Instructors can use Qwickly to create content, events, and assignments. Expand any of the arrows below to learn more.

Instructions

To learn about using Qwickly to take attendance, check out our guide here.

Create an Assignment in Qwickly
  1. To create an assignment, click on Assignment to display your courses and select the courses you want to create the assignment in. 
  1. Select the course(s) that you would like to create the assignment for, create a title, description and determine if you would like the assignment to be available to students. Once you have filled in the fields, click next.

Optional: Add date and time information for assignment availability and click next

  1. Confirm that the inputted information is accurate and click submit.
  1. Your new Qwickly Assignment will now appear under your Assignments area in your selected courses.
Create Content in Qwickly
  1. To create content, click on Content to display your courses and select the courses you want to create the content in.
  1. Select the course(s) that you would like to create the content for, determine the content type, create a title and description. Once you have filled in the fields, click next.

    Optional: Add date and time information for content availability and click next.

    Optional: Select a module to add the content within the course(s) and click next. If no location is selected a Qwickly Tools module will be created in your course and the content will be placed there.
  1. Confirm that the inputted information is accurate and click submit.
  1. Your new Qwickly content will now appear under your assignments area in your selected courses.
Use Qwickly to Activate Your Courses
  1. To make courses active, click on Course Availability, to display your courses and toggle the switch to select the courses you want to make active to students (blue is active, grey is inactive). 
Create an Event in Qwickly
  1. To create an event, click on Event to display your courses and select the courses you want to create the event in.
  1. Select the course(s) that you would like to create the event for, create a title, description and designate the date and time. Once you have filled in the fields, click submit.
  1. Your new Qwickly Event will now appear on the calendar of your selected courses.
Create an Announcement in Qwickly
  1. To create an announcement, click on Announcement to display your courses and select the courses you want to create the announcement in.
  1. Select the course(s) that you would like to create the announcement for, create a title, description and designate the date and time. Once you have filled in the fields, click submit.
  1. Your Qwickly Announcement will now appear in your Brightspace course.
Send an Email in Qwickly
  1. To create and send an email, click on Email to display your courses and select the courses you want to create the email for.
  1. Select the course(s) that you would like to create the email for, create a title, fill out the body of the email and add attachments if desired. Once you have filled in the fields, click submit.
  1. Your Qwickly Course Tools email will now be sent to recipients determined for selected courses.

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