• Changing notification settings
• Submitting assignments and viewing feedback
• Taking quizzes and exams in the quiz tool
• Using BigBlueButton (BBB)
• Using the Brightspace Pulse app
• And much more!

• Complete a quiz
• Submit assignments
• Use the discussion tool

Google Chrome

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More (three vertical dots) .
3. Select More Tools from the drop-down menu.                                   
4. Select Clear Browsing Data… from the drop-down menu. A new window will open.
5. At the top, click on the drop-down menu to choose a time range. To delete the entire history and cache, select All time.
6. Check the boxes for “Cookies and other site data” and “Cached images and files”.
7. Click Clear data. You have now cleared your Chrome browser cache.

Mozilla Firefox

1. On your computer, open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click the Library button on your toolbar. If you do not see it there, click the menu button , then click Library.
3. Select History from the drop-down menu.
4. Select Clear Recent History…                                             
5. At the top, click the drop-down menu next to “Time range to clear” to select how much of your Firefox history to clear. To delete the entire history and cache, select Everything.
6. Click the checkboxes next to “Cache”. For more information on what each of these options includes see:
7. Click OK. You have now cleared your Mozilla Firefox browser cache.

Automatically clear the cache

With Mozilla Firefox you can set up your computer to automatically clear the cache everytime Firefox closes.

1. On your computer, open Mozilla Firefox.
2. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox.
3. Select Preferences from the drop-down menu.
4. Select the Privacy and Security.                                                                                       
5. Scroll down to the “History” section. In the drop-down menu next to Firefox, choose Use custom settings for history.                                                 
6. Check the box next to “Clear history when Firefox closes”.
7. To specify what types of history should be cleared, click the Settings…button next to “Clear history when Firefox closes”. To delete the entire history and cache, select Everything.
8. In the Settings for Clearing History, check the items that you want to have cleared automatically each time you quit Firefox.
9. After selecting the history to be cleared, click OK to close the Settings for Clearing History pop-up.
10. Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you have made will automatically be saved.You have now set your Mozilla Firefox browser to clear the cache automatically when Firefox closes.

Microsoft Edge

1. On your computer, open Microsoft Edge.
2. At the top right, click Select Settings and more (three horizontal dots).
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
4. Under the Settings sidebar, select Privacy, Search and Services.             
5. To the right of “Clear browsing data now”, select Choose What to Clear.
6. From the Time range list, select how far back Microsoft Edge should empty the cache. To empty the entire cache, select All Time.
7. In Clear browsing data, select the check box for “Cookies and other site data” and “Cached images and files”. You can select any of the other options as well that you want to clear.           
8. Click Clear now. You have now cleared your Microsoft Edge browser cache.

Automatically clear the cache

With Microsoft Edge you can set up your computer to automatically clear the cache everytime Microsoft Edge closes.

1. On your computer, open Microsoft Edge.
2. At the top right click Select Settings and more (three horizontal dots).
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
4. Under the Settings sidebar, select Privacy and Services.                   
5. Under “Clear browsing data”, select Choose what to clear every time you close the browser.
6. In “Clear browsing data on close”, select the option beside each cache you want to clear when you close a browser window.
7. Close the Settings tab in Microsoft Edge. Your changes will be saved automatically.You have now set your Microsoft Edge browser to clear the cache automatically when Microsoft Edge closes.

Safari (MAC)

1. On your Mac computer, open Safari.
2. At the top left of the screen, click Safari.
3. Select Preferences from the drop-down menu.                                                                   
4. Click Advanced (gear icon).                   
5. Click the box next to “Show Develop menu in menu bar”.
6. The Develop menu has now been enabled. From the menu bar at the top, click Develop.
7. Select Empty Caches from the drop-down menu.                                   

You have now cleared your Safari browser cache.

Clear cache, cookies and history

With Safari you can also choose to clear your cache, cookies, and history. This will clear everything where as the instructions above will only clear your cache.

1. On your Mac computer, open Safari.
2. At the top left of the screen, click Safari.
3. Select Clear History… from the drop-down menu.                           
4. In the pop-up window, select a time frame for how far back to erase. To clear the entire cache, select all history.

You have now cleared your Safari browser cache, cookies and history.

How to download a file in Brightspace

1. Log in to with your My杏吧原创One credentials.
2. Click on your course under My Courses or the course selector grid
3. Click Content in the course navbar.
4. Click the title of the module with the file you want to download from the left side menu under the Table of Contents.
5. Click the arrow next to the file you want to download.
6. Select Download from the drop-down menu.

You have now downloaded the file onto your computer.

Using Checklists

1. Log in to with your My杏吧原创One username and password.
2. Click on your course under聽My Courses聽or the聽course selector grid聽
3. Click Content in the Navbar.
4. In the left sidebar under Table of Contents, click on the module that holds the checklist.
5. Click the checklist name to open it.
6. Review the various tasks on the list. Any applicable due dates are written to the right of the task name.
   

