Using the Updates widget

The Updates widget provides you with a quick way to review all outstanding notifications or tasks that you may have for your course. It displays various updates, including unread discussion posts, new emails, and more.


This is the paper note and pencil icon used for notes.		 Note: For information about how to add widgets to your course homepage, refer to Add widgets to your homepage.


Brightspace course homepage for Astronomy 101b. The page displays the navbar with options like Help, Content, Discussions, Assignments, Portfolio, Quizzes, Grades, and Classlist. Below the Astronomy 101b banner image of stars, the Updates widget lists notifications: 10 unread discussion posts, 18 new assignment submissions, 4 quizzes not attempted, 6 new emails, 8 ungraded quiz attempts, and 2 broken links.

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