Brightspace Pulse – View & Configure Push Notifications

If there are unread notifications, a  red notification dot displays on the  Notifications tab.

Note: If you have multiple Brightspace Pulse accounts and there is at least one outstanding notification for any of the accounts, a  red notification dot displays on the  Menu icon or organization logo in the navigation bar.

• Tap the  Notifications tab. The Updates sub-tab displays the following notification types:
  • Introductory updates – When you log in to Brightspace Pulse for the first time, introductory notifications appear. Each notification provides a tip on how Brightspace Pulse can keep you notified about the latest grades and Announcements for your courses.
  • Created or updated course content – To keep you informed about course content, Brightspace Pulse sends notifications when course content is created or updated in Brightspace. You can view new and updated content associated with a notification, viewing the content directly in Brightspace Pulse. This also applies to content where a due date has been associated with the item. To view the content, tap the update and then tap Open. If there is no file URL available, tap Open in browser, which opens the content in Brightspace.
  • Created or updated Course Overview documents – When an instructor adds or updates the Course Overview document in Brightspace, you receive notifications in Brightspace Pulse and the Brightspace minibar.
    In Brightspace, you can optionally choose to receive instant notifications via email or text message when the Course Overview document is updated.
  • Course announcements – When an instructor wants to communicate changes to course updates, information, and reminders via course announcements, you receive a course announcement in Brightspace Pulse.
  • Activity Feed – When an instructor uses Activity Feed to post reminders about upcoming assignments and links to course materials, you receive notifications about those posts. Tapping an Activity Feed notification displays the associated post or comment in the Activity Feed.
  • New grades – When an instructor enters grades in a grade book, you receive grade notifications in Brightspace Pulse. View grades in Brightspace Pulse by tapping the update and then swiping left to reveal the grade.
  • Upcoming quizzes and assignments – You receive notifications about upcoming quizzes and assignments under the following conditions:
    • If the assignment or quiz has a due date, you are notified two days before the due date.
    • If the assignment or quiz has no due date, but has an end date, you are notified two days before the end date.Note: By default, notifications display two days before each activity’s due date or end date. However, your administrator can change the default value to specific hours or days.
    • The Subscriptions sub-tab displays all replies to discussions you are subscribed to and @-mentions in discussion threads.Note: To receive subscription notifications in Brightspace Pulse, you must subscribe to discussions from the Discussions tool in Brightspace.

Select which push notifications you receive from course activities on your device.

1. From the homepage, on the top left, tap your organization icon, and then tap Settings.
2. Under Notifications, tap Push Notifications.
3. Scroll down and tap to toggle a push notification on or off.

You can choose which email or SMS notifications you receive by accessing settings directly from the Pulse app.

1. From the homepage, on the top left, tap your organization icon and then tap Settings.
2. Tap Email/SMS Notifications.
3. Under Instant Notifications, tap to select any SMS or Email notifications you wish to receive.
4. Tap Done to save your personalized notifications.