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Submitting Assignments in Blackboard

Submitting your work with the Assignment tool in Blackboard allows you to easily upload your homework files to your instructor and receive files back, along with your grade. There is no need for paper or even email.

Assignments Overview (Student) Assignments are created by your instructor. They can be used for simply submitting homework. Assignments can also be used to participate in a back-and-forth review process of projects and papers. Learn more: https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Assignments/Submit_Assignments

I tried to turn in an assignment, but nothing happened when I clicked submit.

If you’ve attached files to submit as part of your assignment, know that those files do not begin uploading to the Blackboard database until you click the ‘Submit’ button. Depending on the size of the attached files and the current upload speed of your internet connection, it may take a little time to complete the upload, especially if you’re submitting videos or other large items by directly attaching the file.

In the event that you’ve attached files, clicked submit, and nothing happens immediately, you may need to simply wait a few minutes — do not click submit more than once.

In some cases, this issue is related to the file name of the attached file. Before submitting, ensure that the name of the attached file is not unusually long and that it doesn’t contain any special characters.

Can I submit to an assignment dropbox more than once?

If you don’t see any indication that you are allowed multiple submissions, it’s best to assume that you only have one opportunity to submit. Do not click the submit button on the assignment submission page until you’ve confirmed that you’ve completed all of the assignment requirements, attached the correct files, and are ready to submit.

Some instructors allow their students to submit more than once to an assignment dropbox, but you will need to check the assignment instructions to be sure. If you are allowed multiple submissions, you will see the ‘Start New’ button on the Submission History page that appears when you click on the assignment link in the course after your initial submission.

Assignments in Blackboard are accessible once they’ve been deployed by your instructor in a Content Area of the course. Your instructor may have an entire area in your course dedicated to all assignments, perhaps even linked on the Course menu, or assignments may be placed along with related lesson material within unit folders in the course.

Once you click on an assignment link you will be brought to the submission page, which is split into three sections:

  • Points and instructions:  Check the top of the assignment submission page for instructions and any supporting documentation for your assignment. If your assignment is graded, you will see the points possible for the assignment listed in this section as well.
  • Assignment submission:  You have the option to type your submission directly into the Blackboard assignment tool or attach files from your computer or a cloud service like Google Drive. Be sure to check the syllabus and assignment instructions to see if your instructor has provided guidelines for how to attach your work to the assignment tool.
  • Add comments:  You can provide text comments to your instructor about your assignment submission, but you should never use the comments section to submit your actual work unless instructed to.

Full documentation at help.blackboard.com: Submit Assignments

Verifying and Viewing Submission Receipts

Each time you successfully submit to an assignment in Blackboard, you’ll be taken to the submission history page, which will show you grade information, a timestamp of your submission, a link to any attached files, and a preview of those files if they were submitted in one of the approved formats. You can return to this page by accessing the assignment link where you submitted your work within the course content and/or by clicking on the title of the assignment in the My Grades tool.

The system also generates a receipt of your submission that is sent to your UA Little Rock email account and stored in the My Grades section of the course. You should confirm that you’ve received a receipt of your submission each time you turn in your work by checking your UA Little Rock email account and/or by navigating to the Submitted tab in the My Grades section of the course.

It’s important to verify that your assignment has been successfully submitted each time you turn in your work. If you are not taken to the submission history page after submitting your work and/or do not receive a receipt of your submission, you should contact the Blackboard Student Support help desk immediately. Do not wait until the assignment due date has passed or until grades are submitted for your course to report an issue with submitting an assignment.

Viewing assignment feedback

Assignments submitted in Blackboard are not scored automatically, but need to be reviewed by your instructor. After reviewing your work, you instructor can use the same Assignment tool to provide you with a grade, written feedback, and additional files. You then can review the information in two ways: through the Assignment itself and through the My Grades area.

To review the assignment results through the Assignment Itself:

  • Return to the Assignment for which you want to review the results.
  • Click on the Assignment link to open the Submission History .
  • At the bottom of your submission will be Instructor Feedback that will have a grade, any comments, and any attached files.

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To review the assignment results through the My Grades Area :

  • Click My Grades link in the Course Menu if it is available. Remember, your instructor can rename the title of this link. You will know you are on the right page because My Grades will be at the top.
  • Look for the Assignment for which you want to review the results.
  • Click on the name of the assignment to see instructor feedback, inline comments, or to obtain files that may have returned. Additionally, some comments will appear in the comments column to the right of the grade column.

