Select the 'X' next to an announcement heading to dismiss an announcement from your view

Receive announcements through text messages, phone notifications or by email. See Pulse App and Notifications in the sections below.

• Select the title of the assignment folder

• Review instructor directions or rubric

• Select 'Add a File | Upload'

• Select the file or multiple files (if enabled by the instructor)

• Select 'Add'

• Add optional 'Comments' to your instructor in the comment box

• Select 'Submit'

Note: Depending on the instructor's assignment settings, when another file is uploaded it may replace the previous file or it may add to the newly uploaded file

Note: You will receive an automatic email confirmation to your NICC email when you have successfully uploaded an assignment to your instructor

Tip: Supported File types: text documents (doc, docx, pdf, ppt) (not Apple iWork files), images (jpg, png, gif), media (mpeg, mp3, mp4, mov), web documents (htm, html)

Tip: There is not a file size limit, however, your computer may time out if you are uploading a very large file

• Select the link under the 'Evaluation Status' column

• Review instructor feedback or download the attached feedback files the instructor has included

If the instructor is using Turnitin, then the feedback may be in Turnitin's Feedback Studio

• Select the link under the 'Evaluation Status' column

• Click on the Turnitin similarity percentage number or select the 'Turnitin Grademark' icon

• Click the link in the 'Completion Status' column next to the title of the assignment folder

• Click on a file name to download

• Select the attendance register from the 'Register Name' column

• Review class sessions and 'Attendance Status'

Receive event reminders through text messages, phone notifications or by email. See Pulse App and Notifications

• Select 'Print' in the top-right corner of the progress page

• Choose the printer or export to PDF

• Click the checkbox next to the student(s) or instructor you want to email

• Select the 'Email' option at the top of the Classlist

Select the image or image placeholder next to the student or instructor to view a profile

Select 'Overview' from the left navigation menu

Note: Your instructor may post a welcome message here or the course syllabus

Select 'Course Schedule' from the left navigation menu

Note: This will show upcoming due dates and activities in the course

• Select a topic

• Select the bookmark icon

• Review marked topics from the table of contents by selecting 'Bookmarks' from the left navigation menu

• While viewing a topic, select the 'Download' button to download that topic

• While viewing a list of topics in a module, select the 'Download' button to download all topics in that module

• Number counts will appear next to modules in the table of contents, as well as a progress bar at the top of each module

• These numbers indicate topics that have not yet been viewed

• Select a topic

• Click the 'Print' button

• Enter search criteria in the text-box at the top of the left navigation menu

• This searches topic titles and descriptions, but not the content within the topic

• Find notification settings by selecting your name in the top-right corner of the page

• Click on 'Notifications'

• Enroll in Notifications to receive course updates via email or text message

Note: See also, the Pulse App

Current courses should automatically appear in the 'My Courses' widget when you first log in. If they do not, follow these steps:

• Select the 'View All Courses' link at the bottom of the 'My Courses' widget on the NICC Brightspace homepage

• Hover your mouse over the course image and select the option (...) icon

• Select 'Pin' to place the course near the top of your course list

• Select 'Unpin' to move the course toward the bottom of your list (or remove it completely from your view)

• Click the 'X' button to return to the NICC Brightspace homepage

Note: You may also pin or unpin courses by using the 'Select a Course' menu (waffle icon) in the minibar at the top of the page. Simply click a 'Pin' icon next to a course title to pin or unpin.

• Select your name in the top-right corner of the page

• Add a profile picture (recommended) or further contact information to share with your instructor and classmates (optional)

• View course updates, content, dates, announcements, and grades for all courses

• Download the app for iPhone and Android devices. Download the Pulse App

• Click into a forum topic

• Select the 'Start a New Thread' button

• Enter a subject and desired content: text, images, media, video, tables, attachments, etc.

Note: Some instructors will require a thread to be created before you can see other student responses in a thread.

Note: If you do not see a blue button to start a thread or post a reply, reach out to your instructor to verify the discussion is open

• Access the forum thread by clicking into a thread of choice

• Select the 'Reply to Thread' button

• Enter a subject and desired content: text, images, media, video, tables, attachments, etc.

Note: Some instructors will require a thread to be created before you can see other student responses in a thread.

Note: If you do not see a blue button to start a thread or post a reply, reach out to your instructor to verify the discussion is open

• Receive updates via text message, phone notifications, or email. See Pulse App and Notifications

• When you post, by default a checkbox will be selected to 'Subscribe to this thread'

• To subscribe to any discussion, click the 'Star' icon 'Subscribe' link

• Current running grades will be totaled and visible at the top of the grade book page above the grade items. It will be listed as 'Final Calculated Grade' (even if your grade isn't truly final yet)

• This grade is only visible when the instructor releases it

• If it is not visible, please contact your instructor

• Further grade information is also available in 'Class Progress' in the navbar

Note: Click the calculator icon next to your point total to see how your grade was calculated

• If an instructor has included a feedback comment with the grade item, then it will appear in the 'Feedback' column on the grades page

• Rubrics, grade averages, and distribution statistics will appear as an icon next to the grade item title if the instructor has made them available

Tip: You may need to go into a course tool itself to see some feedback. See the section on Assignments and Quizzes for more information.

• Select 'Print' in the top-right corner of the grades page

• Choose a printer or export to a PDF file

• After submitting a completed quiz, the score may be available immediately on the quiz completion screen

• The score may be inaccurate if the quiz contained short answer or essay questions, which are not automatically graded

• The instructor will grade these manually and the score will be adjusted

Note: Your instructor controls if you can see the correct/incorrect answers on a quiz after you completed it. Contact your instructor if you have questions.

• Select the title of the quiz

• Review the quiz description, time and attempts allowed

• Click the 'Start Quiz' button

• Select 'Submit Quiz' when finished

Note: Quiz answers save automatically, so if you run into a technical issue, you should not lose your progress. However, you have to contact your instructor if your attempt gets stuck or you need additional time/attempts.

• The list of quizzes will display with start and end dates of availability (if enabled by the instructor)

• Alternatively, an 'Always Available' message will appear with the quiz title

• Select the dropdown arrow next to the title of a quiz

• Select 'Submissions'

• Select the attempt from the 'Individual Attempts' column

• Review score(s) and question feedback and answers (if enabled by the instructor)

• Score and feedback may also have been sent to Grades

Note: Your instructor controls if you can see the correct/incorrect answers on a quiz after you completed it. Contact your instructor if you have questions.