The Assignment tool allows students to submit completed assignments into a Blackboard course for retrieval by the instructor. This tool allows the designer the opportunity to create and post an assignment in any of the content areas and keep the assignment submissions in a convenient working environment.

Creating an Assignment

Reviewing and Grading Assignments

1. From Inside your course site, go to Control Panel.

2. Under Content Areas, click on the content area where you wish to place the assignment.

3. Choose "Assignment" from the drop down box in the upper right and click "Go".

4. Name the assignment, assign the appropriate number of points possible and enter the due date if you want it to appear for students.

5. Check the appropriate boxes for the assignment availability, attach any appropriate files and click .

Instructors can retrieve and grade assignments through the Grade Center, much like any other kind of assessment. However, Assignments have other tools that make managing multiple files much easier.

1. To retrieve an individual student's submission, select the individual entry with the green symbol (!).

2. Mouse over the cell and click on the double chevron on the right and then "Grade Details". Once the page opens, click on "View" and you will have access to the submitted document. You can use this same page to send the corrected document back to the student. You can also add comments.

3. To return a graded assignment, click the individual entry from the gradebook and then click "View". In the feedback to student section, enter a grade, comments, attach the graded assignment and click .

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the help desk.