Full documentation at help.blackboard.com: Assignment Grades

SafeAssign is a plagiarism prevention tool offered by Blackboard that helps educators detect unoriginal content in student papers. In addition to acting as a plagiarism deterrent, it also has features designed to aid you with learning about plagiarism and the importance of proper attribution of content from other sources and by other people.

Students submit their work to SafeAssign as part of the assignment submission process detailed above. Not all assignments in Blackboard use SafeAssign, but those that do will ask you to agree to submitting your paper to the Global Reference Database when you attach your work for submission.

Once submitted, SafeAssign checks the originality of your work by comparing the text to text on the Internet, within published articles, and to the work of other students at UA Little Rock. The amount of time it takes for SafeAssign to review your work depends upon the demand on the system and the length of your submission.

If your instructor allows it, you can view the SafeAssign originality report on the assignment submission page. You can find more information about accessing and interpreting the SafeAssign originality report on the Blackboard website.

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Creating Assignments

Assignments are created in Content Areas, but can also be added to Learning Modules, Lesson Plans, and folders. Any instructions and file attachments that students need to complete the assignment are provided at the time of creation. You can deliver assignments to each student individually or as collaborative work for groups of students.

As assignments are created, you will work in Edit Mode ON. Edit Mode ON allows you to view all of the instructor functions.

The easiest way to collect assignments, papers, or files from your students is to create an Assignment in Blackboard.

  • In Edit Mode ON click the Assignments link on your course’s homepage.
  • Click on Assessments.

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  • On the Create Assignment page, enter a Name for your assignment.  This is required.
  • In the Instructions box, add the instructions for the assignment–if desired. This is optional.

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  • If you are going to accept late submissions, select and set the Due Date and time.  If you are not going to accept late submissions, leave this section blank.
  • Scroll down and enter the Points Possible.
  • For Number of Attempts, we strongly recommend that you either allow unlimited attempts or allow a certain number of attempts rather than allowing just a single attempt.  Experience shows that at least one of your students will accidentally submit the wrong file or accidentally submit an assignment with no file attached.  If you set Number of Attempts to Allow Single attempt, that student will be locked out of the assignment and you will need to manually clear his or her assignment attempt in your Grade Center before the student will be able to submit the correct file.  However, choosing to allow 2 attempts gives your students one “do-over” if they need it and it and won’t impact your grading at all because, by default, Blackboard shows you the student’s most recent submission (although there is an option to view and download a student’s previous submissions.)
  • Select the checkbox to Make the Assignment Available. This makes your Assignment available to students, although you can choose the date and time that students can see or not see this Assignment under Limit Availability.
  • Select and set Display After for the date and time you will start accepting student submissions and select and set Display Until for the date and time the assignment is due.  This prevents students from submitting assignments after the deadline.

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Blackboard will display a green success box telling you that you assignment has been successfully created.  To see what your assignment looks like from a student’s point of view, turn Edit Mode off.

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Online Assignments in Blackboard

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You can create assignments within Blackboard and provide feedback using rubrics and annotations. Blackboard assignments offer greater support for group submissions and delegated marking than Turnitin assignments but have more limited annotation tools.

→ Click on the titles below to view information and guides on using Blackboard assignments.

Online assignments allow students to submit essays in Blackboard and provide you with the functionality to give detailed feedback to your students using annotations, rubrics and text. Click on the video below for a brief overview of how you can use rubrics in Blackboard assignments to provide detailed feedback to enhance student learning. A separate page is available for  Turnitin in Blackboard assignments .

If you are planning to use the Blackboard Assignments tool for summative online exams, we have an overview page on online exams giving general advice on using Blackboard Assignments, Tests and Turnitin for exams.

Notice regarding the SafeAssign Similarity Score : You can enable SafeAssign when creating a Blackboard assignment - this allows you to check a student's submission against the SafeAssign database of papers. The similarity score in the SafeAssign report is not a measure of plagiarism within a piece of work but represents where there are similarities to other sources (journals, essays, books etc.). A submission with a high similarity score might be satisfactory once the bibliography, cover sheet etc. are accounted for whereas a submission could have a low score but could be heavily paraphrasing other sources without citation.

