. NOTE : Please refer to Add a User ...
  10. Create a Bonus Grade Item

    Creating a bonus item is performed similarly to creating a regular grade item with only a few differences. In D2L you can use either a Points grading system or a Weighted system. Either is a valid choice. But whichever you use, it must be the one yo...