Assignment Tool

• Make sure to create your instruction ahead of time. Consider the following format when developing your assignment prompt.

• Be clear on expectations for the answers / conversation and are there a number of posts expected

• If they need to provide links or attachments to the assignments or use the text submission box, make this clear

• Be consistent linking to the assignments within Blackboard

• Consider adding "Assignment," "Paper," or "Presentation," to the title to be clear on what the specific assignment is with students.

Creating An Assignment

• 1. On the Course Menu, select the Assignments link 

  2. On the page you will see a menu bar, across the center of page, select Assessments

     • Select Assignment on the pull menu, the Assignment window will appear

  3. In the Assignment Information section, you can use the content editor to format text and add files. 

     • You can also add files in the Assignment Files section.

     • Select Browse My Computer to upload a file from your computer. The file is saved in the top-level folder in your course's file repository: Course Files or the Content Collection. You can also attach a file from the repository.-OR-

       • Drag files from your computer to the to the center of the Attach Files area. If your browser allows, you can also drag a folder of files. The files will upload individually. 

       • If the browser doesn't allow you to submit your assignment after you upload a folder, select Do not attach in the folder's row to remove it. You can drag the files individually and submit again.

     • You can use the file name or provide another name for the file.

  4. Select a Due Date

     • Assignments with due dates automatically show in the course calendar. Submissions are accepted after this date but are marked late.

     • When you assign a due date for an assignment, students can still submit attempts after the due date passes. Submissions after the due date are marked late.

     • You can view the late label in these areas:

       • Grade Center

       • Needs Grading page

Grading

This section is organized into three groups

• • 1. Submission Details

       • Assignment Type

         • Select individual, group, or portfolio. You can require a portfolio as the assignment submission.

       • Number of Attempts

         • Allow single, multiple, or unlimited attempts. If you select more than one attempt, you can also decide which attempt to use in the Grade Center.

       • Plagiarism Tools

         • To enable the SafeAssign service, select the plagiarism tool options you want to use. If SafeAssign isn't available, these options don't appear. 

    2. Grading Options

       • Set up anonymous and delegated grading.

    3. Display of Grades

       • Select Grade Center column settings including whether or not to show the grade to students.

Grading Options

• • 1. Enable Anonymous Grading

       • On specific date: Provide the date you want to disable anonymous grading. The system automatically begins removing anonymity before the end of that date.

       • After all submissions are graded: Provide a due date. After students submit attempts, the due date passes, and you've graded the attempts, student anonymity is disabled.

       • To manually disable anonymous grading, clear the Enable Anonymous Grading check box.

    2. Enable Delegated Grading

       • Grades and feedback from more than one grader help promote reliability and remove bias. You can assign specific users in your course to grade particular sets of student submissions. For large classes, you can divide up the grading tasks among TAs and other graders.

       • After you select the check box to enable delegated grading, you can view a list of all potential graders. Roles with default grading privileges include instructor, teaching assistant, and grader. Use the menu next to each grader's name to assign submissions to grade:

         • All Submissions

         • Random Set

           • Grade a random set of different students. If you assign multiple graders to grade a random set, students are distributed evenly before any student is included in multiple random sets.

         • Groups

           • Grade all students who are part of the selected course groups.

Availability 

• • 1. if you wish to make the assignment available for students.

       • To limit the availability of the time the assignment is checked the appropriate boxes for “Display After” and “Display Until” and enter a date and time for the assignment to be made available or unavailable. 

         • You can choose one or both options depending on your availability preference. 

         • Making the assignment unavailable will prevent the Limit Availability from occurring. Assignments must be available to limit availability.  

         • Additionally, you Track Number of Views for each student in the course

    2.  At any time, you may cancel out of the Assignment process. If you have completed the assignment and would like to save, click Submit. 

    3. Allow students another attempt on an Assignment.