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Academic Technologies and Online Learning (ATOL)

Office Location: G-601

General Phone: 718-254-8565

Email: atol@citytech.cuny.edu

CUNY Brightspace Phone Support

1-888-895-2511

24 hours, 7 days a week

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LAB HOURS

General G-600 Lab Hours:

Monday - Thursday Friday
10:00am - 6:00pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Voorhees V-217 Lab Hours:

Monday - Thursday Friday
11:00am - 6:00pm 11:00am - 5:00pm

Student Brightspace

Brightspace Fundamentals

Join us in learning the basic fundamentals of using Brightspace. In this workshop we will cover accessing your courses, review various communication methods to stay informed, submitting assignments, using featured collaborating tools, and provide a brief overview of using Ally to enhance your learning experiences in Brightspace. The online workshops will be conducted on Zoom in our Brightspace for Students Course. Please be sure to check the course Announcements section for all upcoming student workshops.

Brightspace on the go with the Pulse App

In this workshop we will guide you through app installation, accessing your courses, and submitting assignments. This workshop will be conducted on Zoom in our Brightspace for Students Course. Please be sure to check the course Announcements section for all upcoming student workshops.

Ally on Brightspace

Ally is an integrated Brightspace tool that creates alternative formats such as audio, electronic braille for students with visual impairments, readable text for screen readers, pictures with captions, and easy-to-navigate content. This workshop will be conducted on Zoom in our Brightspace for Students Course. Please be sure to check the course Announcements section for all upcoming student workshops.

Fall 2024 Student Workshops

Subject

Date

Start Time

End Time

Mode

Student Brightspace Fundamentals

8/19/2024

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Virtual

Student Brightspace Pulse App

8/22/2024

1:00 PM

1:30 PM

Virtual

Student Ally on Brightspace

8/23/2024

12:00 PM

12:30 PM

Virtual

Student Brightspace Pulse App

8/26/2024

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

Virtual

Student Brightspace Fundamentals

8/27/2024

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Virtual

Student Ally on Brightspace

8/29/2024

3:00 PM

3:30 PM

Virtual

Student Ally on Brightspace

9/3/2024

1:00 PM

1:30 PM

Virtual

Student Brightspace Fundamentals

9/5/2024

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Virtual

Student Brightspace Pulse App

9/6/2024

12:00 PM

12:30 AM

Virtual

Student Brightspace Resources

Brightspace on the go with the Pulse App

AtoL Brightspace: Student Handbook

How to access Brightspace

Go to https://brightspace.cuny.edu/ page and log in with your CUNY Login username and password.

For detailed instructions, visit Navigate Brightspace and find your course.

Customize your personal settings

To learn about customizing your profile in Brightspace, please visit Change personal settings in Brightspace.

How to find your courses

Easily find your online courses after logging in to Brightspace from either the Course Selector or the My Courses widget.

For detailed instructions, visit Navigate Brightspace and find your course.

How to Navigate your course on Brightspace

Please visit the navigate your course on Brightspace to learn how to navigate around your course.

Submitting Assignments

Please visit the Submit and Manage assignments to learn more about submitting assignments, re-submitting assignments, and editing or deleting a submission.

Quiz tool

To learn more about how to take a quiz on Brightspace, please visit the Using the Quizzes tool.

Communicate with others using Discussions

To learn more about how to post and reply on the discussion forums, please visit the Communicate with others using Discussions.

Communicate with others using Discussions

To learn more about how to post and reply on the discussion forums, please visit the Communicate with others using Discussions.

How to view your grades and feedback

Use the Grades tool on the navbar to check your grades on assignments and quizzes. You can see your individual grades and the grade formula used to evaluate you. Depending on how your grades are set up, you might be able to view comments and overall class performance statistics as well. Please visit the View your grades for more information.

Accessibility

Learn more about Accessing course content using the ReadSpeaker docReader integration

Learn how you can access alternative formats using Ally in Brightspace.

Brightspace Mobile App: Pulse

The Pulse app allows you to access your courses on your mobile phone.

Manage your course workload with Brightspace Pulse

Brightspace Pulse is a mobile app that can help learners stay connected and on track with their courses in Brightspace. Learn more about the Pulse app and how you can manage your courseload directly from your mobile phone using the Pulse app.

Brightspace Learner

Navigate Brightspace Learning Environment for Learners