What's new?

This section describes the most recent changes to Brightspace Help, based on the latest release.

For detailed information about new features, fixed issues, and known issues in the latest release, see the current release notes on the Brightspace Community, an additional D2L resource where you can get help from community members, Brightspace experts, access blogs, and peruse FAQs, 24/7.

Note: The product number of Brightspace Learning Environment changed with the April 2019 release. The product number, which would have been 10.9.0 under the previous versioning convention, is instead 20.19.4. The base number, 20.19, represents the year and .4 represents the month, which will increment with each monthly release.

Revision Date	Summary of Changes
December 5, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Enable HTML templates in Content topic to add the new Sort HTML Templates by name option. Added the Add a Release Condition to Content topic. Added the Change and reorder Main Indicators in Class Progress topic. New View and edit data on custom widgets topic. Update How release conditions work to include a note about a popup appearing when new content is available due to meeting a release condition. Updated Importing grades and Import Grades to indicate that imported grades for Discussions and Assignments automatically sync with the tools upon import.
November 7, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Import standards for a course topic to describe the additional import options. Updated the Configure a course for self-enrollment with Discover topic to mention that learners can now self-unenroll from courses. Updated the View Quizzes Attempt Logs topic to include new workflow changes when restoring deleted quiz attempts. Added the About grade scheme ranges and assigned grade value topic. Added the Manage questions in the new Quiz Builder experience, and Save draft quiz feedback topics. Added the Assess assignments with grade schemes topic. Updated the Create bonus quiz questions topic. Updated the About Activities view in Quick Eval topic to remove info on Quizzes not supporting the Publish All functionality. Added the View assessment details on the Outcomes Progress details page. Updated the Track course progress with the Class Progress tool topic to include a bullet point about viewing feedback and submissions. Updated a note in the View course progress against learning outcomes topic to reflect that the lang term for Standards depends on a config setting. Also added information about the assessment details available from the Evidence area User Progress. Updated Create an agent and Considerations for setting up agents with new permission changes. Updated Intelligent Agents permissions with new Perform Unenroll permission and updates to Use agent Enrollment Actions permission. Removed the About video note usage reports and View a video note usage report topics.
October 3, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment Updated Collect learning evidence with Brightspace Portfolio to recommend that Portfolio and ePortfolio not be used concurrently within one course offering. Updated Collect evidence using the Brightspace Portfolio app in your classroom with steps on collecting evidence on behalf of learners. Added Brightspace Portfolio to the Brightspace apps listing. Added the Hide content topics and modules topic. Updated Create a discussion forum, Create a discussion topic, and Lock a discussion forum or topic due to changes to the Restrictions tab. Updated the Best practices for using Discussions topic with additional details on ensuring a forum or topic isn't unintentionally hidden. Updated Hide a discussion forum or topic with a new workflow for hiding discussions. Updated the Set release conditions and special access in Assignments topic with information on the special access icon. Added the Hide quizzes topic. Updated the Add restrictions to a quiz topic with details on changes to the Restrictions tab. Added the Hide grade items topic. Updated the Managing Grades and grade items, Manually recalculate the final grade, and Managing event logs in grade book topics to reflect UI changes to the grade item context menu. Updated the Set a survey to active, Set a date range for a survey, and Setting survey restrictions topics with new steps on managing the availability of surveys. Updated the Brightspace Pulse topic to include updated iOS support. Updated Considerations for setting up agents to include consideration of attachments in emails. Integrations
September 5, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment Updated Create a custom widget topic to correct incorrect numbering in the task. Updated the Post messages and add attachments and Create an assignment post topics with information about new attachment workflow and inline rendering of attachments. Updates to Grading concepts, Creating grade items, and Assessing submissions to indicate that grades entered for Discussions and Assignments are synchronized back to the Discussions and Assignments tools. Updated Assessing submissions to indicate grades entered for Assignments are synchronized back to the Assignments tools. Updated the About course_administration topic to include information about importing learning outcomes. Updated the Release Condition Types topic to include the new Completed content topic release note type. Added About Activities view Quick Eval topic. Integrations Updated link to Bongo help site in Creating Video Assignments. Updated titles of Creating a virtual classroom session, Editing or canceling a virtual classroom session, Editing a video assignment, and Grading a video assignment.