You can use online assignments to:

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Quick Guide 1: Creating an Online Assignment

This Quick Guide gives IT Services' recommended settings for creating a standard individual or group assignment in Blackboard.

Quick Guide 2: Grading Student Submissions

This Quick Guide gives IT Services' recommended settings for grading individual or group assignment submissions in Blackboard.

Quick Guide 3: Releasing Assignment Results

This Quick Guide gives IT Services' recommended settings for releasing results for an assignment in Blackboard.

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Webinar Recording: Assignments in Blackboard (Oct 2022)

This webinar recording covers how to create and grade individual or group assignments in Blackboard and the Bb Annotate tools for providing feedback.

Webinar Excerpt: Weighted Total Column

This brief excerpt from the Assignments in Blackboard webinar covers how to set up the Weighted Total column in your Blackboard module.

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Submission Guide for Your Students

An online guide for students is also available to help them with the submission process. Refer your students to the 'Student Help' tab in Blackboard (top right of the screen after logging in) to access this and other guides on using Blackboard.

Blackboard Vs Turnitin Assignments

This interactive guide gives an overview of the pros and cons of using Blackboard or Turnitin assignments.

Procedure: if a student has issues submitting we would advise them to contact the module instructor so there is a record of this and because the instructor would need to make a determination as to whether to allow an additional attempt based on the different circumstances. Clearing/resetting attempts needs to be done by the instructor of a particular module in the first instance. We also strongly recommend that if there are submission issues due to account/access problems etc. with an individual student, please accept the submission via email as proof of submission until the issue is resolved. If an instructor cannot resolve the issue themselves, the instructor can contact us for advice via [email protected]. We recommend therefore when you create an assignment to allow more than one attempt. More details on granting an additional attempt are available on the Blackboard website.

You can use the Panopto Video Assignments feature to allow students to record videos and submit them using the Blackboard assignment tool. This allows for the creation of video assignments using a streamlined workflow. When you create a Panopto Video Assignment, an associated Student Submission folder automatically gets created in your module's Panopto Folder - students cannot see other students' submissions within this folder by default.

Prerequisites:

  • Ensure you have added Panopto to your Blackboard module
  • Some prior familiarity with using the Blackboard assignment tool's workflow is recommended before incorporating the video assignments option

Video Guide:

Below is a video guide covering the steps required to create a Panopto Student Video Assignment. You can also find a text version of the instructions on this page below the video.

Instructions:

  • Go into your Blackboard module then select a folder in the left-hand menu where you would like to add the Panopto Student Video Assignment (for example, you could create a folder called Assessments and include it in there if you do not already have one)
  • Then select Assessments → Assignment from the menu bar within the folder
  • Give the assignment a name and enter instructions (refer to our Blackboard Assignments page for general advice on creating an assignment and the options that are available)
  • To convert the assignment to a Panopto Video Assignment, click on the plus button in the content editor (click on the three dots on the right-hand side if you do not see the plus button) and then from this menu, select Panopto Student Video Submission
  • This will pre-populate instructions for your students on how to create their video; you can modify these as needed but please retain the link which students will need to click on to submit their assignment
  • Continue with creating the assignment as you would otherwise (refer to our assignment guides if needed) and click Submit to finish
  • When students submit ( please see guides here for your students ), you will see their submissions in the Grade Centre and can grade them as normal - the main difference is that you need to click on the link to watch their video submissions
  • When drafting their submission, students create their videos in their My Folder (which is private to them) and can continue to edit this up until the point they click on Submit. Once they submit their video, the file gets copied into a Student Assignment subfolder within your module's Panopto folder thus preventing further editing.
  • Students can only see their own submissions - not each other's by default within the Student Submissions subfolder in your module's Panopto folder
  • The best way to grade student submissions is using the Grade Centre like you would a standard Blackboard assignment
  • Steps for your students are available in the Student Help tab .
  • Please consider the type of content that students are asked to create and be mindful of potential risks associated with the creation of video assignments. Generally, the Panopto Video Assignment option is intended for students to create recorded presentations. As a consequence, there can potentially be data protection (GDPR) or privacy-related issues if students are asked to record videos involving themselves or third-parties. Therefore, clear guidance and instruction should always be provided to students in advance of content creation. For example, avoid tasks which would lead to students creating videos containing sensitive or confidential information. Instructors should give students specific instruction regarding the recording of confidential data or special categories of personal data. Essentially, this type of data should not be recorded. For further information please see this page on Special Category Data on the Data Protection website .
  • If a student video assignment contains personal data of other individuals (e.g. visual or audio recording of a person or other identifiable information) the student should obtain permission / consent from relevant individuals in advance of recording. Permission should be obtained in a recordable format and retained on file.
  • Caution should always be exercised when recording video assignments and it may be a good idea to have students run their idea past you if it is something different to a standard presentation. Moreover, staff should review content and delete unnecessary, excessive or inappropriate data if included in a video assignment.
  • Further information is available from the College Data Protection Officer - [email protected] or via the College Data Protection website - https://www.tcd.ie/dataprotection/ .
  • Not all students will be comfortable creating and editing videos of themselves so you should consider alternative forms of assessments for those students who may not feel able to create a video.
  • The video assignment tool is provided by Panopto as part of their video hosting solution - if College ever changes to another video hosting provider (for example, as part of a tender process approximately every five years), we cannot guarantee that the new video hosting provider will have an equivalent assignment feature - however, staff would be notified well in advance of any change and workarounds may still be possible.

