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Submit an Assignment in Brightspace

Brightspace allows students to submit assignments to their instructor online. Your assignment will then be graded by the instructor. The instructor may also provide feedback on your assignment which you can view.

For information on submitting a Turnitin assignment, please follow the instructions here .

Understanding due dates and end dates

A due date is the submission deadline of an assignment in your course. This date is specific to assignments only.

End dates are attached to assignments. The end date is the final date an assignment is available for you to submit to, regardless of the due date. Once the end date of the assignment is past, you are no longer able to submit, no matter what the assignment’s due date is.

You can check these dates and date settings on the  Assignment List  page. Hover your mouse to find information about start and end dates with settings to explain how the assignment appears before and after these dates.

1. Navigate to the course navbar to the Activities drop-down tab to find Assignments .

Note – Your instructor may have customized their course navbar. Be sure to confirm with your instructor how they have set up their course at the beginning of the semester.

2. From the Assignments screen, you will see all current assignments available to you. Click on an assignment to submit.

3. You will see your instructor’s description of the assignment here. Scroll down to Submit Files. Here you can enter text into the text editor, upload a file, or record audio & video.

4. When you select Add a File, you will be prompted to upload a file.

5. When you have uploaded or attached your assignment submission, select Submit .

6. Once your file has uploaded, you will see the Review Assignment Submission page. Review these details to ensure all the information is correct. Depending on your notification settings, you may also get an email confirmation.

Google Drive in Brightspace allows you to use Google Workspace to complete and submit course assignments and organize your work.

• Navigate to the Assignment. When on the Submit Assignment screen, click Add a File.

• From the Pop-up, select Google Drive.

• If this is your first time using Google Drive in Brightspace, click Sign in , agree to the terms, and log in with your USC credentials.

• Select the file you wish to add, then click Upload . This will upload an offline version of your file. You cannot add a live file link. Note: Uploaded offline files will automatically convert from Google files to Microsoft files, which may cause formatting issues.

• Your Google file is now added to your assignment submission. Ensure your submission is complete and click Submit .

Brightspace allows you to use your USC Microsoft OneDrive to complete and submit course assignments and organize your work. Please note, when you upload a file, it is considered final. You will need to re-submit an updated version, as Brightspace does not carry over edits from OneDrive directly into the file.

• From the Pop-up, select OneDrive Files .

• Click Sign In and use USC credentials to connect OneDrive with Brightspace.

• Find and select the assignment file that needs to be added.

• Click Add .

• Your OneDrive file is now added to your assignment submission. Ensure your submission is complete and click Submit .

View Assignment Feedback and Scores

When feedback and scores are available, you will see those updates on the Assignment page. Select Unread in the Evaluation Status column to view feedback from your instructor.

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How do I submit an assignment?

Brightspace allows students to submit assignments to their instructor online. The assignment will then be graded by the instructor. The instructor may also provide feedback which you will be able to view.

• Submit/Upload an assignment

Assignment due date vs. end date

If you are having difficulty uploading an assignment file, visit this guide: My Assignment file isn’t Uploading Properly .

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Submit/Upload an assignment 

Your assignment may have three dates associated with it:

The start date is when the assignment is open for submissions. You might be able to view the instructions before this, but you will not be able to submit anything until the start date.

The due date is when the assignment is due. You must submit your assignment by this time in order for it to be accepted as “ on time .”

The end date is when the assignment is no longer open for submissions. If the end date is later than the due date, that means the instructor will accept late submissions. Remember that if you submit your assignment after the due date, but before the end date, it will be marked as late .

Submitting Assignments

You can see a listing of all Assignments in a course by navigating to the Assessments menu and selecting Assignments .

Video Tutorial

Learn how to submit an Assignment in this YouTube video, or scroll down to written instructions below. 

Note: This video covers submitting to an assignment for the first time. Refer to this Youtube video for instructions on resubmitting to an assignment.

File Submission Assignments

Brightspace has two types of assignments. The most common are File Submission assignments where you upload an Microsoft Word (.docx) or PDF (.pdf) format. Most word processing software can save/export files in either of those formats.  

When done, click the Submit button so your professor can grade your work. 

Use the Add a File , Record Audio , or Record Video buttons to submit work to File Submission assignments. When done, click or tap the Submit button. Note, the mobile version of this screen is the same as depicted, just narrower.