August 1, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Create a quiz topic to include steps on how to create a quiz using the new quiz builder experience. Renamed the Class Progress overview topic to Track course progress with the Class Progress tool. Consolidated the Track class progress, Change Class Progress settings, and Reasons to use the Class Progress tool topics with the Track course progress with the Class Progress tool topic. Updated the Add and Edit categories to manage assignments topic with additional information on confirming changes to category names. Updated the Change personal settings in Brightspace Learning Environment topic to reflect new and removed notification options. Added the View course progress against learning outcomes topic to reflect the new Standards tab for viewing progress on learning outcomes. Updated the Considerations for setting up agents topic.
July 4, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the steps in the View a survey report topic. Updated the Anonymous participation in a survey topic to include a note about the alert that appears when learners are taking an anonymous survey. Updated Pin post to top of feed topic with information on pinning multiple posts to Activity Feed. Added the new Set up and use Blackboard Ally to improve accessibility of courses topic. Updated the List of system widgets topic with updated lang terms. Updated Post messages and add attachments, About assignment posts, and Create an assignment post topics with information on section support for Activity Feed posts. Updated the Add and Edit categories to manage assignments topic with information on the new Edit Categories page. Updated the About anonymous marking topic. Updated the Evaluate submissions sub-topic within the About Quick Eval topic to note that when you click Back to Quick Eval, you are directed to the Quick Eval tool at the course level or org level, depending on where you launched it from. Added an instructional video to the Set up self-enrollment in groups topic. Updated Enable course completion tracking for each course offering to reflect new Display % Progress option. Updated the Rubrics configuration variables, Notifications configuration variables, and HelpDesk configuration variables topics. Integrations:
June 6, 2019	Updates to the Class Progress Overview topic to include more information about the criteria for progress. Updated Assess users in discussion threads topic to remove a note. Updated Adding private notes on evidence topic. Updated the Creating Question Library questions with information on changes to rounding logic for arithmetic and significant figures questions. Updated the About Quick Eval topic with details on discussion assessments displaying a draft icon, and section support for Discussions and Quizzes. Updated the Add feedback and evaluations to assignments topic with information on file types supported by the built in annotation tool in Assignments. Added the Configure a course for self-enrollment with Discover topic. Updated the About copying course components between org units topic. Updated the Delete a question pulled from Question Library in a quiz topic.
May 2, 2019	Brightspace Binder . Brightspace Learning Environment Updated Preferences configuration variables to remove the d2l.Preferences.FontFace legacy configuration variable. Removed the legacy topic Deprecated configuration variables. Updated the Grading concepts topics to define grade categories. Updated the Align learning outcomes to rubric criteria topic to include mapping achievement levels to percentage scores. Added the Assess learning outcomes in rubric criteria topic. Added Quick Eval topics to provide information on newly released tool. Updated the Create an assignment topic with information on turning off annotation tools. Added the following Manager Dashboard and Learning Groups topics: Setting course assignment restrictions for Managers and Manager Dashboard configuration to reflect new configuration settings for Manager Dashboard. Updated the following Manager Dashboard and Learning Groups topics: Understanding user attributes, Default attributes, Importing attributes, Download the CSV template from Brightspace, CSV Validation, Using IPSIS to import user attributes, and Import attributes manually with details for using the new reserved attribute in Manager Dashboard. Updated the Assess users in discussion threads topic to include a note that the Save Draft button does not appear when a discussion topic is only associated with a rubric. Updated the Where can you use a rubric? and Controlling visibility of rubrics topics. Integrations Added the Enable IPSIS Administration and IPSIS Platform Tool and Enable IPSIS Administration Permissions topics.
April 4, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Reset quiz attempts for learners topic to include a note on how to view quiz attempts in progress. Updated the About Course Images topic to clarify course image usage and recommended sizes. Added the Align learning outcomes to discussion topics and Assessing discussion threads against learning outcomes topics. Updated the Assess users in discussion threads topic to include information about assessing learning outcomes. Added the Align learning outcomes to rubric criteria topic. Updated the Control commenting on Activity Feed posts to include update user interface information. Updated the Rubrics configuration variables topic to include an updated description and default value information for the d2l.tools.Rubrics.UpdatedGradingExperience configuration variable. Removed the New Configuration Variables topic as content is duplicated in the current variables sub topics. Added the Hiding or showing course dates on the My Courses Widget topic. Updated the Restore a grade item topic to include information that Formula and Calculated grade items cannot be restored. Updated the Course Import Compatibility topic with information Sakai packages. Updated the Using Passcards topic to include information on QR codes and user privacy. Added the Create a quicklink to a rubric in Content and Manage Rubrics through the Quicklinks menu topics. Added the Improve navigation in multi-page content topics topic. Integrations: Added the Update Sourced Id in IPSIS Dashboard topic.
