Brightspace Content is Getting Upgraded
Beginning with the Fall 2027 semester, Brightspace courses will begin using the New Content Experience by default. Additionally, Instructors now have the ability to enable or disable the New Content Experience in their own courses ahead of the change in Fall 2027. For more information about this transition, see our New Content Experience Transition page.
Gradescope is newly integrated under a site license at 91吃瓜网. This tool is available for use, and the guide below will show you how to add the tool to your course either through the content page or on the course navbar. If you encounter any difficulties working with this tool, you can reach Gradescope鈥檚 support team via email at help@gradescope.com.
Adding Gradescope to the Content Page
1. Open your course and navigate to the Content page
2. Select the module in which you鈥檇 like to add Gradescope from the left sidebar
3. Select the Existing Activities dropdown, then choose External Learning Tools
4. Find Gradescope in the list and click on it to add it to the Content page
Adding a Gradescope Link to your Course Navbar
1. Open your course and navigate to Course Admin -> Navigation & Themes
2. Select the navbar currently listed as 鈥淎ctive.鈥� If the link for this navbar is not blue, please refer to our guide on editing your navbar
3. Under Links, select the Add Links button
4. Select Create Custom Link at the top of the window
5. In the Name box, enter Gradescope
6. Under URL, select the Insert Quicklink button
7. Select External Learning Tools from the list
8. Find and select Gradescope
9. Click Create. You鈥檒l receive a notification on your screen that your link has been created successfully
10. Select Add to add the link you鈥檝e created to your navbar
11. Move your Gradescope link where you鈥檇 like it to be among your other navbar items, then select Save and Close