Teams is a great way to communicate with your class. Here are a few main ways to do that: Make a class announcement (Announcement) Start a class-wide conversation (Post) See Microsoft Team Help for step by step instructions to help you communicate with your...
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How Do I Get Organized in Teams?
You can think of Teams as having three big parts: Me Space: Your vertical left side bar in teams is the “Me” space. It includes options to see your activity feed across all your teams like My Activity (filterable by class, by person, etc.) and the different teams...
When can my students access the Team?
Once you’re ready for students to access a team, follow the steps on Microsoft’s support guides to activate your class team. Students, co-instructors, and TAs will need to sign up for a UVic Microsoft 365 account at onlineservices.uvic.ca before they will be populated...
Activate Teams for your course
Every term, a team is automatically created for your class. The following page provides information on locating and activating your course team. Locate your Team If you are new to teams. sign up for Office365 at onlineservices.uvic.ca Sign into portal.office.com...
How do I create groups in Brightspace?
You will find the groups tool under "Course Tools" In the Navbar. Click the new Category button and add group information. Depending on how you want to use the group, choose different enrollment types from the dropdown menu. For instance, if you have 5 different...
What are “roles” in Brightspace?
A 'Role' defines the permissions an individual has in a Brightspace course. For example, an Instructor role allows an individual to create and modify course material, but a Learner role is only able to view material. A user's role within a course can be found on the...
How do I add a participant to my course
Only the Instructor on Record, as the owner of the Brightspace site, is able to add or remove people from the course. Important: The Instructor on Record and all students registered in the course are automatically added / removed from Brightspace by the system....
How do I use a checklist in Brightspace?
Instructors can use the checklist tool to help learners manage their time. You can use checklists to help breakdown activities your learners need to complete, and learners can self-check each step as they go. How do I create a checklist in my course? From the the...
Course Announcements
Announcements are a quick and easy form of communication that are front and center in your learners' experience of your course. They display on the front page of your course. Once students log in to Brightspace for the first time, announcements are also automatically...
Can I change the name of a course in Brightspace?
The names of the courses in Brightspace are identical to the names that appear in the Banner system for CRN courses. If you need to change the name of your course or community site, please contact ltsisupport@uvic.ca.
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