In the course, we will discuss two products, webReader and docReader.   The information below will provide clarity as you move through the course. Brightspace has two primary views - Classic and New Learner Experience. In the New Learner Experience, you can have your table of contents on the left side of the page (View 1A) or down the center of the page (View 1B.) The View 1A and 1B names are the ones we are using to help you determine which set of instructions to use.

webReader is the product that is used for:

webReader

Here is an image of the webReader. As described above, it is displayed at the top left side of the files.

webReader tools shown and explained

docReader

docReader is the product used to read documents. docReader reads PDFS, ePubs, Office-type files, text files, and the Open-office versions of these same file types. Depending on your view in Brightspace, it may appear differently.

Below is the image of docReader with the various tools labeled and a brief explanation of each. Instructions for launching the docReader are provided for each view below this image.

The docReader player showing and explaining all tools.

Brightspace Classic View 

Brightspace New View 1A:

speaker is indicated

Lower toolbar of docReader shown in the New View of D2L

Brightspace New View 1B

Open DocReader is indicated on the right side of the image.

Rule of Thumb

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