March 7, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Add feedback and evaluations to assignments topic to include a note about publishing draft feedback to learners at once. Updated the Copy a quiz with Question Library associations to another org unit topic and the Creating Quizzes topic to include a note that instructors can import Quiz and Questions banks created in the IMS QTI 2.1 standard. Updated the Post messages and add attachments and the Pin post to top of feed topic with updated Activity Feed icons. Updated the Add feedback and evaluations to assignments, and About assessing assignments topics with information on using built in annotation tools in Assignments to provide feedback to learners. Updated the Track activity and user progress on SCORM objects, What does Brightspace Learning Environment report on for users of SCORM objects?, and What does Brightspace Learning Environment report on for SCORM objects? topics. Updated the Readspeaker integrations for Lessons topic.
February 7, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Log in using your Brightspace Learning Environment account topic to remove information on EduDentity log in. Removed topics pertaining to EduDentity log in methods for Assignment Grader and Binder.
January 3, 2019	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Create a group category topic with a note on creating assignments from Groups. Added the Export the history of an agent topic. Updated the About the My Courses widget topic to include a note about the alerts that appear in the My Courses Widget. Minor updates to Editing the widgets on a homepage and Create a custom widget topics to clarify editing options available. Added a section about Hosting guidelines and best practices for the Brightspace environment. Added the New Experience: New / Edit Rubric topic. Updated the Classic Experience: New / Edit Rubric - Properties, Classic Experience: New / Edit Rubric - Levels and Criteria, and Classic Experience: New / Edit Rubric - Levels topics. Integration Pack for Student Information Systems (IPSIS) document sections and Table of Contents re-arranged for better accessibility of information. Updated the Integration Pack for Student Information Systems (IPSIS), About the IPSIS Administration page, IPSIS Administration for SIS integrations, Mandatory Last Date of Attendance, IPSIS Administration for SIS integrations (non-Plug & Play), About the Audit Log page, Add Role mappings, and Default email message text topics. Added the Creating a new SIS Integration, Roles and Permissions, Source System Configurations, and About the Batches page topics. Removed the Initiate a batch process and Add an SIS endpoint topics.
December 6, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Added the Record Audio feature topic. Updated topics to include reference to the visibility toggle: Create course content in a new Content experience (Lessons), Create a new unit, Create a new lesson, and Create new material. Updated the Create course content in a new Content experience (Lessons) topic to include reference to the notification that appears on opting in to the lessons experience if your course content is more than four levels deep. Updated the Create a rubric topic and added the New / Edit Rubric page - Properties tab, New / Edit Rubric - Levels tab, and New / Edit Rubric - Levels and Criteria tab topics to reflect the new rubric creation experience. Updated the Add feedback and evaluations to assignments topic with information on emailing learners, and evaluating using learning outcomes. Added the Align outcomes to assignments topic. Updated the Define how learning materials interact with one another topic and renamed the Add a SCORM package to the Content tool topic to Add a SCORM or xAPI package to the Content tool. Updated Configure a topic for assessment, Assess users in discussion threads, Assign scores to users from the Assess Topic page, Link a discussion assessment to a grade item, Displaying rubric scores on the Assess Topic page to reflect minor changes to grading with rubrics. Added new topic Retract and re-publish assessments of discussions. Updated the Create written response questions topic. Updated the Types of questions topic. Updated the About anonymous marking topic. Removed the CSV (CCB) mode topic. Removed the Test mode topic. Removed the d2l.Tools.Quizzes.NewExperienceOpt-In configuration variable. Integrations:
November 1, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Displaying the semester in the My Courses widget topic to include information about course status badges. Added the Edit homepage banner titles topic. Updated the About themes and Create a theme topics to clarify how color schemes in themes now impact Brightspace Learning Environment and Lessons. Added the Add closed captions to a video note topic, and updated the Create and insert a video note in HTML Editor topic. Added Delete a module or topic. Added the Edit a discussion forum or topic; Delete discussion forums, topics, threads, and posts; Delete grade items or categories; Import grade items; and Importing grades topics. Updated the About course content organization topic to include a screenshot and describe course elements. Renamed the Manually assign grades topic to Enter grades. Added Deactivate a course offering topic for instructors. Updated the Instructor topic to include links to popular topics. Updated the Create and manage discussion forums topic to clarify that the Discussions tool contains limitations when copying and pasting formatted content from other sources.
