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How to create an individual assignment in Blackboard

This video shows you how to set up an individual Blackboard assignment in your Blackboard course space. It gives step by step instructions on creating an assignment, including adding due dates and times, adding points, attaching a rubric, number of attempts, how to display marks and how to restrict the assignment availability.

‘Quick Steps’

• Go to the Assessments dropdown menu, click on Assignment .
• Give the assignment a name, add any relevant instructions, add a Due Date and time.
• In the  Marking panel add the number of points possible and attach a rubric if you are using one. See How to create and attach a rubric in Blackboard for further guidance.
• In the Submission Details section, you can also choose whether the students are allowed a single attempt, multiple attempts, or unlimited attempts.
• Under Marking Options , choose whether to Enable Anonymous Marking or Delegated Marking .
• In the Display of Marks section, you can choose to display marks as score, letter, text, percentage or complete/incomplete.
• Untick Show to students in My Marks to hide the Grade Centre column for the assignment.
• Untick Include in Grade Centre marking calculations to avoid students working out the grade from the Total column.
• In the Availability panel, you can hide the assignment from the students by unticking Make assignment available .
• To limit the availability, make sure Make assignment available is ticked and then add your Display After and Display Until dates and times.
• Click Submit when done.

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These instructions will show how to create an assignment drop box in Blackboard.  SafeAssign is an optional tool for checking student submissions for

Creating an Assignment

Log into your Blackboard course, and go to the content area you would like to add the assigment to.  At the top of the page, click on the Create Assessment button and choose Assignment.

Setting up Assignment Information

Assignment Information allows you to enter a description for the assignment.

• Name and Color: Enter a name for the assignment here, and use the color selector to change the color of the assignment link.
• Instructions: Enter a description for the assignment using the provided textbox.

Attaching Files to the Assignment

Assignment Files allows you to attach a file to the assignment, for example assignment guidelines or a sample assignment.  To attach a file, click on the Browse Local Files to attach a file from your computer, or click Browse Course Files to attach a file that has already been added to the course content collection. Users can also drag a file from their computer into this area to upload a file.

Setting up the Assignment Due Date

Due Dates allows users to set a due date for the assignment.  To set a due date, check the box and use the date and time pickers to set the due date.  The due date will be recorded in the students' To Do module, and will create a calendar entry for the student.  If students submit an assignment past the due date, the system will mark it as late.

Setting up Grading Information

The Grading section allows you to specify the point value for the assignment.

• Points Possible: Enter the point value for the assignment.  If you are setting up the assignment for extra credit, enter 0.
• Associated Rubrics: If you have created an interactive rubric, click the Add Rubric button to add the rubric to the assignment.
• Submission Details: Click on Submission Details to expand this section to set up parameters related to the submission of the assignment
• Grading Options: Click on Grading Options to enable options related to anonymous grading and delegated grading.
• Display of Grades: Click on Display of Grades to determine how grades will be displayed to students.

Setting up Assignment Submission Details

After clicking on Submission Details, the screen will expand to show the following options:

• Assignment Type : Choose the type of assignment submission ( Individual Submission, Group Submission, or Portfolio Submission )
• Number of Attempts: Select the number of attempts to allow students to make (Single Attempt, Multiple Attempts, Unlimited Attempts).
• Maximum Attempts: If you selected multiple attempts, enter the maximum number of allowed attempts here.
• Score Attempts Using: If you selected multiple or unlimited attempts, select the desired option for reporting graded attempts to students ( Last Graded Attempt, Highest Attempt, Lowest Attempt, First Graded Attempt, or Average of Graded Attempts) .
• Plagiarism tools: Check the box for the option labeled Check Submissions for plagiarism using Safe Assign to check students for plagiarism.
• Allow students to view Safe Assign Originality Report for their attempts : Check this checkbox to make the safe assign report visible to student.
• Exclude Submissions: Check this option to exclude student papers from SafeAssign's databases.

Assigning the Assignment to Groups

To assign the assignment to groups:

• Select the Group Submission option under Assignment Type.
• Items to Select: Select the groups from the left column you wish to assign the assignment to.
• Click the right-facing arrow button to select the groups and move them into the Selected Items column:
• Selected Items : Groups to which the assignment has been assigned will appear here.

Modifying Grading Options

Note regarding the Delegated Grading feature: Users with TA or instructor access to your course can already grade assignments, use delegated grading only if you wish to assign grading responsibilities to multiple other instructors or TAs, and if you wish to approve provisional grades before being posted to the grade center.

