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Managing assignment submissions in Blackboard

Quick guide for Lecturers and Tutors

The Assignment Dropbox allows you to view, manage and grade assignment submissions. It contains four tabs:

• Submitted: contains submissions that are ready for grading/viewing and have not been returned to the assigned students. Graded assignments are not included here.
• Not Submitted: contains assignments that have been assigned (but not yet submitted) and submissions returned to students for editing.
• Graded: contains submissions that have been graded.
• Published: contains submissions that you or the student have made available to all members of the unit.
• All: contains all submissions.

Grade an individual assignment
Change a grade before it is released to students
Download student assignments
Publish, republish or unpublish an assignment

Grade an individual assignment

1. Click on the Teach tab.
2. Click on Assignment Dropbox in the Instructor Tools menu.
3. Click on the Submitted tab to view the assignments that have been submitted by students but not yet reviewed.
4. Click on the title of a submitted assignment to mark it.
5. Click on the Attachments link to view an attached assignment.
6. Type your comments in the Grader/Reviewer Comments box.
7. To send a marked assignment attachment or feedback sheet back to a student, click the Add Attachments button under the Grader/Reviewer Comments box. Then click on the My Computer icon to browse for the file and click Open.
   

Mac users: It is recommended that you use Safari as your browser when uploading files.

8. Select Return graded submission to student with the following grade: type a grade into the box provided. The student will receive the grade, comments and any extra files you have attached.
9. Click Save.

Note: If you are reviewing a web site assignment submission, the option to Add Attachments is not available.

To locate a particular student, use the Find function ('Ctrl+F' on a PC and 'Apple+F' on a Mac). As this works best when all entries are on the one page, click on the Paging Preferences icon and set the number of records per page to 999.

For instructions on how to mark an assignment using a grading form see the Marking with grading forms in Blackboard guides.

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Change a grade before it is released to students

1. Click on the Teach tab
2. Click on Assignment Dropbox in the Instructor Tools menu.
3. Click on the Submitted tab.
4. Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the assignment title.
5. Click on Review Submission.
6. Change the grade value in the box next to the third option.
7. Click on the circle next to Return graded submission to student with the following grade.
8. The submission is now moved to the Graded tab and the mark is entered into the Grade Book ready for release.

Note: You can only change a grade using the steps above if the assignment save option Save for further review and editing was chosen in the first place. If the save option was Return graded submission to student with the following grade: you will need to:

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 as above but at step 3 click on the Graded tab.
2. Follow steps 4 and 5 as above.
3. Click on Edit at the bottom of the window and make the necessary changes.
4. Click on the circle next to Return graded submission to student with the following grade.

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Download student assignments

1. Click on the Teach tab
2. Click on Assignment Dropbox in the Instructor Tools menu.
3. Click on the All tab.
4. Click on the box(es) next to the assignment(s) you wish to print or save.
5. Click Create Printable View near the bottom of the window.
6. Click Save to File to create a .zip file.
7. You can then either :
   • Click on the link to view the .zip file, then extract the assignments directly to your computer (this is the quickest option):
     1. Click on Extract in the pop-up window that appears.
     2. Navigate to where you wish to save the assignments.
     3. Click Extract again.
   • Click OK. The .zip file will be stored in the MyFiles area of the Content Manager. If you are enrolled as a Designer, you will also be able to access the zip file using the File Manager tool. To then download them from MyFiles:
     1. Click on the Home link in the top-right corner of the window. This will take you back to your Blackboard Home page.
     2. Click on the Content Manager tab.
     3. Click on the MyFiles button.
     4. Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the file(s) you wish to download and select Download .
     5. Navigate to where you wish to save the assignments.
     6. Click Save.
     7. You will then need to extract the assignments from the .zip file you have just saved on your computer by opening the .zip file and then following steps 1-3 under the first bullet point above.

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Publish, republish or unpublish an assignment

1. Click on the Teach tab.
2. Click on Assignment Dropbox in the Instructor Tools menu.
3. Click on the All tab.
4. Click on the Action Links icon next to the relevant assignment title.
5. Click on Publish Controls.
6. Click on either the Publish, Republish or the Unpublish button.
7. To view published assignments, click on the Published tab.

Note: Publishing an assignment allows everyone enrolled in the section to read that assignment. You must have the student's permission to publish any work they have submitted.