October 4, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Added missing Impersonated Session History and Enrollments and Withdrawals topics to the TOC. Updated the Create new material topic to include information that instructors can drag and drop locally saved files to the table of contents in Lessons. Updated the Best practices for entering grades topic to remove reference to blank grade items. Removed the Attach a rubric to a quiz topic. Removed reference to the Quizzes tool within the Where can you use a rubric? topic. Updated the Displaying graded rubric feedback in Gradebook topic to remove references to rubrics in quizzes. Removed reference to rubrics in quizzes in the Controlling visibility of rubrics topic, the Rubrics topic, and the Add assessments to a quiz topic. Updated the following topics with rubrics updates in Assignments: Types of Rubrics, Controlling visibility of rubrics, Assessing assignments, About assessing assignments, and Add feedback and evaluations to assignments. Updated the Create an assignment topic with updated work flow, and added the About submission types topic to provide information on the new submission types. Updated the About assignment posts, and Create an assignment post topic to include new submission type options. Updates to reflect language term changes in Assignments have been added to all affected help topics. Added the About Anonymous Marking and Enable/Disable Anonymous Marking topics. Updated the About assessing assignments and Add feedback and evaluations to assignments topics to include anonymous marking information.
September 6,	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated Brightspace Wiggio topics to remove information on Virtual Meetings, as they are no longer available. Updated the Release final grades topic to note that once a grade is released or unreleased, the date and time of the event is displayed in the Grades Event Log. Added the Copy an award from another course topic, and updated the Share awards with other courses, and Add an existing award to a course topic. Added the new Grades - Released final grade score release condition to the topic Release condition types. Updated About the Graphical Equation Editor, About inserting equations in the HTML Editor, Tabs in the Graphical Equation Editor, Create an equation and Edit an equation with details about the new Chemistry equation editing function. Updated the View user progress in Content topic to include references to Class Progress. Added the Adding learning objects to Lessons and Publish course content to Brightspace Learning Repository topics and updated the Create new material topic to reflect the ability to add and publish learning objects in Lessons. Added the Add standards coverage to a course topic to explain how to add standards coverage. Added the Auditor and auditee relationships, Create a section thread in an existing topic, Create a group thread in an existing topic, and Enable additional identifiers for learners topics. Updated the Content tool overview for instructors topic to include details on printing and downloading file types from the Content Overview page. Updated the Enable Lessons configuration variables topic. Brightspace Portfolio: Added the Add course outcomes related to evidence topic to specify how instructors can add course outcomes and relate them to Brightspace Portfolio evidence Manager Dashboard: Added new topics: Setting due dates for assigned courses, Set a course due date for Learning Groups, Edit or remove a course due date in Learning Groups, Viewing due dates and overdue course alerts, and View due dates and overdue course alerts. Updated the topics Assigning courses to learning groups, Set up automatic course assignments for learning groups to reflect new course due date functions. Microservices: Added Assigned Learning Service and updated Overview of released microservices. Integrations: Removed all Critique^It Assignments tool topics. Updated links to new external documentation resources by YouSeeU to reflect updates to Virtual Classrooms in the topics Create a virtual classroom session and Edit or cancel a virtual classroom session.
August 2, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Added the topic Email Auditors in Brightspace Learning Environment. Removed Make your navbar accessible, Style navbar links, and Themes layout style panels topics to remove content no longer relevant with the Daylight Experience interface. Updated topics throughout the guide to Daylight Experience workflows that are no longer optional for themes and navigation. Added the View assigned auditors topic. Removed Personal Dashboard and Visual Course List topics to reflect end-of-life status of those tools. Updated the Post messages and add attachments topic to include updated steps on attaching materials to an activity feed post. Updated the About Question Pools topic to include information on the dynamic preview that is automatically generated. Integrations: Added new assignment types and updated links in Create a video assignment topic. Added a link in Grade syncing and grading options topic.
