How to Download the Pulse App

Relevant to: students

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Introduction

Brightspace's app, called Pulse, is available to download from the App Store and Google Play. There are some visual differences between looking at Brightspace on a computer versus in the Pulse app, but it's still easy to use and navigate. For the best experience, the web version is recommended for assignment submission and grading.

Install the App

Visit the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store to download and install the "Brightspace Pulse" app. The app icon will look like a heartbeat image against a reddish-orange background:

Logging in the First Time

1. When you first launch the app, you will get a few screens welcoming you and introducing the available features. Click "Next" on the bottom right to see more features until you reach a screen with a "Get Started" button.
2. Click on the "Get Started" button.
3. The app will prompt you to allow it to use your location. Choose "Allow."
4. The next screen will show a list of schools, with a search box at the top that says "Find your school or institution." Enter "Empire State College" in the search box and select "Empire State College" when it appears in the list.
5. The SUNY sign-in screen will appear. Click on the "Network Login" button.
6. Choose "Empire State College" from the drop-down menu and click the "Log in" button.
7. Enter your SUNY Empire username and password, just as you would to log into MySUNYEmpire.

Navigating the Pulse App

1. Unlike what you see in a web browser, in the Pulse app your options for Upcoming (calendar), Courses, and Notifications will appear along the bottom of the page.  When you select Courses, you will be able to see the list of all of your currently active courses and can choose which to enter.
2. Select a course and you will see a simplified navigation menu with just "Content" and "Grades" across the top.
3. You have the option of viewing the course homepage and navbar in web browser mode. Select the 3-dot ellipsis in the top right corner and select "Launch Course Homepage."
4. You will see your course minibar with email, alerts, and notifications at the top, the course homepage, and a "hamburger" menu on the upper left that contains the course navbar.
5. Select the hamburger menu and you will see the same options available on the course navbar that are available in a computer web browser. Your minibar (email, alerts and notifications icons) remains at the top, but your course navbar will cover it when opened.