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  1. Click “Calendar” in the top left of the Calendar widget on the course homepage.

  2. On the course navbar, click Course Tools → Calendar

  3. On the course navbar, click Course Tools → Course Admin → Calendar

Create Event

The Create Event function allows instructors to edit and place new events on their course calendar. Content from the course Content area can be embedded into the event. Units/Lessons/Folders that are selected to be placed into an event will also show links to the various content items within them.

To create an event:

  1. Access the calendar tool, then click the Create Event button.

  2. The first option in the Create Event area is to add content from the course Content area. This will attach the content as a link to the ensuing created event.

  3. Choose a title and description for the event.

  4. Select attendees. The event will only appear on student’s calendars who have been chosen as attendees. Attendees can be selected by group or section.

  5. Choose when the event will occur. It can be set to run All Day, or from certain times across days. The event can also have a recurrence of the event added to it, or can have restrictions placed upon it.

  6. Add an optional location, it is not required.

  7. Click the Create button on the bottom left of the page to finish creating the event.

Set Dates

Set Dates replicates settings available when editing a content item. From the Set Dates area, instructors can change the title, description, due date, end date, and start date of various content items without having to edit the content item in the Content area. Set Dates does not put anything on the course calendar.

  1. Access the calendar tool, then click the Set Dates button. All content within the course Content area will appear in a list.

  2. Choose which content to appear on the calendar. Click Add.

  3. Instructors are given the option to change the title and add a description, as well as apply due/start/end dates, or edit ones that are already present.

  4. Click Save to apply the changes to the content item.

Tasks

The Tasks function in the Brightspace calendar allows users to create a checklist that exists only within the calendar area.

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Tasks are user-specific. Instructors cannot create tasks for students, this should instead be done in the Brightspace Checklists tool. Learn more about checklists with our Checklist documentation

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