July 5, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Navigating in the Lessons interface topic to reflect interface enhancements in the table of contents. Added the ReadSpeaker integrations for Lessons topic to add ReadSpeaker integrations support. Added Filtering Classlists by Section topic to better explain how to filter classlists with multiple sections in the Brightspace Portfolio Updated the Components for Import/Export/Copy topic to reflect that rubric associations are now preserved during import and export. Updated Brightspace Daylight Experience and Using the Daylight Experience with mobile devices and narrow displays with links to Browser Support. Added the Associate a learning objective with an assignment and Associate a learning objective with a grade item topics. Updated the About Turnitin-enabled assignment submission folders topic to include information about syncing grades as draft in Brightspace Learning Environment. Removed topics on image and text information items as these items can no longer be added to quizzes. This topic also includes new steps to include new Text Submission feature. Updated the Add feedback and evaluations to assignment submissions topic to mention that the feedback icon and the GradeMark score appear on the assignment submission page. Updates to View the Assignment Submission Log, Create an assignment submission folder and What is the Assignments tool? to include new text submission types.
June 7, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: The Assess users in discussion threads topic now includes information about the links available to discussion posts in the Assess Post pop-up Added the Controlling visibility of rubrics topic and updated the Create a rubric topic to include the new rubrics visibility feature. Added the Displaying graded rubric feedback in Gradebook topic to include the new rubric feedback In Gradebook feature. Updated the Copy course components topic to include information on off setting dates of copied content. Updated topics to rename Formative Assessment tool to Interactive Assessments tool. Added the About Question Pools, and Converting random sections to question pools topics. Updated the Give each learner a random set of questions, and Prevent cheating in quizzes topics. Updated the Virtual Classrooms and Video Assignments by YouSeeU Learner topics to remove links to the legacy version of the YouSeeU help website.
May 3, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the About Manage Dates topic to include the Type column. Updated the Copy course components topic to include the Review and Manage Dates button. Updated the Import course components topic to include the Review and Manage Dates button. Updated the sentence structure of the steps within the Adjust final grades for all learners topic. Added the Adding SCORM objects to Lessons topic. Added the Components for Import/Export/Copy reference table. Update to Add an optional course banner to a widget-based homepage to reflect new option to add a banner image to any org unit level. Added the Pin post to top of feed topic. Updates to Manager Dashboard and Learning Groups topics to reflect updated interface and workflows. Updated the View assignment details topic with additional features including written feedback and assignment score. Renamed the About Lessons topic to Create course content in a new Content experience (Lessons). Removed the About Lessons and Using Lessons topics, moving all Lessons topics under the Create course content in a new Content experience (Lessons) topic. Renamed the About course content organization for Lessons topic to Organizing course content in Lessons. Renamed the Lessons overview for instructors topic to Navigating in the Lessons interface. Updated most Lessons topics to reflect the improved Lessons interface. Update to About competency versions and the Competencies configuration variables topics.
April 5, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Added Virtual Classrooms and Video Assignments by YouSeeU Learner topics. Updated the following topics to add read operation: About the Course Section Management Service (CSMS), About the Course Template Management Service (CTMS), About the Group Management Service (GMS), About the Member Management Service (MMS), About the Person Management Service (PMS), About the Section Association Management Service (SAMS).
March 1, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the note to mention that LaTex is now available in the new quizzing experience in the following topics: About inserting equations in the HTML Editor, Create an equation, Edit an equation, and About the Graphical Equation Editor. Added the Control commenting on Activity Feed posts topic. Added steps on how to Create sections in Question Library and Create sections outside Question Library when you opt-in to the new quizzing experience. Updated steps in the Add Questions from the Browse Question Library window topic. Updated the About course content organization for Lessons, Set Release Conditions in Lessons, and Lessons overview for instructors topics to reflect changes to the Lessons interface, visibility, and release conditions. Updated the Create written response questions and Types of questions topics with information regarding available question types in the quizzing experience and Initial Text field for written response questions. Brightspace Portfolio Added Archiving Brightspace Portfolio evidence. Manager Dashboard Initial publication of Manager Dashboard for Administrators and Manager Dashboard for Users.