Terms of Use:

Please refer to our Terms of Use document for further guidelines and information on the Data Protection aspects of using the Panopto Student Video Assignment option.

Below are external links and additional resources to help you get started with Blackboard Assignments.

If you are new to using online assignments we would recommend that you create a standard online assignment as above before using some of these features as options like Delegated Marking can add significant complexity to the marking workflow.

  • Official Blackboard Assignments Hub Page
  • Rubrics Guide
  • Creating Weighted Total Columns
  • Anonymous Grading
  • Navigating the Grade Centre
  • Viewing Grade History
  • Creating & Managing Groups
  • Delegated Grading

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Welcome to Panopto Support

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1. Instructor Creates Assignment

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2. Grading the Assignment

Assignment in the Blackboard Stream, highlighted by a red box. The text indicates that new submissions are ready to grade.

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Blackboard: Clearing or deleting a Blackboard Assignment submission

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Introduction

You may find that you need to clear a submission made to a Blackboard Assignment link. For example, a student may have mistakenly submitted the wrong file.

Important information!

Clearing an assignment

1.    In your course, go to the Control Panel > Full Grade Centre .

Control Panel with Full Grade Centre link highlighted

2.    Click on the downward grey chevron arrow icon in the right of the cell corresponding to the submission.

3.    Select View Grade Details .

Drop down menu within grade centre to access Grade details

4.    Select Clear Attempt in the bottom right of the page.

Clearing an attempt , highlighting the button

5.    Blackboard will issue a warning message reminding you that the submission cannot be recovered.  Click OK to delete the attempt.

Warning message of action being final

You will see in the Grade Centre that the ‘Needs Grading’ icon has disappeared, indicating that the attempt has been deleted.

Grade Centre view with blank space where attempt was cleared

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  1. Submit Assignments

    Select Submit. The Review Submission History page appears with information about your submitted assignment and a success message with a confirmation number. Copy and save this number as proof of your submission. For assignments with multiple attempts, you receive a different number for each submission.

  2. Submit Assignments

    Start your attempt If no time limit exists, you can view an assignment and you don't have to submit it. When you select Start attempt, you can view the assignment and start working on your submission. Not ready to submit? Select Save and close to save your work and close the assignment.

  3. Create and Edit Assignments

    From the Assessments menu, select Assignment and provide the name, instructions, and the files students need. You can use the functions in the editor to format text and add files. You can also add files in the Assignment Files section. In the Blackboard mobile app, assignment instructions for Original courses show after students begin an attempt.

  4. How to Submit an Assignment in Blackboard

    Step 1 Access the assignment. Step 2 On the Upload Assignment page, review the instructions, due date, points possible, and download any files provided by your instructor. If your instructor has added a rubric for grading, you can view it.

  5. How to submit an assignment in Blackboard (students)

    This is a step by step tutorial for submitting assignments using Blackboard.

  6. Submitting Assignments in Blackboard

    Assignment submission: You have the option to type your submission directly into the Blackboard assignment tool or attach files from your computer or a cloud service like Google Drive. Be sure to check the syllabus and assignment instructions to see if your instructor has provided guidelines for how to attach your work to the assignment tool.

