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Access Brightspace in the VLE

  1. Select your school board from the list below
  2. Using the URL provided, use your board username and password to easily access the VLE
  3. After accessing Brightspace in the VLE, get started with Ontario’s VLE One-Minute Workflows

Questions about using the VLE? Ask your TELT Contact!

Every publicly funded school board in Ontario has an appointed Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching (TELT) Contact. Your TELT Contact can assist you with questions that you may have and support you in using the VLE.

Select your school board from the list below. Your TELT Contact’s information should appear.

What does the VLE Offer?

District Leaders

LMS Administrators

Teachers

Students

Parents/Guardians

District Leaders

Shape the success of your school district with Ontario’s VLE powered by Brightspace. As student needs evolve and demands on educators grow, staying ahead requires more than just technology – it demands a comprehensive approach. Equip your district with analytics dashboards, seamless integrations, and district-wide insights to ensure success for every learner and educator.

LMS Administrators

Simplify workflows, monitor performance, and support educators with a classroom management system that centralizes everything. Manage SIS integration, automate routine tasks, and gain visibility across your district from one intuitive platform.

Privacy & Security information

For more detailed information and support, please review the K-12 Administrator Documentation on Brightspace Community.

For new LMS Administrators, we recommend accessing the Brightspace Guided Training for Administrators to give you an overview of relevant tools and operations in Ontario’s VLE.

Teachers

Brightspace by D2L is part of the comprehensive learning suite that is Ontario’s VLE. With all the features of Brightspace and extensive Ministry content to discover, the VLE helps Ontario educators do what they do best – teach!

Reduce your workload while improving outcomes for students with the ability to:

  • Create interactive, accessible, and engaging content with Creator+
  • Leverage assessment and grading automation with self-grading Quizzes and targeted feedback based on achievement
  • Track student progress aligned to curriculum expectations in real time with Grades
  • Showcase student work in digital portfolios and give parents/guardians insight into student progress with Brightspace Parent & Guardian (availability may vary by school board).
  • And much more!

Students

Explore lessons designed just for you with interactive content, awards, personalized learning paths, and real-time feedback to keep you on track and excited to learn – accessible on any device. To get started right away, check out this quick introduction to Brightspace for students.

More resources for using Brightspace:

Parents/Guardians

With Brightspace, your student can access all of their learning materials in one place to help you support their learning at home.

If a school board has enabled Brightspace Parent & Guardian, authorized parents and guardians can log in to see specific components of their student’s course, including the Activity Feed, shared Portfolio artifacts, graded assessments and feedback as well as upcoming Assignments and Quizzes. This helps you to support learning from home and prevent surprises around your student’s progress.

Learn more about how D2L helps parents and guardians support learning at home.

Resources

  • VLE Training Resources

    Learn how the VLE can help you be more effective, engaging, and efficient.

    Start Watching

  • Resources

    A guide to Brightspace and supporting learning at home.

    Learn More

  • Webinars

    Watch professional learning webinars organized by the Ontario Ministry of Education.

    Watch Now

  • Ontario Educators Group

    Find and share resources and best practices with other Ontario educators.

    Discover More
D2L is the ideal partner to support us on this journey.
Isabelle Chartrand-Dubois Principal, CAVLFO
Students are actually asking their teachers to use Brightspace as their learning platform.
Paul Hatala Blended Learning Instructional Coach, HWDSB
I believe that the VLE is a rich resource of digital tools for all educators and students in Ontario.
Michael Noronha TELT Contact, HWCDSB

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