At the beginning of the school year or semester students and parents/guardians will be sent an email to activate their Brightspace account. The subject of the email will be "Welcome to Prairie Land Online Academy (your name)- D2L Brightspace account information".  If you do not receive your email please check your spam/junk folder and verify online.academy@plrd.ab.ca is safe to receive emails from.  Below is an example of what that email will look like:

Welcome to Prairie Land Online Academy!

You have been enrolled in Prairie Land Online Academy with the following username: (will be provide in this space for your reference).

To begin using the site:

1. Set up a password

2. Log into Prairie Land Online Academy using your username (will be provide in this space for your reference) and password you created in step one.

At this time you will be able to log into your Brightspace account however you will not be able to see your course folders on your homepage until the first day of classes.

If this is a Parent/Guardian Observer account you should see all students you have permission to observe in this account.

The video at the link below demonstrates how to navigate Brightspace as a learner and develop confidence and comfort as you navigate the common elements of Brightspace.   Click here to view the video.

Grades 1-6 Students

Please note that student progress is available at any time by logging into the student Brightspace account. In the student account click on the class you want to view and then the "Assessment" widget in the navigation bar at the top of the page and then click on "Class Progress".  On the left hand side of the page there is a tab called "Learning Outcomes" and this is where you will see the progress your child is making in the class as per Alberta Education's Learning Outcomes.  If you have any questions please reach out to your child's teacher.

Grades 7-9 Students

Please note that student grades are available at any time by logging into the student or parent Brightspace account. In the parent account click on the "Recent Grades" section and at the bottom of that section click on "View All Grades".  Then by clicking on the courses listed at the left you can view whichever class you are interested in viewing. 

Grades 10-12 Students

Please note that student grades are available at any time by logging into the student or parent Brightspace account. In the parent account click on the "Recent Grades" section and at the bottom of that section click on "View All Grades".  Then by clicking on the courses listed at the left you can view whichever class you are interested in viewing.