Canvas to Brightspace Glossary
Here is a comprehensive list of terms used in both Canvas and Brightspace. Click on the Brightspace tools in the table below for some short video tutorials.
| Canvas | Brightspace |
|---|---|
| Account | Profile |
| Module Settings | Release Condition |
| Assignments | Assignment |
| Attendance Roll | Attendance |
| Add People | Add Participants |
| Big Blue Button | YouSeeU – Virtual Classroom |
| Calendar | Calendar |
| Modules | Content Module |
| Canvas Commons | Learning Object Repository (LOR) |
| Modules | Content Sub-Module (inside a content module) |
| Module Item | Content Topic (inside a Content Module or Sub-Module) |
| Discussions | Discussions |
| Discussion Board | Discussion Topic |
| Discussion Thread | Discussion Thread (within a Topic) |
| Due Dates | Calendar / Course Schedule |
| Files | Locker |
| Inbox | Email (Classlist) |
| Grades | Grades |
| Groups | Groups |
| Group Self-enrollment | Self-enrollment Group Tool |
| Help | Brightspace Support |
| Inbox | Instant Messages |
| Peer Reviews | Peer Feedback |
| People | Classlist |
| Polls | Survey |
| Question Banks | Question Library |
| Quizzes | Quizzes |
| Rubrics | Rubrics |
| Student Analytics | Class Progress |
| Student View | View as Learner |
| Speedgrader | Brightspace Assignment Grader App |
| Turnitin | Turnitin |