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Basic Mode – Clean grade overview
Advanced Mode – Target grade calculator
A Chrome extension that analyzes Brightspace grade data locally in the browser to give students clear performance insight and target grade projections.
BrightView is a Chrome extension that analyzes and summarizes Brightspace (D2L) grade data directly inside the browser. While Brightspace exposes raw grade information, it provides very little interpretation of that data. Students must manually calculate required scores, estimate their standing, and mentally aggregate grades across categories. BrightView performs this analysis automatically. The extension parses grade data from the Brightspace interface and computes meaningful performance insights such as required scores for target grades and overall grade clarity. All computation occurs locally within the browser. No grade data is transmitted externally.
Learning management systems such as Brightspace present grade data as individual scores without meaningful interpretation. Students frequently need to answer questions such as: • What score do I need on the next assignment to reach a specific final grade? • What is my true standing across weighted categories? • How close am I to important grade thresholds? Answering these questions requires manual calculations using incomplete information from the platform interface. BrightView was designed to provide these insights directly within the grade view that students already use.
BrightView augments the Brightspace grade interface with client-side analysis tools. The extension parses grade data from the page DOM and performs local calculations to generate additional insights such as target-grade projections and aggregated performance summaries. Two operating modes are provided: Basic Mode Displays a clean overview of current course averages. Advanced Mode Allows students to specify target grades and calculates the required performance needed to reach those outcomes. All analysis occurs locally within the browser session and requires no external services or backend infrastructure.
BrightView is built as a Manifest V3 Chrome extension designed to operate across multiple Brightspace deployments. The extension targets Brightspace pages through scoped host permissions and dynamically analyzes the DOM structure of grade tables to extract relevant performance data. Extracted values are processed entirely client-side using modular parsing and computation logic. The architecture avoids any backend dependency and ensures that sensitive academic data never leaves the user's browser environment.
BrightView is designed with a strict client-side privacy model. No user data is transmitted, stored, or analyzed outside of the browser environment. All calculations are performed locally and the extension does not communicate with external servers or analytics platforms.
Basic Mode – Clean grade overview
Advanced Mode – Target grade calculator
BrightView was released through the Chrome Web Store as an experimental student-built tool for improving grade visibility. The project served as a practical exercise in browser extension architecture, DOM parsing reliability, and platform policy constraints associated with cross-domain host permissions. Development required balancing portability across different institutional Brightspace deployments with Chrome Web Store security and review guidelines.