Text Submission Assignments

The other type of assignment in Brightspace is Text Submission . These assignments require you to type or paste directly into a text editor box . In addition to text, y ou can add hyperlinks, images, video, and audio. See below for a detailed description of the editor’s buttons. 

When done, click the Submit button so your professor can grade your work. Note : I f you plan on writing a lot, consider drafting your text in a separate program, such as M icrosoft Word, and then copying and pasting it into the assignment’s text editor box. This will prevent you from losing work in the event you lose your internet connection.

Type or Paste text into the Brightspace Editor box to submit work to File Submission assignments. When done, click or tap the Submit button. Note, the mobile version of this screen is the same as depicted, just narrower.

The Brightspace Editor

The Brightspace Editor is like a stripped-down version of M icrosoft Word or Google Docs. It lets you type text content directly into a Brightspace page, add images, videos, hyperlinks, and other content. Here is an image of the editor toolbar and a description of its buttons .

The Brightspace Editor will appear in any place that allows you to enter move than a few words of text, such as Text Submission assignments , Discussion Posts , and Written Response questions on quizzes/exams.

Select the More button if your Editor doesn’t show all the buttons depicted here.

Set the Format of the typed or highlighted text, such as whether it is a heading, paragraph, etc.

Text Styling (Bold, Italic, Underline, etc.)

Text Alignment (left, right, center)

Lists and indentation

The Insert Stuff button.(for videos, links, etc.)

The Insert Quicklinks button (for linking Google Drive files)

The Insert Image button

Equations (graphical, chemistry, MathML, and LaTeX )

The Insert Other button (tables, special characters, emoji, etc.)

Font and Font size selector

The Format Painter

Accessibility Checker

Source Code (for editing the HTML of the content)

Undo / Redo buttons

Full Screen Mode

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• How do I submit a (Group) Assignment?

Updated on Apr 14, 2022

This article discusses the different types of Assignments and how you can hand in an Assignment. 

The content of this article consists of:

Types of Assignments

• Handing in assignments: A file submission  
• Assignment submission: Text submission  

How do I hand in a group-assignment?

Teachers can assign you work that has one of four submission types:

• File submission : You submit the assignment by uploading a file ( for example a Word- or PDF-file ). 
• Text submission : You post a text, image or link to your work using an html-editor box. For example, if you are required to make a web page, you can link it in the html text editor. 
• On paper submission : You hand in an assignment as a hard copy. This will not be uploaded to Brightspace.   The teacher can still provide feedback to you in Grades.
• Observed in person : If you have to perform an assignment in a lecture or workgroup, the teacher can provide feedback for this as an assignment, even though you are not required to upload anything in Assignments. 

The teacher will tell you beforehand how to submit your assignment to Brightspace. 

Handing in assignments: A file submission

To hand in assignments:

• Navigate to Course Tools  in the navbar of the course. 
• Click on Assignments , you will be directed to the Assignments Homepage . 

A teacher may place links to Assignments within the corresponding Content module.

• Click on the name of the assignment that you would like to submit. 

1. To see details of the assignment, click on Hide/Show Assignment Information . 

2. If a rubric is submitted, you can see this at Show Rubrics . 

3. In order to submit your assignment, click on Submit Assignment : 

• Click on Add a File  to upload a document. 
• Click on Record Audio/Record Video to record a sound- or video- clip. Your computer must have a microphone and/or a webcam. 
• Enter a comment to your file(s) in the HTML editor underneath Comments . 

If you click on Add a File , a pop-up screen will appear. Click on My compute r to upload a document from your computer. Click on Upload, or drag the desired file in the corresponding field. 

• You can see the file that you have uploaded. Subsequently click on  Add . 

• Click on Submit  to hand in the assignment. You can see an overview of the assignment that you have handed in. Click on  Done if you would like to return to the Assignment Homepage. 

You will always receive a confirmation email with the date and time of the submission attempt.

Assignment submission: Text submission

• Navigate to Course Tools in the navbar of the course. 
• Click on Assignments .
• Click on the preferred assignment. 

1. Fill in the text for the assignment at Text Submission . You can make use of the HTML-editor option if preferred. 

2. Click on Submit to hand in the written text. 

Every person within a group can hand in the group-assignment. It is up to the teacher to decide whether you (as a group) can only submit an assignment once, or overwrite the previous submission.