February 1, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the Understanding grading options for multi-select questions topic to include a detailed example. Updated the About the Daylight Experience Navbar, About fonts in the Daylight Experience, About accessibility in the Daylight Experience, and About the My Courses widget topics to reflect updated navbar, font, and enrollment date sorting behavior. . Updated the What is the Assignments tool topic to include information that the Manage Exemptions page can be launched from the Assignments tool. Updated the Setting an exemption for a learner from the Content tool topic to include the topic types that a learner can be exempted from. Updated the Quizzes basics topic to include information that the Manage Exemptions page can be launched from the Quizzes tool. Updated the Post messages and add attachments topic to include information on inserting videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and TED. Added the Understanding date restrictions topic to provide details on quiz due dates and end dates. Updated the About exemptions topic to include information that the Manage Exemptions page can be launched from the Assignments tool, the Discussions tool, and the Quizzes tool. Updated the Class Progress overview topic to clarify what Login History and Absent Period mean in the Class Progress tool.
January 4, 2018	Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the About quiz reports topic with reference to the Include exempted users in stats check box. Updated the About the navbar topic to include information about adding a link in the navbar to the existing Agent List page. Added the topic Add a link to the Agent List page to the navbar. Updated the Reasons to use the Class Progress tool topic to include information about setting up Intelligent Agents. Added the note regarding LaTex not being available in the new quizzing experience in the following topics: About inserting equations in the HTML Editor, Create an equation, Edit an equation, and About the Graphical Equation Editor. Added the Push assignment to Activity Feed, and Schedule Activity Feed posts topics. Updated the Post messages and add attachments topic. Added the About the Plug N Play UI Batches Screen and Retry Latest Batch topics. Brightspace Platform Requirements: Updated the Course Import Compatibility topic to add support for converting Moodle Lessons.
December 7, 2017	Brightspace Learning Environment: Added the Load an existing assignment in Activity Feed topic. Updated the steps in the Create an agent topic. Updated the steps in the Setting an exemption for a learner from the Content tool topic. Updated the Create arithmetic questions topic to include supported operations, functions and constants. Updated the steps in the Create an agent topic. Updated the Create new material topic to include information on adding LTI links directly to course material. Updated the Create a new unit, and Create a new lesson topics to include information on adding descriptions to course materials. Added the Set Release Conditions in Lessons topic. Integrations: Updated the link in the Critique It Assignments Tool - Instructor guide > Create a Critique It Assignment topic. Updated the Critique It Assignments Tool - Instructor guide > Critique It Assignments tool topic with added functionality.
November, 2, 2017	Brightspace Help: Increased the font size of topic breadcrumbs. Added a border to the topic table of contents. Increased the page width, allowing more content to display on the screen. Brightspace Learning Environment: Updated the About grading exemptions topic to include the exemption of content items. Added the topic Setting an exemption for a learner from the Content tool. Renamed the topic Setting a grade item exemption for a learner to read as Setting an exemption for a learner from the grade book. Updated the Create new material topic with information on adding content from Content-Item Message tool providers in Lessons. Added the topic Exemptions in Lessons, and Using HTML templates in Lessons.
October 5, 2017	Brightspace Learning Environment: Added the Brightspace Assignment Grader Notification topic. Updated the Create new material topic to include the ability to use the HTML editor to create new content in Lessons. Added the topic Linking to materials in Lessons. Added Brightspace for Parents - Instructor tip sheet. Added parent topics on Brightspace for Parents. Created the Schedule Activity Feed posts topic to include information on scheduling posts. Integrations: Added the Critique^It Assignments tool.
September 7, 2017	Brightspace Help: Added language support for French, Portuguese, and Spanish Learning Environment: Created the Import questions into Question Library topic. Updated the Import questions into Question Library from an existing collection and Import questions into Question Library from a learning object repository topics. Updated the Post messages and add attachments topic to reflect updates to Activity Feed.
August 3,2017	Brightspace Help: New look and feel Improved navigation Improved searching Videos included in task-based topics Glossary terms Responsive HTML for desktops, tablets, and mobile devices Brightspace Portfolio: Added Brightspace Portfolio for instructors. Brightspace Learning Environment: Added About assignment posts and Create an assignment post topics to Activity Feed information. Daylight: Added Enabling Image-Based Navigation topic.