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Create a New Brightspace-Integrated MindTap for K–12 Course

Open your Brightspace course.

How-toK–12 Teacher HelpMindTap for K-12

  1. Open your Brightspace course.

  2. Open the Course Builder tool.

    In the Content tab, click Related Tools › Course Builder.

  3. If you have not already done so, create a module in your course.

    1. Drag Create a module from Build Outline to the course outline.

      Alternatively, click Create a module and select the module location.

    2. Enter a name for your module, such as MindTap for K–12.

    3. Enter a note for your students.

    4. If the MindTap for K–12 component of your course has a different start or end date from your course in Brightspace, enter those dates in Restrictions.

    5. Click Create.

  4. Drag New Cengage Learning from Add Content to your module.

    Alternatively, click New Cengage Learning and select your module.

  5. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Brightspace and Cengage accounts.

  6. On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Platform.

  7. On the Select Title page, select the textbook or product to use in your class.

    • To search the available content, type a search term.
    • To see only MindTap for K–12 results, click Platform and select MindTap.
    • To filter the list by license type, click License Type and select Student Purchase Required or Inclusive Access.

    1. Select a product.

    2. Click Continue.

  8. On the License Type page, select the payment method applicable to your class.

    Very often, only one license type is available.

    1. Click Continue.

  9. On the Course Option page, select Create a new course from scratch.

    1. Click Continue.

  10. On the Course Details page, specify the course name, dates, and other information for your MindTap for K–12 course.

    Field

    Notes

    Course Name

    Include the academic term in the course name.

    Time Zone

    Assignment dates and times are based on the time zone you select.

    Course start date

    Set the start date to the first day of class. It is the first day students can access your course and the beginning of your students' temporary access period. It cannot be changed after students access the course.

    Course end date

    To allow your students to view their grades and complete late work, consider setting this 1 week after the last day of class.

    1. Click Finish.

  11. Create a course link or select learning activities to link from Brightspace.

    To create direct links to learning activities:

    You can also create a course link with this option.

    1. Click Select Content.

    2. Select activities to include in your class.
      A selected activity is labeled "This activity is imported in your LMS" and a warning message says "You are about to re-import already existing assignments."

      Graded activities that have already been added are marked This activity is imported in your LMS. To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

    3. If needed, change gradebook syncing for specific activities.

      By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the Brightspace gradebook.

      To remove an activity from the gradebook, clear Add to Gradebook.

      To sync an activity to the gradebook without creating an activity link, first select Add to Gradebook and then clear the Add to Course checkbox on the left.

    To create a course link only:

    1. Click Add Course Link.

  12. Click Continue.

  13. Click the Content tab.

  14. Click the link to your MindTap for K–12 course and verify that it's set up how you want.

    If prompted, read and accept the service agreement.