To modify grading options, click on the link labeled Grading Options:

• Enable Anonymous Grading: Check this option to hide usernames when grading students' attempts. After checking this option, users will be given the option to disable grading on a specific date, or after all items have been graded.
• Enable Delegated Grading: Check this box to enable delegated grading, which allows instructors to assign users to grade students' attempts.
• Show: Use this dropdown menu to show All Possible Graders, All Assigned Graders, and All Unassigned Graders.
• Grader: A list of all eligible graderes will appear here.
• Submissions to Grade: Use the dropdown menu next to each grader to assign grading responsibilities. Graders can be assigned to All Submissions , a Random Selection of graded attempts, or specific student Groups.
• View Settings: Check the checkbox to allow the grader to view other graders' scores, feedback, and notes.  This option is checked by default for users with a role of Instructor .
• Reconcile Grades: a +/- icon will indicate that the user has permission to reconcile items graded by other users.  Instructor users have this permission by default, while the ability to reconcile grades must be assigned to other users with Grade Center access (e.g. TA's, graders).

For more information on Delegated Grading, please review the following guides:

• Delegated Grading Information
• Reconciling Grades

Modifying Grade Display Options

Clicking on the item labeled Display of Grades allows you to change how the results are displayed to students:

• Display Grade As: Primary: Use the dropdown menu to show how grades are displayed to students and in the Grade Center:  The available options are S core, Percentage, Letter, Text or Complete/Incomplete.
• Display Grade As: Secondary: Use the dropdown menu to show a secondary grade display in the Grade Center.  The secondary display is not shown to students.  The available options are Score, Percentage, Letter, Text, or Complete/Incomplete.
• Include in Grade Center Grading Calculations: Check this box to include assignment scores in the Grade Center calculations.
• Show to Students in My Grades: Check this box to show the results to students. Uncheck this box to hide the results from students.
• Show Statistics (average and median) for this item to Students in My Grades: Check this box to show the average and median grades to students.

Setting up the Assignment Availability

The Availability section allows you to edit the assignment's visibility to students.

• Make the Assignment Available: Check this box to make the assignment visible to students.
• Limit Availability: Check the boxes and use the date and time selectors to limit the availability of the dropbox.
• Track Number of Views : Check this box to enable statistics tracking on the item.
• When finished, click the Submit button to create the assignment.

If you have an assignment setup for your course, you might want to provide the following link that gives students step-by-step instructions on how to make an assignment submission. http://utlv.screenstepslive.com/s/student/m/23191/l/237264-submitting-an-assignment

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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:

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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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: Create a Panopto Student Video Submission Assignment in Blackboard

