Instructor Resources

Springboard Self-Help Guides

Instructor Help Guides

The following PDFs will help you to set your course up, utilize the Springboard tools, and close your course at the end of the semester.

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Pop-Up Blocker Settings Guide
Login Page Overview: Video | PDF
Analytical Rubric
- Create Analytical Rubric
- Modify Analytical Rubric
Attendance
- Desire2Learn Attendance User Guide
Chat
- Desire2Learn Chat User Guide
Checklist
- Desire2Learn Checklist User Guide
- Utilize the Checklist v9.4 (SBS)
Classlist
- Desire2Learn Classlist User Guide
- Utilize the Classlist (SBS)
- Email Classlist (SBS)
- Add a GA or Guest to your Course
- Update Enrollment Status
Content
- Desire2Learn Content User Guide
- Create Module v9.4 (SBS)
- Add Topic - Course File v9.4 (SBS)
- Add Topic - Upload New File v9.4 (SBS)
- Add Topic - Create New File v9.4 (SBS)
- Add Topic - Quick Link v9.4 (SBS)
- Reorder Modules and Topics v9.4 (SBS)
- Set Restrictions v9.4 (SBS)
- Link Discussion v9.4 (SBS)
- Delete Module and Topics v9.4 (SBS)
- Embed a YouTube Video
- How to Convert Word doc to HTML (Windows)
- How to Convert Word doc to HTML (Mac)
Course Offering
- Edit Course Offering Information v9.4 (SBS)
Course Builder
- Browse Course Files v9.4 (SBS)
- Browse Discussions v9.4 (SBS)
- Browse Dropboxes v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Dropbox v9.4 (SBS)
- Create and Associate Grade Items v9.4 (SBS)
- Browse Grade Items v9.4 (SBS)
- Browse Quizzes v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Quiz v9.4 (SBS)
- Open Course Builder v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Discussion v9.4 (SBS)
- Create HTML File v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Link v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Placeholder v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Module v9.4 (SBS)
- Copy Module Placeholder v9.4 (SBS)
- Edit Module Placeholder Object v9.4 (SBS)
- Move Modules, Placeholders, and Objects v9.4 (SBS)
- Remove Module Placeholder v9.4 (SBS)
- Desire2Learn Course Builder Quick Reference Guide v9.4
Discussion
- Desire2Learn Discussion User Guide
- Create Forum v9.4 (SBS)
- Create New Topic v9.4 (SBS)
- Post Message v9.4 (SBS)
- Copy Forum and Topic v9.4 (SBS)
- Discussion, Assessment, and Activity v9.4 (SBS)
- Release and Group Restrictions v9.4 (SBS)
- Configure Settings v9.4 (SBS)
- Reorder Forums v9.4 (SBS)
Dropbox
- Desire2Learn Dropbox User Guide
- Activities (SBS)
- Set Restrictions v9.4 (SBS)
- Reorder Folders v9.4 (SBS)
- Grade Submissions v9.4 (SBS)
- Working with Folders v9.4 (SBS)
ePortfolio
- Desire2Learn ePortfolio User Guide
- Adding Artifacts v9.4 (SBS)
- Creating a Reflection v9.4 (SBS)
- Comments v9.4 (SBS)
- Creating a Collection v9.4 (SBS)
- Presentations
- Sharing
- Rubric Assessments
Glossary
- Desire2Learn Glossary User Guide
Grades
- Desire2Learn Grades User Guide
- Grade Wizard
- Create Grade Items
- Define Grades Settings v9.4 (SBS)
- Enter Grades v9.4 (SBS)
- Reorder Grade Items (SBS)
- Calculate Final Grades
- Export Grades v9.4 (SBS)
- Export Gradebook Copy
- Desire2Learn Importing & Exporting Grades Guide

Groups
- Manage Categories v9.4 (SBS)
- Manage Groups and Members v9.4 (SBS)
Homepage
- Edit Homepage
- Create HTML Widget
Import/Export/Copy Components
- Copy Course Components v9.4 (SBS)
- Import Course Components v9.4 (SBS)
- Export Course Components v9.4 (SBS)
Locker
- Desire2Learn Locker User Guide
Manage Dates
- Manage Dates v9.4 (SBS)
Manage Files
- Add Topics to Content v9.4 (SBS)
- Create File v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Folder v9.4 (SBS)
- Upload/Download v9.4 (SBS)
- Working with Multiple Files v9.4 (SBS)
- Using the Action Menu v9.4 (SBS)
- Desire2Learn v9 Manage Files Quick Reference Guide v9.4
Navigation
- Create a New Navbar v9.4 (SBS)
- Edit Navbar v9.4 (SBS)
- Customize Navbar Display Options v9.4 (SBS)
- Navbar Custom Links v9.4 (SBS)
News
- Desire2Learn News User Guide
- Utilizing News v9.4 (SBS)
Notifications
- Manage Course Notification Exclusions
Overviews
- Course Builder v9.4 (SBS)
- Discussion v9.4 (SBS)
- Dropbox v9.4 (SBS)
- Grades v9.4 (SBS)
- Groups v9.4 (SBS)
- Navbar v9.4 (SBS)
- News v9.4 (SBS)
- Quizzes v9.4 (SBS)
- Surveys v9.4 (SBS)
Pager
- Desire2Learn Pager User Guide
- Utilizing the Pager v9.4 (SBS)
Preferences
- Configure Preferences v9.4 (SBS)
Profile
- Edit Profile v9.4 (SBS)
Quizzes
- Desire2Learn Quizzes User Guide
- Desire2Learn Regular Expressions Guide
- Create a Randomized Quiz from a Question Library
- Randomize an Existing Quiz
- Submit a Quiz Attempt in Progress
- Create Question Arithmetic v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Question - True or False v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Question - Long Answer v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Question - Matching v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Question - Multiple Short Answer v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Question - Multiple Select v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Question - Ordering v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Question - Short Answers v9.4 (SBS)
- Attempts Tab v9.4 (SBS)
- Copy or Delete Quiz v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Quiz - Properties v9.4 (SBS)
- Create Quiz - Restrictions v9.4 (SBS)
- Organize Quizzes v9.4 (SBS)
Respondus
- Respondus QuickStart Guide
- Instructions for Respondus Formatting
Role Switch
- Utilizing the Role Switch v9.4 (SBS)
Rubric Analytic
- Create Analytic Rubric v9.4 (SBS)
- Modify Analytic Rubric v9.4 (SBS)
Schedule
- Desire2Learn Schedule User Guide
Self-Assessments
- Desire2Learn Self-Assessments User Guide
Surveys
- Desire2Learn Surveys User Guide
Additional Services
- Additional Services

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