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  1. Print Grades

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Grades Export and Import Grades
    Exporting grades to Excel allows you to print the Grades data legibly on as few pages as possible. There are various ways the grades export spreadsheet might be formatted. This article provides one example. Show Video Walkthrough   ...

  2. Reconcile Your D2L and iStar Rosters

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Student Management
    There may be times when your course's D2L Classlist does not accurately reflect the class roster in iStar/MyLoneStar . To correct the D2L Classlist you can use the  Reconcile your Rosters form (sometimes referred to as the Verify Brightspace ...

  3. Add an Attachment to an Assignment

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Assignments
    Instructors often have supporting documents or other files that students need to complete an assignment. These files can be worksheets to be completed, essay prompts, image files, or any other file necessary to complete the assignment. These files...

  4. Delete Assignments

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Assignments
    Delete a Single Assignment Click [Course Activities]  in the navbar and choose [Assignments] . On the Assignments page, click on the arrow next to the name of the assignment you would like to delete, then choose [ Delete Assignment]. ...

  5. Technologist or Designer: Who's the Best to Contact?

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Faculty Support & Services
    LSC-Online Technologists and Instructional Designers are available to assist faculty with their D2L courses. Appointments with a technologist or designer can be scheduled during business hours. Technologists support: D2L q...

  6. Edit Dates Using Manage Dates

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Course Management and Administration
    The Manage Dates tool can be used to edit dates for all of the following: Announcements  Assignments Calendar Checklist Content Discussions Grades Quizzes Survey Intelligent Agents NOTE:  Intelligent agents tha...

  7. Create a Group Assignment

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Assignments
    You may want to create an assignment that allows a group of students to turn in a single submission. This allows you to assign a single grade to the students in the group automatically, and any of the students are able to turn in the submission. Y...

  8. Create Groups

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Collaboration Groups
    You can create group work areas for students with the Manage Groups tool and use groups to organize students’ work on projects and assignments. Students can belong to multiple groups within the same course. For example, each student can simu...

  9. Connect a Rubric to an Assignment

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Rubrics
    Show Video Walkthrough                                                 From the Navbar , select [ Course Activities] followed by [ Assignments] . Click   the [Dropdown arrow]  ...

  10. Move Your Face-to-Face or Hybrid Course Online

    Published On: 05/31/2018 in Faculty Support & Services Campus Closure Preparedness
    Steps for Maintaining Instructional Continuity Circumstances may arise that require Lone Star College to move many courses to an online format via D2L (Brightspace by Desire2Learn). We understand that emergency situations are not ideal circumstan...