1. Tap the Brightspace Pulse icon.

2. Learn more about Brightspace Pulse by swiping left/right, or proceed to the next step by tapping Next.

3. Tap Pick My School. You can quickly find NICC by typing Northeast Iowa Community College.

4. After you select NICC, the following screen will appear. Type the URL for NICC’s D2L Brightspace site in the Enter the Web address field, and then press Connect. Enter: nicc.brightspace.com

5. Enter your NICC login credentials, and then tap Log In.

6. Make sure to accept that you want to receive notifications.

7. The Pulse app defaults to the Courses tab when you log in to Brightspace Pulse.

1. The Calendar tab includes Schedule and Week sub-tabs to toggle between views: Schedule view displays a complete list of all activities for the duration of your courses. Week view displays a list of activities for the selected day and a graph that displays the week's activities at a glance.

2. The Courses tab displays all courses and course content. By default, this tab displays when you log in to Brightspace Pulse.

3. The Notifications tab displays course content updates from D2L Brightspace and allows you to read and reply to discussion threads.

4. The activity list displays To-dos, Readings, Assignments, and Evaluations. Navigate activities by swiping up or down. Swiping left/right moves to the next/previous week. As you navigate, the graph updates. Tapping an activity displays detailed information and actions you can perform. Tapping a gray checkmark icon marks the activity as complete (i.e. a green checkmark).

5. From the Calendar tab, with the Week view selected, the graph indicates which days are the busiest.  Navigate weeks by swiping left/right or using apple VoiceOver. As you navigate, the activity list updates.  Tapping a day updates the activity list.

6. The Add activity icon allows you to fill in any gaps in your schedule.

7. The Course filter icon filters the Schedule and Week view by courses and/or activities.

8. The Settings icon allows you to log out, provide feedback, or view the version number.

1. The Calendar tab includes Week and Schedule sub-tabs to toggle between views: Schedule view displays a complete list of all activities for the duration of your courses. Week view displays a list of activities for the selected day and a graph that displays the week's activities at a glance.

2. The Courses tab displays courses and course content. By default, this tab displays when you log in to Brightspace Pulse.

3. The Notifications tab displays course content updates from D2L Brightspace and allows you to read and reply to discussion threads.

4. The Add activity icon allows you to fill in any gaps in your schedule.

5. The activity list displays Todos, Readings, Assignments, and Evaluations. Navigate activities by swiping up/down. Swiping left/right moves to the next/previous day. As you navigate, the graph updates. Tapping an activity displays detailed information and actions you can perform. Tapping a gray checkmark icon marks the activity as complete (i.e. a green checkmark).

6. From the Calendar tab, with the Week view selected, the graph indicates which days are the busiest. Navigate weeks by swiping left/right. As you navigate, the activity list updates. Tapping a day updates the activity list for that day. Streamline your view by tilting your device to landscape view, hiding the activity list.

7. The Course filter icon filters the Week and Schedule views by courses and/or activities.

8. The Settings icon allows you to log out, provide feedback, or view the version number.

1. Shoot! Take photos of all of the assignment pages you need to submit. We will access these in the assignment submission. Also, download the Brightspace Pulse app if you do not already have it. Brightspace Pulse is available for download from any global Google PlayTM Store or Apple App Store®.

2. Select the Brightspace Pulse app on your phone and your homepage will appear. Courses you have pinned will be displayed first.

3. Select the course you want to access and the course will open.

4. You will see the same table of contents that you see in Brightspace. Select a module and then select a content link that you would like to access.

5. Click on the blue link to submit your assignment photos to the assignment folder. This may be located at the bottom of the assignment page under ‘How & Where to Submit’. If you do not see this area, locate the assignment you need to upload to and proceed to Step 6.

6. When the Assignment folder appears, click on ‘Add a File’.

7. An Upload screen will appear. Select ‘upload’ and choose ‘Photo Library’. Note: ‘Photo Library’ may also be referred to as ‘Files’ or ‘Pictures’ or something similar, depending on your device.

8. Your device’s photos will appear. Select each photo that you need to submit. A checkmark will appear on each image that will be uploaded. Choose the ‘Add’ button.

9. You will see a green bar showing the process of the images uploading. When complete, the images will appear on the screen. Select the blue ‘Add’ button.

10. The Assignment page will appear with all of your uploaded photos listed. If you would like, add a note to your instructor in the ‘Comments’ box. Then, choose ‘Submit’.

11. Review the submission page and select ‘Done’. You will receive an email to your @NICC email to notify you the assignment was submitted.

1. Once you have the app installed and opened, you will need to search for and select Northeast Iowa Community College

2. After you have selected the college, you will need to sign in with your NICC account information

1. Make sure you have connected your NICC Google Workspace Account with Brightspace by following the steps on the Student Getting Started Page

2. Once you are connected, go to the activity you are trying to submit to

3. Go to where you can attach a file and tap Choose Existing

4. Tap Google Drive

5. Tap on the file you wish to attach

6. Tap Upload

7. Tap the Submit button when you file has finished uploading

1. In the app, tap on the NICC logo in the top left

2. Tap Settings

3. Tap on the setting you wish to adjust

From there, you can adjust any settings as needed. Please note that some settings will or will not require you to Save so please be sure to read the instructions carefully to make sure your settings change as desired.