• Choose a Location:
• Navigate to your Blackboard module, then select a folder in the left-hand menu where you would like to add the Panopto Student Video Submission Assignment (you could create a folder called Assessments and include it there if you do not already have one).
• Set Up the Assignment:
• Go to the menu bar within the folder and select Assessments > Assignment .
• Give the assignment a clear and descriptive name and enter instructions (refer to our Blackboard Assignments page for general advice on creating an assignment and the available options).
• Enable Panopto Submission:
• In the < Instructions > field, click the < + add content > button in the editor bar.
• An < Add Content > pop-up window will appear. Scroll down and select the < Panopto Student Submission> option. Important Note: This will open the Panopto Student Submission window, which creates an assignment subfolder within the module's Panopto folder. Students can use this subfolder to create and edit their video recordings before submitting them. Students cannot see each other's work in this folder. When the student is ready to submit, their recording is moved from the assignment's subfolder to a Student Submissions subfolder for review and marking via the Blackboard grade centre.
• Information for Students for recording: Student Submission
• Students will use the Panopto Student Submission tool to record their videos.
• They can save drafts of their work in their personal " My Folder " location within their Blackboard Panopto account to revisit the video and make edits.
• Once they are happy with their video, students will submit it through the Panopto Student Submission tool, which will move the final version from the interim Assignments subfolder (their own my Panopto folder) to the "Student Submissions" folder. Why not show the interim subfolder? The assignments subfolder may not be visible to students as it's a subfolder of the module's parent Panopto folder, which the lecturer may have hidden as the Panopto parent folder contains the lecturers' lecture recordings, which they may not want students to see. It's recommended that students use their " My Folder " for drafts to avoid confusion.
• Finalize the Assignment Settings:
• Close the Panopto Student Submission window by clicking on the X button to close and the Add Content window.
• Add any additional instructions for students in the instructions field in the assignment window. We advise that you insert the URL link to the Instruction Guide for Students Submitting their Video Assignments.
• Set the due date, point marks (always mark out of 100 if you are using Grades Journey), and <submission details> (allowing one attempt is recommended).
• Decide on your < marking options > and < display of marks > settings.
• Define when the assignment will be available and for how long with the availability settings.
• Click the Submit button to create and save the student video assignment, completing your setup.
• Grading Submitted Videos: Grading
• When students submit their video assignments, they will be stored within the Panopto folder (your Panopto link in the left-hand menu) –> Module Assignments –> Student Submissions Folder.
• Review in Blackboard: The easiest way to review submissions is via the Blackboard grade centre. Clicking on the student's video assignment in the grade centre will open the video player. You click on the student video to play it back and add your points, marks, and comments to record it in the grade centre for that student's attempt. The Blackboard grade centre will be updated with your marks for the student's video assignment.
• When drafting their submission, students create their videos in their My Folder (private to them) and can continue to edit this until they click on Submit. Once they submit their video, the file gets copied into a Student Submissions subfolder within your module's Panopto folder, thus preventing further editing. Important Note: We recommend they instead save their work-in-progress video recording to their own Panopto "My Folder" location until they are finally ready to submit the video assignment. The added advantage is that the student keeps a copy of their video recording in their My Folder Panopto account for future reference.
• Students can only see their own submissions - not each other's by default within the Student Assignment subfolder in your module's Panopto folder. 
• The best way to grade student submissions is using the Grade Centre, as you would with a standard Blackboard assignment.
• Steps for your students are available in the Student Help tab . There is also an  Instructor Guide: How to set up a Student Video Submission Assignment in Blackboard  available to download above to attach to the assignment.
• Please consider the type of content students are asked to create and be mindful of potential risks associated with video assignments. Generally, the Panopto Student Video Submission option allows students to create recorded presentations. Consequently, there can potentially be data protection (GDPR) or privacy-related issues if students are asked to record videos involving themselves or third parties. Students should always be provided clear guidance and instruction before content creation. For example, avoid tasks leading to students creating videos containing sensitive or confidential information. Instructors should give students specific instructions regarding recording 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., a visual or audio recording of a person or other identifiable information), the student should obtain permission/consent from relevant individuals before 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 ideas past you if they are different from 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 assessments for those students who may not feel able to create a video.
• The Student Video Submission 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. 

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

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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.

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• Select Assessments > Test.
• Select the test you want to make available, and then Submit.
• You can now modify the Test options.

How do you make a test available to only one student in Blackboard?

To create an exception for a student or group of students:Go to the content area where the test is deployed.Click on the action arrow to select Edit Test Options.Scroll about halfway down the page to the Test Availability Exception area.Click on the button to Add User or Group.More items...•Sep 12, 2012

Can I make an assignment available to one student on Blackboard?

Availability to make the assignment available to students and click the Make the Assignment Available checkbox. Select the number of attempts you would like to allow for assignment submission. The instructor may choose a single attempt, unlimited attempts, or indicate a specific number of attempts.

How do I extend a test in one student in Blackboard?

How to Give Students Extra Time on Blackboard TestsClick the drop down arrow next to the deployed test and select Edit the Test Options. ... Scroll down to Test Availability Exceptions. ... Click Add User or Group to bring up a pop-up screen. ... Adjust the options as needed for that user or group. ... Submit the Test Options.Mar 11, 2022

How do I make something available to students on Blackboard?

Click on the drop-down button and select Edit the Test Options. 3. Go to 2. Test Availability and select Yes next to Make the link available.Jul 8, 2015

What does test availability exceptions mean in Blackboard?

Test Availability exceptions allow instructors to make special exceptions to the time limit or test availability of an existing Blackboard test for students who need additional time or need to take a makeup exam. 1. Open your Blackboard course and go to the Content Area where the test is deployed like Tests.

How many attempts can you have on Blackboard?

You can allow students to submit more than one attempt for an assignment. Multiple attempts can help students stay on track, raise the quality of assignments, and ultimately improve student success and retention. Students can submit drafts and earn credit on improvements.

How do I extend my due date for one student in Blackboard?

0:072:09How to modify or extend assignment due dates for individual students in ...YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo we'll start at our home page on blackboard. And we'll need to go to the specific assignment thatMoreSo we'll start at our home page on blackboard. And we'll need to go to the specific assignment that we want so we'll click on instructional. Content. And we're going to go into the module.

How do I create an adaptive release in Blackboard?

0:132:48How-to Set Adaptive Release in Blackboard - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipTo set up adaptive release for a content item locate the content item that you want to control hoverMoreTo set up adaptive release for a content item locate the content item that you want to control hover over the item. And select the drop down arrow that appears next to that content's.

How do I deploy a test in Blackboard?

