Assignment Manager

Quizzes, Tests, and Turnitin Assignments created in Blackboard are automatically linked into your Blackboard Gradebook. You can also link other assignments into your Gradebook by using the Assignment Manager feature. In doing so, you can bypass the Digital Drop Box entirely and use the Assignment Manager to both access and assess your students' work so that the submitted assignments link directly into your Gradebook.

Create the Assignment

  1. Log into Blackboard and proceed to your course site
  2. Click the Control Panel link
  3. Click the Assignments link under the Content Areas heading
  4. From the Select: drop-down menu select Assignment
    select menu
  5. Click the Go button
  6. Complete the Add Assignment Form (ignore the Assignment Files field unless you have a form or other file that students need to use to complete their assignment) and click the Submit button
  7. Click the OK button

Directions for Students to Complete the Assignment

  1. Log into Blackboard and proceed to your course site
  2. Click the Assignments button
  3. Locate the appopriate assignment
    assignment
  4. Click the >>View/Complete Assignment link
  5. Type any appropriate comments in the Comments: field (this field must be completed)
  6. Click the Browse... button and navigate to the location of the saved assignment file
  7. Select the file and click the Open button
  8. Click the Submit button
  9. Click the OK button

Access & Assess Your Students' Assignments

  1. Log into Blackboard and proceed to your course site
  2. Click the Control Panel link
  3. Click the Gradebook link under the Assessment heading
  4. Locate the column containing the assignment
    assignment column
  5. Submitted assignments are marked with an exclamation point (!). Locate a student's name and click the exclamation point (!) in his/her row
  6. Click the View button
  7. A Grade Assignment Window will open. Under the Student's Work heading, click the link to the student's file to access the student's submitted assignment

    student work
  8. If you wish, you can save the file to your computer, add comments, suggestions or corrections within the appropriate program (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.), and return the edited file to your student. Under the Feedback to Student heading, click the Browse... button and navigate to the location of the saved assignment file
  9. Select the file and click the Open button

    feedback

  10. Type the appropriate grade value into the Grade field
  11. Type any appropriate comments in the Comments field
  12. Under the Instructor Notes heading, add any appropriate comments that will only be visible to you via the Gradebook
  13. Click the Submit button
  14. Click the OK button

Time Saving Tip - Download All Assignments at Once

Rather than download each student's assignment individually, Blackboard offers an options for downloading all student assignment submissions at once:

  1. Log into Blackboard and proceed to your course site
  2. Click the Control Panel link
  3. Click the Gradebook link under the Assessment heading
  4. Click the link to your assignment at the top of the appropriate gradebook column
  5. Click the Item Download link
  6. Under the Select Students heading, click the Check All link
  7. Click the Submit button
  8. Click the Download assignments now link
  9. Save the .zip file to an appropriate location on your computer
  10. Minimize or exit Blackboard, locate the downloaded .zip file on your computer, and open the .zip file (please contact Support Services at 508.531.2555 if you need any assistance opening .zip files). The .zip file contains all of your student submissions for the selected assignment