Brightspace Tools

Brightspace is the Learning Digital Learning Environment that SUNY has selected as a system-wide tool. This tool allows for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of courses for all modalities of instruction: face-to-face, online, hybrid, hyflex, blended, Live Online Interaction (LOL).

Ally

• Ally Tutorial Video for Faculty
• Ally Tutorial Video for Students
• More Info & Resources

Lumi – AI Tool

• Faculty Support for AI in Teaching & Learning
• SUNY Online Lumi Training link
• More Info & Resources

Bongo Video Assignments

• SUNY Niagara Training (7/17/23)
• Bongo Knowledge Base
• More Info & Resources

Turnitin

• Enabling Turnitin in a Brightspace Assignment (Video)
• Update the Settings After a Class is Copied

Creator + Tools

• Using Creator + Tools (Recorded Training)
• Using Creator + Elements
• D2L Creator +
• Creating Timelines with Creator + (Video)

Microsoft Office 365

SUNY Niagara offers its students, faculty, and staff access to Microsoft Office 365 at no cost. Instructions to download MS Office 365.

* Learn how to use any of the following tools on LearnFree! This is a free website that offers training in all Microsoft Office applications. Create an account on the LearnFree.Org website to access training.

Copilot (Chat Version)

SUNY Niagara offers “Copilot Chat” with the free version of Microsoft Office 365. To learn more about Copilot Chat.

• Microsoft 365 Copilot: Enhancing Productivity with AI
• Microsoft Copilot: A Generative-AI Productivity Tool
• Data, Privacy, and Security for Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Microsoft Copilot Adoption Kit
• Copilot User Engagement Tools & Templates

Teams

• Discover Microsoft Teams
• Getting Started with Microsoft Teams (Video)
• Microsoft Mondays (SUNY Niagara login required)
• Quick Start Guide:

Word

• Microsoft Word for Beginners – Full Tutorial + Copilot Tips
• Microsoft Support for Word
• * LearnFree.Org

Excel

• Get Ahead Fast! Excel Express
• Microsoft Support for Excel
• * LearnFree.Org

PowerPoint

• Microsoft Support for PowerPoint
• * LearnFree.Org

OneDrive

• Learn OneDrive: Web, Desktop, Mobile & AI in One Course
• Microsoft Mondays (SUNY Niagara login required)
• Microsoft Support for OneDrive
• * LearnFree.Org

Share Point

• Maintaining SharePoint Libraries (Video) SUNY Niagara Login Required
• SharePoint Video Training
• MS SharePoint Tutorial for Beginners (Video)
• Microsoft Support for SharePoint
• SharePoint Guides

OneNote (Notebook)

• Microsoft Support for OneNote