Deploying TestsEnsure Edit Mode is ON, and access the Content Area where the test will be added.On the Action Bar, mouse over the Assessments tab.Select Test.On the Create Test page, select a test from the Add Test box.Click Submit. ... If desired, edit the Test Name.More items...

How do I make students unavailable on blackboard?

Click the contextual arrow next to the Username of the student whom you want to make 2. unavailable in the course. Select Change User's Availability in the Course.

How do I make Blackboard course unavailable to students?

Make a course unavailableGo to the course you want to make unavailable.In the Control Panel (at the bottom of course menu on the left-hand side) Click Customisation. Click Properties.Under section 3, Set Availability, select No.Click Submit.

Why does my class say not currently available on Blackboard?

If the link to your course name is not active and it says "unavailable" or "not currently available" next to the name, it means your instructor has not yet made the course available to students. Please contact your instructor to find out if/when it will be made available. Not all instructors use Blackboard.Sep 14, 2018

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Learn to create an assignment on Blackboard with this video. Add an assignment name, enter student instructions, attach relevant files, set a due-date, and more.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

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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Create an Assignment

Assignment settings, access student submissions, grade an assignment submission, create assignments.

Ultra Course View allows you to create Assignments alongside other content in your course. You may grade your assignment and provide feedback to your students. 

For more information, go to the   Create and Edit Assignments support page or watch the Create an Assignment video tutorial .

To create an Assignment, click on the + button anywhere on your Course Content page, within a Learning Module, or within a Folder. Select Create  and then select Assignment .

Give your Assignment a name and enter the instructions. Use the Text/Content Editor to add any relevant links, images, attachments, and videos. 

Click on the Assignment Settings (gear icon) to add a due date and points, set the number of attempts, attach a rubric, add a description (which will appear on the Course Content page), and more.

Details & Information

The Details & Information section allows you to add a due date, select options around late work, and collect assignments offline.

• Due Date : Assign a due date for your Assignment. The due dates will appear on your students' Activity Stream and in their myLesley Calendar. If students submit their assignments after the due date, their Assignment will have a Late  label in the Gradebook. 
• Prohibit Late Submissions : If you prohibit late submissions, any In-progress and saved attempts will be auto-submitted at the due date. Students with accommodations or exceptions will not be affected.
• Prohibit New Attempts After Due Date : Selecting this option will prevent students from beginning a new attempt after the due date. Students with accommodations or exceptions will not be affected.
• Allow Class Conversations : Class Conversations allow students to have a conversation around a specific piece of course content. Refer to the Class Conversations support article for more information.
• Collect Submissions Offline : You may have assignments that do not require students to upload work, such as work collected in class, presentations, and more. Use this option to provide the students with information about the assignment and add grades and feedback via the Gradebook. 

Formative Tools

Use the Formative Assessment option to mark an Assignment as Formative. Refer to the Formative Assessments support article for more information.

Grading & Submissions

The Grading & Submissions area allows you to select grading criteria, including the category, the number of attempts, and more.

• Grade Category : By default, Assignments are given the Assignment category. You may select a different category or create a custom category in the Gradebook. 
• Attempts Allowed : By default, students may submit one attempt. You may change this to allow multiple or unlimited attempts and choose how the grade is calculated.
• Grading Schema : Select your grading schema (letter, points, percentage, or complete/incomplete). 
• Maximum Points . Add the number of points this assignment is worth (a numerical value between 0 and 99,999). If you leave this field blank, the number will default to 100.

Additionally, you may use anonymous grading, select evaluation options such as peer review, and select whether to post the assessment grades automatically as you grade.

• Anonymous Grading : This will hide the students' name from view while you are grading.
• Multiple Graders and Delegated Grading : If there is more than one grader in the course, you may enable parallel grading or delegated grading.
• Peer Review : Peer review allows students to review their peers' work using criteria-based evaluation. Refer to the Peer Review for Qualitative Peer Assessments support article for more information.

Assessment Security and Additional Tools

The Assessment Security and Additional Tools allows you to add additional options for your Assignment.

• Access Code :  You can add an access code to control when students submit an Assignment. Refer to the Assessment Settings: Access Codes support article for more information and examples.
• Time Limit : You can add a time limit to your Assignment. The timer will start once the student opens the Assignment and all attempts are saved and submitted automatically when the time is up.
• Use Grading Rubric : You can create a rubric or associate an existing rubric with your Assignment. For more information, watch the Create Rubrics tutorial video or refer to the Create Rubrics support article for more information.
• Goals & Standards : This feature is only in limited use at the university.
• Assigned Groups : You may create an Assignment to one or more groups. By default, you assign a grade to each group as a whole, but you may change a student's individual grade. Refer to the Create Group Assignments support article for more information.
• Originality Report : You may use SafeAssign to check your students' submissions for plagiarism. Refer to the SafeAssign in Your Course support article for more information.

