Learn how to use various communication tools within Brightspace, including Groups, Calendar, Discussion Boards, Announcements, and how to send emails from within Brightspace to a Villanova email address.

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Brightspace: Create a Discussion Forum and Topic

Learn how to create a Brightspace discussion forum and topic by adding a discussion from Content and configuring its forum, grading, availability, and participation settings so you can organize and manage graded or ungraded course discussions.

Brightspace: Create an Announcement

Learn how to create a Brightspace announcement by adding a headline, message, and optional availability, attachment, or release settings so you can share course updates and information with students.

Brightspace: Send an Email

Learn how to send email to an entire Brightspace class, selected users, or specific groups through the Classlist tool so you can communicate with the right course participants from within the LMS.

Brightspace: Use Intelligent Agents to Encourage Learners to Engage

Learn how to create a Brightspace intelligent agent that monitors course inactivity and automatically sends email notifications on a schedule so you can identify and follow up with absent learners.

Brightspace: Use OneNote Class Notebook in Brightspace

Learn how to add OneNote Class Notebook to a Brightspace course through the Microsoft Education external tool so you can share materials, assign activities, review student work, and support asynchronous collaboration.