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About Turnitin
Turnitin is a cloud-based solution with capabilities in originality checking and online grading using their OriginalityCheck and GradeMark tools. Turnitin saves instructors time and facilitates personalized feedback for learners. OriginalityCheck lets you monitor Assignment submissions and identify potential cases of…
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Avoid Illegal Characters in File Names!
When naming a file you plan to upload to your course Dropbox, Discussions, Course Files or Content area, there are certain characters that should never be used. The presence of just one of these characters in your files name causes errors and unexpected problems in Brightspace! Fortunately, most Microsoft Windows…
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Brightspace Tips & Tricks
Select the issue:* You have just started using Brightspace, what are the most important things you should know? * What are some best practices for entering grades? * What are some best practices for creating and configuring discussions? * What are some best practices for setting up Release Conditions? * How to make changes…
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Creating and managing Content
Select the issue: * How to create a Content Module or Topic * How to fix broken links in Content * How to add a link to a Discussion Topic or Forum in Content * How to hide a Content Module or Topic * Students are unable to see the Content you have posted How to create a Content Module or Topic To create a Content Module:…
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D2L and TurnItIn and Peermark
D2L and TurnItIn and Peermark.docx Effective practices for using the Assignments tool with Turnitin and Peermark provided by Mark Felix
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Data Restore Guidelines For Instructors
Restoring unintentionally deleted course content & data is always a challenge. However, accidents happen, and under certain circumstances, certain course elements may be restored. In fact, our current version of D2L allows instructors to "undelete" some course elements. This article describes which objects can be restored…
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Direct Linking to DHC Support Articles
It’s simple to link directly to any DHC knowledge base FAQ online or in hardcopy documentation…use this format… * https://d2lhelp.view.usg.edu/s/article/KB0012345 <Article number)
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Editing Discussion Content
Select the Issue: * How to insert equations correctly * How to post an attachment into a Discussion Topic * How to create a quicklink for a Discussion Topic or Forum within another Topic How to insert equations correctly To insert equations: * From the Course Homepage, go to Discussions: * Enter the Topic to post in. *…
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Getting started with Quizzes
Select the issue: * How to use the Question Library * How to create a Quiz Question * How to randomize the question in my quiz * How to provide feedback on student attempts * How to preview a quiz How to use the Question Library Listed below are instructions on accessing the Library, and Adding them to you Quiz: *…
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How can an instructor access files placed in Shared Files at the Org level?
Back to Home How can an instructor access files that have been placed in Shared Files at the Org Level? 1. Go to My Home. 2. Click on Manage Homepage in the bottom right corner of the homepage. 3. Click the Add Widget button in the Widgets section. 4. Scroll down and select the check box beside the My Admin Tools widget.…