Media
5 items
Description
Upgraded BrightSpace/D2L. Has Custom Themes, What-if grades, Smart grade imports, custom assignments,weighted categories, and more. QUICK NOTE: Brightspace and D2L are the same platform with different names. This extension works with both. Brightspace/D2L PLUS enhances the user experience significantly, transforming the website from a stressful wall of administrative text into a clean, personalized workspace while heavily upgrading your grade page. Before, most classes would not even show your overall grade or let you customize your dashboard, now… VISUAL AND DASHBOARD IMPROVEMENTS Custom Themes: Pick a single color, and the color engine will automatically generate a cohesive pastel theme for your entire Brightspace experience. True Dark Mode: Experience a meticulously styled dark mode that applies to everything, perfect for late-night studying. Custom Banners & Course Images: Upload your own images to replace default stock photos on course cards and main page banners. GIF's/Animated WebP's supported! GRADES PAGE IMPROVEMENTS What-If Grades: Modify assignment grades locally to see real-time updates to category and overall totals. Flexible Logic: Supports both weighted and unweighted grading logic. Visibility: Displays the overall class percentage even if it is hidden by the instructor. Reverse Calculator: Enter a target grade to determine the exact score needed on remaining work to reach that percentage. Weight Editing: Edit category weights directly to correct syllabus misconfigurations. Placeholder Assignments: Add custom hypothetical assignments for upcoming work or grades from external platforms. Reorganization: Move assignments between categories to adjust how they are weighted. Auto Categorize: Automatically scan and sort a flat list of assignments into logical categories based on their naming patterns. Hide Assignments/Categories: Use the ✕ button to hide individual professor-made assignments or entire categories from your grade calculation. Import External Grades: Instantly import your actual grades from Codio and Gradescope directly into the calculator without manual entry. Missing Grade Options: Use the Options menu to toggle between "Skip missing" (ignoring ungraded items) or "Count missing as 0" to stress-test your grade. Grade Update Alerts: Receive a badge notification if a professor posts a new grade on an assignment you've already overridden. COURSE OPTIONS Custom Grading Scales: Define per-course scales to display letter grades (A, B+, etc.) based on your current percentage to match your syllabus. Profiles and Templates: Save and reload different grade scenarios, or generate shareable codes to give a course structure to a classmate. Permanent Changes: Course structures, categories, and what-if grades are saved permanently until you remove them or click the reset button. Quick Lines: A widget on your homepage that saves you some clicks to get to your grade or content page. PRIVACY, SETTINGS, AND SUPPORT Data Persistence: All changes are saved in the browser automatically until manually reset. Hypothetical Toggle: Instantly switch between your hypothetical scenario and the original Brightspace grades at any time. Security: All data remains in your browser, and no grade information is ever sent to external servers. Only anonymous telemetry data (what features are used) is collected. DISCLAIMER: Brightspace/D2L PLUS is not affiliated with D2L, Brightspace, or any academic institution. Brightspace and the D2L logo are trademarks of D2L Corporation. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners.