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  1. Online Etiquette for Discussions and Emails

    Communicating as an online student is a bit different than in a face-to-face setting. Because you are usually missing body language cues and immediate feedback from others, it is very important to understand some common rules for good online etiquet...
  2. Exclude Select Courses From Notifications

    In the Notifications Tool , you have the option to exclude certain courses from sending notifications. NOTE:  For information on setting up Notifications , see the article Set Up Notifications . Access the Notifications Tool On ...
  3. D2L Course Calendar Basics

    Accessing the D2L Calendar Click on the drop-down arrow to the right of Calendar . Click [Go to Calendar] from the Calendar widget drop-down menu. Changing Calendar Color Click the drop-down arrow next to [All Calendars] and click...
  4. Export your D2L Calendar to another Calendar Application

    You can export your D2L  Calendar to another application, such as Google Calendar  or  Microsoft Outlook . To do this, copy a link from your  Calendar that you can add to your calendar application. This can be useful for viewing your calendar o...
  5. Forward Your D2L Email to Your myLoneStar Account

    As a student, you have the option to set up Auto-Forwarding for incoming D2L emails to your student email address ( USERNAME @my.lonestar.edu) . Please follow the steps below to have this set up: Click on the [Email] icon in the Minibar loc...
  6. Use EquatIO for accessibility and more

    EquatIO allows the creation of digital equations and formulas. It also offers other STEM and graphing tools. EquatIO can be used within the D2L Editor, on your desktop (Windows or Mac), in Google Chrome and EquatIO MathSpace website. EquatIO formula...
  7. Install EquatIO for accessibility and more

    EquatIO allows the creation of digital equations and formulas. It also offers other STEM and graphing tools. EquatIO can be used within the D2L Editor, on your desktop (Windows or Mac), in Google Chrome and EquatIO MathSpace website. EquatIO formula...
  8. Insert or Share a YuJa video into an Assignment or Discussion

    Insert YuJa Video into an Assignment or Discussion The following steps applies to both Assignments  and Discussions : Under the S ubmit Assignment  page, click on [Insert Stuff] located in the toolbar. ...
  9. Manual Upload or Download from YuJa

    Upload Video to YuJa From your D2L Course, click [Course Activities] -> [YuJa Video Platform] . Click on Manage Media .   Click Upload  in the menu. In the Add Media window. Drag and drop   your file into the dashed b...
  10. Manage Your YuJa Videos

    Naming Videos For best practices, have meaningful naming conventions for your videos, include 6 digit dates. (Example: 06-13-22 for June 13th, 2022) Mouse over your video, then click on More to rename your video. Rename the video to inc...