Add an Assignment Area in Blackboard 8:

The Assignment feature lets you create an assignment area for your students to upload their assignments (e.g., Microsoft Word Files), which you can then view or download for later viewing.

Note: this tool replaces the digital drop box in the latest version of Blackboard.  The tool works automatically with the Grade Center and allows for more grading features.

 

1.    Go to the Control Panel in your course.

1. In the Content Areas box (in upper left) choose the Content Area link where you want the assignment added (e.g., Course Documents, Syllabus, Assignments).

3. Select “Assignment” from the  Select: drop-down menu to the right.

4. Click on the  button.

5. Provide a name for the Assignment and other information about it.

Note: You probably will not need to use the file attachment feature, which is only useful if you want to provide extra file relevant to the assignment for students to peruse.

6. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

The students will now be able to upload assignments (e.g., Microsoft Word files) to the Assignment. 

 

Viewing an Individual Student's Submitted Assignment in the Grade Center

Note: There are a number of clicks involved in this.

In your Blackboard 8.0 course, click on Control Panel and then Grade Center.

1 Locate the row of the student and the column of the assignment

2 Move your cursor to the right side of the appropriate cell (see image below). 

3 Click on the two downward-pointing arrows ( ).

4 Click “Grade Details.”

 

5 Click on “View Attempt” button (on the right side):

6 Click on the underlined name of the assignment submitted by the student ("written assignment.doc" in the image below).

 

This will allow you to retrieve (download) the assignment.