Editing Brightspace Notifications

You can choose the method and frequency of notifications that you receive in Brightspace and control how you receive notifications about activity in your courses. You can also receive a periodic summary of activity or receive individual notifications as things happen.

To Edit Your Brightspace Notification Settings

1. Click your username shown in the top right corner of the Brightspace website.

   
    
2. Click ‘Notifications’.
   
    
3. Under ‘Contact Methods’, do any of the following:
   • Click ‘Change your email settings’ to set the default system email address.
   • Click ‘Register your mobile’ to set a mobile phone number.
      
4. Under ‘Summary of Activity’, select how often you would like to receive an email summarizing all activities for each of your courses.
    
5. Under ‘Instant Notifications’, set individual EMAIL notifications, by checking the box, for activity in specific course components such as announcements, course updates, and when you are tagged in discussion posts and threads.
    
6. Under ‘Customize Notifications’, select from the following:
   • Include my grade value in notifications from Grades.
   • Allow future courses to send me notifications.
      
7. Under ‘Exclude Some Courses’, click ‘Manage My Course Exclusions’ to set which courses you do not wish to receive notifications from.
    
8. Click ‘Save’.
    

Your notifications settings are saved.

You can also use the Brightspace Pulse app on your mobile device to stay connected and on track with your courses.