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 This page explains the different methods students can use to log in to their online courses in D2L Brightspace. It provides step-by-step instructions for each login option, including direct access through the Lone Star College website and alternate ...
				 
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 IntelliWriter  is a tool designed for students to check their grammar in written assignments. You can upload various file types or type directly in the tool and format your work easily. The tool also provides helpful resources for improving wri...
				 
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Last Updated: 07/30/2025 
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 Students who are asked to use their webcams for exam proctoring, such as Respondus Monitor, and ProctorU, often have concerns about how their privacy is protected during those webcam sessions. Respondus Monitor, and ProctorU have provided literatu...
				 
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Last Updated: 07/24/2025 
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 When a preferred name is updated in  iStar , a message is sent to D2L that overwrites the  First Name  and/or  Last Name  in the D2L user information. Your preferred name will display in  Classlist ,  Discussions  and  Groups .   The Student Email...
				 
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Last Updated: 07/22/2025 
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 Respondus LockDown Browser  is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within the learning management system.  Respondus Monitor  is a system that uses the student's webcam to record the student taking the exam. Both are designed...
				 
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Last Updated: 07/02/2025 
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   NOTE   :  Please visit the  Microsoft 365 FAQs  page for more info. 
 
 The  Microsoft 365 Widget  provides students with convenient access to their  Student Email  through  Microsoft 365  from within D2L. 
 Access the Microsoft 365 ...
				 
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Last Updated: 07/02/2025 
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  When was the D2L email system retired? 
 
 The D2L email system was officially retired on   December 18, 2024  . 
 
 
 
 
 
  What if I didn’t forward my D2L emails before the system was retired? 
 
 If you did not forward your D2L...
				 
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Last Updated: 06/30/2025 
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 The  LSC-Online PASS Program  (Providing Academic Support to Students) is designed to serve students who have academic holds, including  Academic Probation ,  Continued Academic Probation , or  Academic Suspension . To participate, students must p...
				 
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Last Updated: 06/30/2025 
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  Post-December 2024, emailing your instructors and your classmates via the  D2L Email Tool  will be functionally identical to how you emailed them from before. There will be no changes to the navigation when sending a mass email through the  Compo...
				 
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Last Updated: 06/30/2025 
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Academic Probation occurs when the semester GPA has fallen below 2.0 for two subsequent semesters. Students on academic probation are required to meet with a PASS advisor through a virtual appointment to discuss a plan for success and get regist...