Brightspace: How to Add Yellowdig to a Brightspace Course

Overview

This article gives step-by-step instructions for how to add a link to Yellowdig in Brightspace.

Instructions

Yellowdig is a social learning platform integration within the Brightspace LMS. Yellowdig allows Faculty and Students the ability to post content in multiple formats. Once a post is created, other people in the course may like or comment on the post. Instructors can create an assign a point system with different points for interactions such as: original posts, comments, likes, etc.; the point system can be used to drive student engagement and is optionally capable of reporting a participation score to the grade book.

1. In the blue Course Navigation bar, select Content.
2. In Content, select the module or sub-module where you want to create the YellowDig link.
3. Select the gray menu button Existing Activities. Select the External Learning Tools option.

4. The list is in alphabetical order; scroll to the bottom to find Yellowdig. Click on the blue hypertext link.

A link to your Yellowdig community has been successfully added to your course.

Creating a Grade Item for Yellowdig

If you would like to set up a graded column in your gradebook for Yellowdig, complete the following steps:

1. After you have added the link to Yellowdig, you will see a new page with activity details.

2. Click the phrase Add a grade item... and a new menu will appear:

3. From this new menu, select New Grade Item.

4. Enter a name for the grade item (such as Yellowdig). You will need to scroll down on this new window to adjust the points associated with the Yellowdig community. Note: Do not create more than one link with graded assignments, as it will create errors in your gradebook. 

Some other available options are availability dates and grade schemes; these additional options can be left as their default. 

5. Click the blue button Create. You have successfully added grading to your Yellowdig community.

Update your Yellowdig Community

In order to complete the set-up process, you will need to click on the link that you created. This will launch Yellowdig and identify you as the Community Owner. It is recommended that the instructor do this before the start of the course.