   TIP: Click on any included blue links to open connected webpages or content items.

7. After completing a task, click the select box to mark it as complete.
8. Review overall progress at the top of the checklist in the progress bar, which lists the percentage and number of items complete.
   

   NOTE: Checklists may be included as an optional study aid to organize coursework or may be required by your instructor. Review your course syllabus and other communications from your instructor to be sure you understand the purpose of each checklist.

Related Support Page: Class Progress and Completion tracking

A list of all courses a student is enrolled in. Hover over a course, click the … (elipses) and click Pin to pin the course to the top of this list.

Access 24/7/365 support for any challenges or concerns in using Brightspace.

A quick look at upcoming dates and events from all courses. Click Brightspace Calendar or Show More… to open the Calendar tool.

Related Support Page: Using the Calendar

Various links to 杏吧原创 services, including 杏吧原创’s website, 杏吧原创 Central, cuPortfolio, 杏吧原创 Email, Mediaspace, the library website and Student support services.

Links to Brightspace support, including video tutorials (Brightspace tutorials Youtube page), Documentation from Brightspace, the Brightspace Community and a system check to ensure browser compatibility.

杏吧原创 logo

This logo is a link to the dashboard. Click on the logo from anywhere in Brightspace to return to the dashboard (homepage).

Course selector grid

Click to view a list of all the courses you are enrolled in. To keep a course at the top of this list, click the pin icon

Message alerts

Click to view notifications of unread emails from instructors and other students.

Subscription alerts

Click to view notifications of updates in subscribed discussion forums, topics and threads.

Update alerts

Click to view notifications of new or updated course announcements, due dates, end dates and grades.

Click to make changes to your user profile, notifications, account settings, view your course progress summaries and log out.

Further links: Customizing notification settings

This is a visual overview of the various modules in a course. Click a module name too access the course content within the module.

• Click the i icon   to view the module description.
• Click the double arrow icon to open the next topic you have to complete in a module.
• The progress bar below each module indicates the percentage of module topics that have been completed and the number of topics outstanding.

Click Course Home to return to the course homepage.

Click Content to navigate to the content page. The content page is the most important page in any course. It has access to all of the modules and a table of contents that lists all the course content items.

Click Progress to access information about course grades, class progress, and view any earned awards.

Related support page: Viewing Grades

The Tools link has quick access to all Brightspace course tools. Each tool, such as announcements, assignments, discussions, quizzes, etc. has a summary page that lists all of the available content from that tool. Use these tool pages to get an overview of a certain type of content that is currently available, or to quickly find a specific link. For example, click Discussions to view all of the available discussion forums and topics for the course.

These links are the same as on the dashboard navbar. Access links to various 杏吧原创 services, including 杏吧原创’s website, 杏吧原创 Central, cuPortfolio, 杏吧原创 Email, Mediaspace, the library website and Student support services.

Links to Brightspace support, including video tutorials (Brightspace tutorials Youtube page), Documentation from Brightspace, the Brightspace Community and a system check to ensure browser compatibility.

This menu runs on the left side of the Content page. This holds all course modules as well as any bookmarks and a course schedule.

• Search Topics: Search all of the content in a course to find a specific item. To search, type a key word(s) into the search bar and press Enter on the keyboard.                                                                   
• Bookmarks: Bookmarks are personal to an individual account. Any content items bookmarked will appear on this page for easy access. To create a bookmark, open a content item located in a module and click the bookmark icon
• Course Schedule: A list of course due dates, start dates, end dates, overdue activities and events for the next 7 days. These come from the calendar tool. Anything overdue will appear in red.             
• Modules: Modules are the sections of a course. Click on a module to open it. Module titles in the table of contents may have a number beside them that indicate the number of incomplete content items.

• Note. Some modules may have additional modules within them, called submodules. These submodules cannot be seen in the table of contents menu until the parent module is open.

Click on a module in the Table of Contents to view its content (“Unit 1: Poetry” is an example of a module in the image below).

• Module description: Any module descriptions will be at the top of the module. These often include important information about required activities or readings.
• Module dates: Module dates indicate when the content of that module will be available to students. Outside of these dates, the content item titles can be seen, but it cannot be opened or viewed.
• Progress bar: The progress bar indicates how many content topics a student has completed in the given module. It indicates both a percentage and number of topics completed.
  • Tip. Be sure to consult with the course syllabus or other course notes to ensure there aren’t any content or activities to complete that are not listed in the module.
• Content items (topics): Multiple content types are available in Brightspace, including assignments, quizzes, files, surveys, discussions and more. Any course content topic that is available will have a blue title. Click on the title to access the content. The type of content (quiz, file, link, etc.) and any applicable dates or descriptions are displayed under the title.                           

• • Tip. Content item descriptions are not visible unless the module is open. Be sure to access content by opening a module, rather than clicking on the link in the table of contents overview to avoid missing important description details.