Description

The description appears with the Assignment on the Course Content page. This provides students with more information about the Assignment before they open it. The description is limited to 750 characters and cannot contain formatting.

Grade Assignments

Blackboard Ultra's flexible grading allows you to easily find and review the status of your grading tasks, provide inline, multimedia feedback directly to students, and easily access grading rubrics and anti-plagiarism checkers as you grade.

For more information, go to the Grade Assignments with Flexible Grading support article or watch the Grading Assignments tutorial video .

You will grade your Assignment from the Assignment's Submissions page. You may access this page from multiple areas.

Base Navigation:  Click on Grades , locate the course, and select the Assignment you want to grade.

Course Gradebook:  Click on the Gradebook  tab in your course and locate your Assignment. You may access it from the Gradable Items view or the Grades view.

Assignment:  From within your Assignment, click on the Submissions  tab.

Once you have arrived on the Submissions  page, select a student's name to begin.

This will open the grading page. The student's submission will appear in the middle of the page with panels on the left and right side of the page.

Expand the Students Panel to view the list of students who are ready to be graded Use the Grading Status filter to display all students or select the Needs Grading filter to focus on the current grading tasks. 

Did your student submit multiple attempts? Refer to the Grade Multiple Attempts support article for more information.

Select a student to begin grading.

Your student's submission appears in the center of the screen. You may collapse the Students Panel and Feedback Panel  in order to maximize your view of the submission.

Use the Bb Annotate options at the top of the submission to highlight text, add comments, zoom in or out, use freehand drawing tools, and more. For more information, go to the Bb Annotate support article or watch the Annotate in Blackboard Learn tutorial video .

Expand the  Feedback Panel to add overall feedback for the assignment.

In addition to written feedback, you can embed an audio or video recording of your feedback. This recording option appears in the feedback editor for most graded items in your course. Students can watch or listen to your feedback alongside any text you include.

To record feedback, click on the Audio/Video Recording icon in the text editor. This will launch the recording interface

For more information and detailed instructions, go to the Record Feedback support article .

If you are grading the attempt using a Grading Rubric, select the grade pill to open the rubric. Select the performance level for each criterion.

Refer to the   Grade with Rubrics support article for more information or watch the Grade Using Rubrics tutorial video .

Click on the Grade Pill at the top of the page to enter your student's score. If you graded the assignment using a rubric, the score will be added to the Grade Pill automatically.

Once your student has been graded, select the next student to grade. Once you have finished, go to the Students Panel and click Post Grades to post your students' grades.

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Why can't i open my assignment.

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Your instructor controls the date when assignments become available. You might also have to meet other criteria to access the assignment. For example, you might have to mark a lecture as reviewed first. Contact your instructor for more information.

How do I check that my assignment was submitted?

When you submit an assignment successfully, the Review Submission History page appears with information about your submitted assignment and a success message with a confirmation number. You can copy and save this number as proof of your submission. For assignments with multiple attempts, you receive a different number for each submission. If your institution has enabled email notifications for submission receipts, you'll also receive an email with your confirmation number and details each time you submit coursework.

You can access your submission receipts from the Submitted tab on the My Grades page. Select the number next to Submission Receipts at the bottom of the list to see your submission history.

You won't be able to view confirmation numbers or receive email submission receipts if your institution uses an older version of Blackboard Learn.

My instructor didn't receive my assignment. What do I do?

You must discuss this issue with your instructor.

How do I edit or resubmit an assignment?

You can't edit a submitted assignment, but you may be allowed to resubmit it. However, you can't resubmit all assignments. Check if you can submit an assignment more than once. If you can't and made a mistake, you must contact your instructor to ask for the opportunity to resubmit the assignment.

In the Original Course View, if your instructor allows you to submit an assignment more than once, a Start New function appears on the Review Submission History page. Select the assignment link in your course to access the Review Submission History page.

How do I know if my assignment has been graded?

Assignments aren't graded automatically. Your instructor must grade each assignment and post the grade and feedback.

The My Grades page displays all your grades. My Grades is often located on the course menu. The course menu appears on the left side of the course window. If My Grades isn't on the course menu, select Tools and select My Grades . If you submitted your assignment, but it's not graded, you'll see an exclamation mark next to the assignment's title.

If your assignment has been submitted and graded, the grade appears in the assignment's row. To view more detail, select the assignment's title to access the Review Submission History page.

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Is a group assignment the same as a regular assignment?

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