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  1. Instructor Live Proctoring with LockDown Browser

    Instructor Live Proctoring: An Overview When LockDown Browser is used with “Instructor Live Proctoring,” the instructor watches students remotely during an online test. This feature requires the use of a video conference system and is i...
  2. Drop the Lowest Grade

    Drop the Lowest Scores from Grades Go to Grades > Manage Grades. Click on the Category where you wish to drop a grade. In the Distribution section, select Distribute weight evenly across all items  or Distribute points across all i...
  3. Join the Brightspace Community & Access the PIE (Product Ideas Exchange)

    Brightspace Community The Brightspace Community site is the primary destination for D2L's community of clients, partners, users, developers and D2L staff to share ideas, knowledge & resources with others. You can connect with other D2L user...
  4. HTML Templates - Catalog

    NOTE: To access the HTML Templates, please follow the steps in Getting Started with HTML Templates . This catalog gives a look at all available HTML Templates, designed to resemble their appearance when used inside a course. Clicking on a...
  5. Work To Do Widget

    Work To Do Widget The Work To Do widget provides students a summary of assigned learning activities from all their courses that are overdue or have an upcoming due date.  The Work To Do widget displays the following learning activities: A...
  6. Add Top Hat to Your D2L Course

    Top Hat  is a student response, web-based system. Instructors can use Top Hat to poll students, ask discussion prompts, present lecture material and track attendance. Students can respond to Top Hat questions and prompts using the devices they...
  7. Use EquatIO for accessibility and more

    Equatio allows the creation of digital equations and formulas. It also offers other STEM and graphing tools. Equatio can be used within the D2L Editor, on your desktop (Windows or Mac), in Google Chrome and Equatio MathSpace website. Equatio formula...
  8. Mark a Grade as Exempt

    An instructor may mark a student's grade as "exempt" rather than giving the student a grade if desired. An exempt grade can be entered for Numeric, Selectbox, Pass/Fail, Calculated, Formula, and Text items. Exempt grades are not counte...
  9. View Content Report & Completion Progress

    You can view and track student progress through content topics through Content Reports  and Completion Progress . Content Reports provide instructors with insight into how students are interacting with course content and materials, while Co...
  10. Delete a Module or Topic

    Occasionally, you will need to delete a topic or even delete an entire module. This technique can be particularly useful when you have copied a course more than once and have multiple copies of a module in your course. You may also find it helpful i...