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• Introduction to Brightspace (Video)
• Getting to know Brightspace
• How do I log in to Brightspace?
• How do I change my profile picture?
• Which notifications can I turn on/off and how do I connect the notifications to my Email address?
• How do I change my email notifications?
• FAQ Students
• When will I get access to Brightspace and my courses?
• How do I enroll/register for courses in Brightspace?
• Why are some courses grayed out?
• How to navigate My Courses
• Why can't I see all the content of a course?
• How do I use the self enrollment link?
• How do I unregister from courses in Brightspace?
• How do Assignments work?
• Where can I find my submitted assignments?
• How do I resubmit an assignment?
• Assignments - Troubleshooting for Students
• How do I submit a video-Assignment? (MS Stream)
• How do I use the Calendar?
• How do I adjust the settings from the Calendar?
• How do I synchronise the Calendar with my own (Google/outlook) calendar?
• Download Content
• How do I participate in a discussion?
• How do I adjust a reaction in a post?
• Why can't I see a Discussion?
• Which settings can I adjust for a Discussion?
• Where can I see my grades in Brightspace?
• How do I register for a group in a course?
• How do I start a group discussion?
• How do I use Lockers in a group?
• Update your browser
• Pulse - Brightspace for mobile devices (for students)

D2L Brightspace resources

How do I create assignments in Brightspace?

The Assignments feature in Brightspace enables you to create a space for learners to submit their work as files, text, video, etc. while providing instructors with a convenient way to score and provide feedback to learners. 

Create an Assignment

• Enter a name for the assignment.

• Edit or link to existing  to create a new grade item and select the grade category to which it belongs, or to link the assignment to an existing grade item.
• Not in Gradebook to create an assignment with a point value, but that will not be included in the gradebook.

• Is an individual or group assignment
• PLEASE NOTE:   This setting is unrelated to the grade
• Is a File Submission, Text Submission, an On Paper Submission, or an Observed in Person assignment
• Should be limited to one file or unlimited files per submission
• Should restrict student submissions to only specific file formats
• Should keep all submissions, keep only one submission, keep only the most recent submission

Assignment Visibility

• Click Save and Close when you have finished creating the assignment.

Add The Assignment To A Course Module

The Assignments area under Course Tools lists all of the assignments in the course.  You can insert them into any Content module to list them with related content.

• From the course navigation bar, click Content and navigate to the module location where the assignment should reside.

Last Updated: 1/8/2022

How do I submit an assignment in Brightspace?

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Submit & Confirm your Submissions

Follow these simple steps to submit an assignment in Brightspace. If you get an error message when uploading a file, check out common reasons why.  If you are not able to upload, let your instructor know right away and contact [email protected]  for assistance.

Resubmit a submission

Important note about due dates & end dates.

• Most instructors will set a   due date for an assignment. Once the due date is reached, assignments can still be submitted to the system, but will be timestamped and flagged as late. Your instructor will likely explain how or if they consider late submissions in the syllabus.
• In some cases, an instructor may also choose to add an end date to their assignment. Once the end date is reached (e.g. Nov 19 at 11:59), submissions will no longer be accepted.

Looking for an assignment?  See “ How do I find my assignment ”  

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How to Submit a Panopto Video Assignment in Brightspace

Panopto prerequisties.

Before you can submit your Panopto video assignment, you must have either created (or uploaded) a video to Panopto. Linked below are guides on how to record presentations with Panopto, how to upload video content that you may have created on another video platform, and how to edit/trim a video in Panopto.

• How to Record with Panopto
• How to Upload Media to Panopto
• How to Edit/Trim a Video in Panopto

Submitting your Panopto Video via Assignment Submission

Below are steps to submit a Panopto video to a Brightspace Assignment.  Some courses use discussions instead of assignments, follow this guide if you need to Submit a Panopto Video to a Discussion Post (coming soon!) instead.

Navigate to the assignment where you need to submit your Panopto video. From within the text editor, select the Insert Stuff button.

From the Insert Stuff menu, select Panopto Student Submission .

On the following screen, Panopto will display your course’s assignment folder. If your Panopto video is saved to another Panopto folder (ie: My Folder), navigate to the correct folder by selecting the drop-down menu to switch folders.  

When you’ve located the video you’d like to add, click on the video and then click  Insert .  

You’ll see a screen with a preview window of the video; click  Insert  again.

You will now see the video embedded into the assignment text submission editor, when ready click Submit .

You have now successfully submitted your Panopto Video assignment for grading! You will see a preview of your submission in the Submissions area of the assignment.

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