  7. Blackboard Learn Original: How To Submit an Assignment

    In the "Assignment Submission" section, select the Browse Local Files button to upload a file. Select the file you want to upload and click the Open button. Optional: Include comments in the "Add Comments" Section. Click the Submit button. Note: Click "Save as Draft" (next to Submit) to work on the assignment later.

  8. Creating Assignments

    The easiest way to collect assignments, papers, or files from your students is to create an Assignment in Blackboard. In Edit Mode ON click the Assignments link on your course's homepage. Click on Assessments. On the drop-down list, click Assignment. On the Create Assignment page, enter a Name for your assignment. This is required.

  9. Blackboard Assignments

    You can use the Panopto Video Assignments feature to allow students to record videos and submit them using the Blackboard assignment tool. This allows for the creation of video assignments using a streamlined workflow. When you create a Panopto Video Assignment, an associated Student Submission folder automatically gets created in your module's ...

  10. Submitting an Assignment in Blackboard

    Submit an Assignment in the Ultra Course View (Retired - Unlisted) Anthology Inc. This video outlines how to submit an assignment in Blackboard. Always be sure to follow any extra...

  11. How do I submit an assignment to Blackboard?

    How to Submit an Assignment. 1. Find the link for submissions provided by your instructor. It is commonly found in a content area such as a weekly folder. 2. Click the link to open up the assignment submission window. 3. On the Upload Assignment page, review the instructions, due date, points possible, and download any files provided by your ...

  12. Create an Assignment Submission Area

    In Blackboard, make sure Edit Mode is on, then click on the Assessments button at the top of the page. Select Assignment from the drop down menu. Click on the orange "Show me how this screen works" button at the top of the page. Follow the steps to create the assignment submission area. You can have students submit documents, presentations ...

  13. Blackboard Learn Ultra: How to Submit an Assignment

    Click on the assignment link. Click View assessment . That takes us to the submission area which contains a textbox where you can type a response and/or upload a file. When you click on the textbox, a toolbar appears above it (illustrated below). C lick the Paperclip (Attachment) button in that toolbar to open the file attachment window.

  14. How to Unsubmit an Assignment on Blackboard as a Student?

    Locate the Unsubmit Option: Look for the "Unsubmit" or "Revert" option. This button allows you to take back your submission. Confirm Unsubmission: After clicking "Unsubmit," confirm your decision. You'll likely be asked to confirm your choice. This step prevents accidental unsubmission.

  15. How to Create a Video Assignment in Blackboard

    Create the assignment as you would in Blackboard typically, prompting students to submit a Blackboard video assignment and then select Submit (Figs. 3a and 3b). Students will be able to embed a video presentation within their assignment submission.

  16. Create and Edit Assignments

    In the menu, select Create to open the Create Item panel and select Assignment. The New Assignment page opens. You can also expand or create a folder and add an assignment. When you create an assignment, a gradebook item is created automatically.

  17. How To Resubmit An Assignment on Blackboard

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  18. Adding a Video to a Blackboard Assignment Submission

    Go back to Blackboard and click on the posted assignment.. Under Text Submission, click on Write Submission.. Once the user selects Write Submission, the Blackboard content editor will display.Select the Add Content button within the HTML editor. Under Add Content, select the option for YuJa Media Chooser.; In the Media Chooser window, find the applicable video assignment to submit and click ...

  19. Creating Assignment Submission Links for Blackboard Outcomes

    Navigate to the area of the course where the assignment submission link will be made available to students. Select Assessments and then click Assignment. REQUIRED: On the Create Assignment page, enter the name and instructions for the assignment. For successful assessment, the assignment Name and the assignment Instructions sections must be ...

  20. Submit Group Assignments

    Select Save and Close in the panel. Your work on behalf of the group is saved and not submitted. If you or another group member previously started the group assignment, your work was saved. Select View assessment to resume working. Everyone in the group can keep track of the latest version of the work.

  21. Blackboard: Clearing or deleting a Blackboard Assignment submission

    You may find that you need to clear a submission made to a Blackboard Assignment link. For example, a student may have mistakenly submitted the wrong file. It is not possible to clear a submission if the assignment is anonymous. This option is not available when anonymity is selected.

  22. Download Assignments

    Select Submit . On the next Download Assignment page, select the Download assignments now link. A pop-up window displays instructions for what to do with the file. In the pop-up window, select Save File and select OK. Browse to the location where you want to download the file and select Save.