What is Gradescope? Gradescope is an online grading platform used to grade homework, quizzes, group projects, and exams. It reduces grading time, increases grading consistency, and provides statistical summary for every assignment. Gradescope helps you seamlessly administer and grade all of your assessments, whether online or in-class. Save time grading and get a clear picture […]

This month the changes to Brightspace are not as dramatic as last month but the interface improvements continue. All changes described below will take effect June 16, 2021. First, there is a new format painter in the text editor. This addition makes it easier to make text formatting match. Along the same line, in the […]

Do you use quizzes in Brightspace? Are you looking for a way to prevent students from browsing websites or using other applications during a Brightspace quiz? If so, we have a tool for your students. LockDown Browser is a special application that runs on a student’s computer that locks them into a Brightspace quiz. The […]

Over the break between spring and summer semesters, we unified accounts on Panopto — or rather we tried to unify the accounts. The good news is that you have access to all your content. The bad news is it may not be easy to find. When we first implemented Brightspace as our new LMS and […]

One of the benefits of a flexible grading tool is that you can grade almost any way that you want. One of the problems with a flexible grading tool is that it is complex and sometimes confusing. The Brightspace grade book complexity, while allowing instructors to grade in a manner that suits their needs, has […]