Brightspace

Here you will find information about accessing Brightspace and customizing your online course.

Accessing Brightspace

• Use this link to access Brightspace: https://ess.starkstate.edu

Brightspace Course Prep After Migration from Blackboard

• Brightspace Course Prep

Customizing Your Experience

• How to set notifications
• How to add a profile picture

Content, Assignments, Rubrics, Groups, and Grading

• Semester Prep
• How to add and organize content
• How to create and grade assessments (Includes information on Groups)

Grade Book

• How to organize the grade book and view student progress

How to Communicate with Students 

• How to communicate using various tools in the LMS

Reports

• How to run reports in Brightspace

Organizations

• How to manage enrollments