Submit an Assignment
Your instructor may ask you to submit work from inside of a Blackboard course site.
When you see an icon with a paper, pencil and ruler you will know that have found
the place where you can complete this task.
Steps to Submit Assignments inside of Blackboard
1. Read the assignment directions.
2. Download/open any additional instructional documents attached by the instructor.
Additional instructional documents might not be visible until you click on the title of
the assignment.
3. Complete the assignment
a. For assignments that require you to submit your work by a file attachment:
i. Open the program that will be used to complete the assignment (Word,
Excel, etc.) and complete your work.
ii. Save the completed assignment to your computer hard drive, external
storage device, or in the Content Collection area of Blackboard.
b. For assignments that require you to submit your work directly into Blackboard:
i. type your work in a word processor and save the file to your computer
hard drive or external storage device, or in the Content Collection area
of Blackboard.
4. Go back to the Blackboard course
and open the assignment item by
clicking on the hyperlinked title of
the assignment.
5. If your instructor requested you
submit work by typing in the
Submission area of Blackboard;
copy your work that you typed in
your word processor into the
Submission area. Do not use this
area to submit work if your
instructor requested you submit a
file.
6. If your instructor requested you to
attach a file you do this in the Attach
file area. For files located on your computer or on an external storage device click on
the Browse for Local File button. Locate the file on the hard drive or external storage
device. Double-click to attach the file. If you have stored your file in the Blackboard
Content Collection click on the Browse for Content Collection button and navigate to
your file.
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7. If you need to provide your instructor with information about the assignment you can
make type comments in the Comments textbox.
8. Click the Submit button to submit the
assignment. Clicking the Save as Draft button
will save the work completed so far and allows you to complete and submit the
assignment at a later time. Your instructor will not be able to see your work until you
click the Submit button.
9. After you submit you will be directed to a screen titled Submission History. Look for
a receipt at the top of the
screen that lets you know
your work was submitted successfully.
10. Go to the MyGrades area
of your course. In this view
you will see an exclamation
point when you submit work
that lets you know your
work has been submitted and
needs grading. If you do not
see this exclamation point
your work was not
successfully submitted.
Once the work is graded your assignment will have a hyperlinked point score. Click
on this hyperlinked point score to view your instructor’s comments and to access files
your instructor submits back to you with feedback about your work.
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