Brightspace + New York
New York we are here to support you through back to school, D2L is more than just another educational technology company and Brightspace is more than just another LMS. New York’s K-12 schools and universities partner with D2L to leverage the Brightspace platform everyday to improve access to high-quality learning opportunities and student outcomes. For years now, schools in New York have trusted that D2L as their partner in teaching and learning. Our goal is to make sure that ALL New York students reach their fullest potential.

What are the advantages to Brightspace for New York?
- Easy-to-use communication tools like Brightspace Portfolio, Discussion board, activity feed, and more!
- Simple workflow to enhance pre-created content with your own resources
- Video tools for providing feedback, connecting face-to-face, and more
- Students can demonstrate learning in a variety of ways and teachers can assess and share feedback using video, audio, text, and rubrics
- Integrates with third-party tools including Google Drive™ online storage service and SIS systems
- D2L takes privacy and security as well as accessibility seriously
- Products designed to be accessible offline to empower learners with disabilities
- Access to subscription training to enable teachers going from face-to-face teaching to online
- And more!
Access to Brightspace means:
Worry-free technology with 99.9% uptime rate
Equitable and inclusive: Brightspace is accessible regardless of abilities, means, location, or device
Easy to scale: D2L has experience scaling schools, school districts, and more
Safe and secure: ISO 27001:2013 Certification and SOC 2 compliance
Mobile friendly: Brightspace is the only leading learning management platform designed for mobile
Access to hundreds of video tutorials designed to help administrators, instructors, and learners get the most out of Brightspace products and features.
Support is available 24x7x365

We’d been using all these clunky LMS platforms and getting frustrated. Brightspace is the first tool we found that doesn’t put a barrier between us and our goals, so getting teachers on board and building new courses is really straightforward.
COVID-19 and Learning Continuity
Online learning allows for the continuation of learning and instruction in times of school closures. We know that health and safety is the first priority right now. We’re here to help as you work to fit educational continuity into your emergency response.
Guidelines from Gwinnett—Moving from blended to online learning
Listen to our recent webinar with Gwinnett County Public Schools (just outside of Atlanta, Georgia) to learn strategies on how to prepare teachers, students, parents, and administrations for the switch from blended to fully online learning.
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