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Collecting Student Work
Collecting Student Work
In Blackboard, instructors can collect student work electronically by creating assignments in the content areas. After students have submitted work on Blackboard, Instructors can grade student work online or offline, then enter the grades in the Grade Center. Below is the process.
Creating Assignments
Creating Assignments
In the course, Make sure Edit Mode is "ON"
Select the content area where students will access the assignment
Click on the Assessments button, then select Assignment
Enter a Title/Name for the Assignment
Enter value in the “Points Possible” field in the Grading section. (For a non-graded assignment enter 0.)
Assignment Points Possible
Click Submit
Assignments allow instructors to create coursework and manage the grades and feedback for each student separately with comments and attached files. Instructors can distribute assignments to course groups.
Viewing Submitted Assignments
Viewing Submitted Assignments
Locate the assignment column in Grade Center
Click on the down arrow after the name for that grade center item (on the student’s row), and then choose the Attempt Date menu item to view the submission details.
Inline Assignment Grading – Blackboard Annotate
Inline Assignment Grading – Blackboard Annotate
Instructors can view student-submitted files “inline,” i.e. in the web browser, without leaving the Grade Assignment page. In addition, instructors are able to provide comments directly on the document with Blackboard Annotate.
Downloading Files in a Batch
Downloading Files in a Batch
Instructors can download assignment submissions to review them offline instead of reviewing them online. Choose to download all or only selected submissions as a single ZIP file. Unzip or expand the file to view the contents. Each submission is saved as a separate file.
Go to Grade Center link, locate the Assignments column, click on the Chevron after the assignment title
Click on the Assignment File Download menu item
Use the check boxes to choose specific students, or click the Check All box select all the students who’ve submitted work.
Click the Submit button. You’ll see a message confirming that the files have been exported.
Click the Download assignments now link.
Click the Save button and navigate to the place on your disk or hard drive where you’d like to save the files.
The files will be saved to your computer as a Zip archive (.zip). You’ll need to double-click on the zip file to view and open the individual files. You’ll notice that Blackboard includes the students’ usernames in the filenames, so they’re easier to identify.
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