Brightspace resources
Brightspace
Getting to it
UMaine Portal Access: https://umaine.edu/portal/ choose UMaine Portal Login to login in with your @maine.edu email and password, then choose Brightspace or Zoom from the launchpad.
The UMaine Portal is also where you can find your gmail, GoogleDrive, Fogler library, and many other useful links all in one place. Click around on the icons to discover what is there.
URLs if not accessing through portal:
UMaine Zoom information here: https://online.umaine.edu/technologies/zoom/
Brightspace Login: https://courses.maine.edu/d2l/home
In Brightspace you will see Zoom listed on the navigation bar, (or nav bar)
OTHER HELPFUL SITES
UMaine Online Support: https://online.umaine.edu/tech-support/
IT Help Desk: https://www.maine.edu/information-technology/support/
Brightspace Student Video Tutorials:
Brightspace short video tutorials for most tasks
Brightspace Student Documentation:
Getting started in Brightspace – Learners
Brightspace Instructions for navigating courses
Does Brightspace have some kind of centralized calendar system?
It does, and there is a video tutorial that shows students how to use it and integrate it with another calendar system if they wish. Here the link to the Manage Your Calendar Brightspace Training Video
BrightSpace also has a series of other Training videos on youtube. Links to these videos can also be found in the Help tab within Brightspace.