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Add the Brightspace Course Readings Tool

If using a Brightspace course site, adding the Course Readings tool will give your students quick access to their readings from within their course site.

We recommend adding the Course Readings tool as a new unit at the top of your unit list. To do so:

1. Go to the Content tab 
   
2. Click “+ New Unit”
   
3. Create a new unit titled “Course Readings”
   
4. Click “Save and Close”
   
5. Click the new “Course Readings” Unit from the menu
   
6. Click “Add Existing”
   
7. Click “External Tool Activity”
   
8. Select “Course Readings” from the list
   
   
   1. After the page reloads, Course Readings will now be added to your Content.
9. Click “Open Link”
   
   1. Course Readings will launch in a new window
10. Select the appropriate term and click “Create Course”

Adding Leganto to Brightspace (January 2027)

You can link Course Readings for January 2027 once your syllabi have been processed.

1. Log into Brightspace and choose the course you would like to add course readings link to.
2. On the Course Home, select “Content” along the top options bar.
3. Select “+ New Unit”. Click on “Add Existing”. 
4. Click on External Tool Activity. Select “Course Reading (Leganto)” from the list on the pop-up window.