Dropping off finished work

There are 4 ways you might be asked to drop digital assignments to the Teacher

Consult with your Teacher to find out which method your teacher wants you to use

Method #1 -- Using the Assignments Area of Blackboard [Eller's perferred method as of 2007]

• Type your document in a word-processing program and save your document as an RTF [Rich Text Format] file in My Documents

A word about late papers: Papers are not late if you get them in to digital dropbox before I finish evaluating all the others in that group.  At that point increasingly severe penalties will be assigned.

• Log onto Blackboard.ulm.edu and enter the classroom

• Click the Assignments button, then click the Title of the assignment to which you wish to submit 

• Enter any comments you wish to make

• Click "Browse" button and find the document document your wish to submit [in My Documents?]

• Double click on the document filename

• Click Submit

Method #2 -- The Blackboard Digital Dropbox

Most of the time, you should "Send" finished work to your digital dropbox.  Here's how --

• Type your document in a word-processing program and save your document as an RTF [Rich Text Format] file in My Documents

• Log onto Blackboard.ulm.edu and enter the classroom

• Click Tools>Digital Dropbox > Send [Careful!  Don't click "Add"]

• Fill in the Subject field with a very brief subject line than makes clear what is in the attached file

• Click Browse and find the file you want to drop off [probably in My Documents or Floppy A:]

• Double click file name to upload the file into dropbox

• Make any comments you so desire; keep comments brief and descriptive of the contents

• Click Submit

Method #3 -- Using Turnitin Assignment Area of Blackboard

• Type your document in a word-processing program and save your document as an RTF [Rich Text Format] file in My Documents

• Log onto Blackboard.ulm.edu and enter the classroom

• Click the Assignments button, then click the "View/Complete Assignment" link to the assignment you wish to submit 

• Fill in the required fields

• Click the Browse button and find our file.  Double click the filename.

• Click Submit

Method #4 -- Send Attached Documents by Blackboard Email or Blackboard Discussion Board

Attaching means to transfer a file (a document, sound, or graphics file) from your local machine (the one you are working on at the moment) to a distant machine so that others have access to that file.

Practically everywhere you go in Blackboard.ulm.edu, you can find a button that says Attach or Attachment or Add.  For instance, if you are asked to attach a photo or document to an Email or Discussion Board, before you hit the Submit button,

• look toward the bottom of the screen for the Attachment field. 

  Most likely the file you are looking to attach is in your My Documents folder or, perhaps, on Floppy A: drive.  Pay attention to where you save your files.

• Click Browse, and use the navigation window to find the file that you want to send to others.

• Double click on the filename, check to see that the correct filename is entered in the Attachment field.

• Click Submit.

Attaching files works the same everywhere you go in Blackboard.  Even in email utilities outside of Blackboard (for instance, tribe email) the pattern of moves you use to attach is very similar.

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