Difference between revisions of "Access Brightspace"

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Winona State University students and employees should access Brightspace using the Google Chrome browser. Safari, Explorer, and Edge are not supported.

Find Brightspace

Web address

The web address for our D2L Brightspace learning management system is https://d2l.winona.edu.

WSU website

Brightspace is available through the WSU website at https://www.winona.edu.

Click on Resources in the navigation bar at the top of the page
Select D2L Brightspace from the fly-out menu under Resources (Fig 1)

Chrome bookmark

Every Winona State University laptop has preset Brightspace bookmark in the Chrome bookmark bar (Fig 2)

Log in to Brightspace

Use your Template:StarID username and password to log in to Brightspace.

Screenshots

Main site nav file2.png

Fig 1. Select Brightspace from Resources tab
Main site bookmark bar2.png

Fig 2. Select Brightspace bookmark in Chrome

More Information

D2L Brightspace Overview Topics

Template:D2L Main Topics

For a complete listing of Wiki topics, select from the category list below.

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+{{WSU}} students and employees should '''access Brightspace''' using the Google Chrome browser. Safari, Explorer, and Edge are not supported.
+==Find Brightspace==
+===Web address===
+The web address for our D2L Brightspace learning management system is [https://d2l.winona.edu/ https://d2l.winona.edu].
+===WSU website===
+Brightspace is available through the WSU website at [https://www.winona.edu https://www.winona.edu].
+#Click on Resources in the navigation bar at the top of the page
+#Select D2L Brightspace from the fly-out menu under Resources (Fig 1)
-Accessing D2L is a simple operation. Here are three different methods for opening D2L:
+===Chrome bookmark===
+Every {{WSU}} laptop has preset Brightspace bookmark in the Chrome bookmark bar (Fig 2)
-* Enter the D2L URL in your browser's Address box
+==Log in to Brightspace==
-* Use the preset bookmark in your browser's bookmark bar
+Use your {{StarID}} username and password to log in to Brightspace.
-* Navigate to D2L through the WSU web site
+==Screenshots==
+<gallery widths=600px heights=200px>
+File:Main_site_nav_file2.png|Fig 1. Select Brightspace from Resources tab
+File:main_site_bookmark_bar2.png|Fig 2. Select Brightspace bookmark in Chrome
+</gallery>
-<noinclude>
-==Intended Audience==
-WSU instructors and students using [[Desire2Learn]] or those interested in using this [[instructional management system]] in the future.
-</noinclude>
-==Entering the URL in the Browser Address Box==
-D2L can be accessed by entering the following address in the URL Address box of the browser:
-     [https://winona.ims.mnscu.edu/ https://winona.ims.mnscu.edu/]
-and hit enter. The D2L login page will be displayed.
-==Using the Preset Bookmark==
-[[File:main_site_bookmark_bar2.png]]
-Each laptop issued by WSU has preset bookmarks configured in the bookmark bar. Unless you have changed the bookmark bar and removed the preset bookmarks, there will be a bookmark to D2L readily available in your browser window, as shown in the image above.
-==Navigating Through the WSU Web Site==
-[[File:Main_site_nav_file2.png]]
-D2L is available through the WSU web site. To access D2L through the WSU site navigation:
-* Click on Resources in the navigation bar at the top of the page
-* Select D2L from the fly-out menu under Resources
-==Logging into D2L==
-Use the same userid and password you use to access your email and the Warrior wireless network to log into D2L.
-<noinclude>
-<noinclude>
 ==More Information==
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 </DynamicPageList>
-===D2L Overview Topics===
+| style="width: 35%; vertical-align: top; "|
+===D2L Brightspace Overview Topics===
 {{D2L_Main_Topics}}
 |
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 For a complete listing of Wiki topics, select from the category list below.
-[[category: D2L]][[Category:Faculty]][[Category:Home Page]][[Category:Students]]
+[[Category: D2L]][[Category:Faculty]][[Category:Home Page]][[Category:Students]][[Category:Access]][[Category:Keep Teaching]][[Category:Keep Working]]
 </noinclude>