{"id":533,"date":"2010-02-04T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T17:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=533"},"modified":"2010-02-04T12:31:08","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T17:31:08","slug":"bb-tip-20-collecting-assignments-electronically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-20-collecting-assignments-electronically\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #20: Collecting Assignments Electronically"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using the Assignment feature is an effective way to collect student assignments electronically rather than in paper form. It streamlines the submission and grading of student files. Instructors can create coursework and then manage the grades and feedback for each student separately. After an assignment is created, students can access the assignment, complete it in a separate file, and send it back to the Instructor. The Instructor responds to each student separately, grading their assignment, providing comments on their individual assignment and attaching files, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: The assignment has to be created in a content area. By default, courses are created with an \u201cAssignment\u201d content area. If you want to create your course assignments in a content area that does not exist, you will have to create it by modifying the course menu. Refer to <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-7-customizing-the-course-menu\/\">Bb Tip #7<\/a> for instructions on \u201cCustomizing the Course Menu\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow these steps to do it.<\/strong><br \/>\nAssuming the content area you want to place your assignment in is shown, you should click on the link for that content area in the [Control Panel]. Next select [Assignment] from the drop down menu located on the right side of the toolbar and then click the [Go] button. Enter a name for your assignment in the Name field, choose a color for the name, enter the points possible, due date, and instructions for the assignment. Files that you want to be available for the assignment should be attached in the Assignment Files section. Click the [Browse] button to locate the file on your computer. In the \u201cName of Link to File\u201d box, enter the name that students will\u00a0have to click on\u00a0to\u00a0access\u00a0the attached file. Under Options choose the appropriate options for content availability, tracking views and any date\/time restrictions. Click the [Submit] button when you are done. A column for this assignment will automatically be added to the Grade Center.<\/p>\n<p>Students access the assignment by clicking on the [View\/Complete Assignment] link below the assignment name and instructions. Students can then attach their files and click [Submit] to complete the assignment. The completed assignment submissions are then accessed by the Instructor through the Grade Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more information?<\/strong><br \/>\nStep-by-step instructions for creating assignments are available [<a title=\"Create Assignment\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assignments-Creating.pdf\" target=\"_self\">PDF<\/a>].<br \/>\nInstructions on how students submit assignments are available [<a title=\"Submit Assignment\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/Submitting_Assignments.pdf\" target=\"_self\">PDF<\/a>].<br \/>\nVisit the <a title=\"Bb FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-faq\/\" target=\"_self\">Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional Blackboard information<br \/>\nor <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a> or call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the Assignment feature is an effective way to collect student assignments electronically rather than in paper form. It streamlines the submission and grading of student files. Instructors can create coursework and then manage the grades and feedback for each student separately. After an assignment is created, students can access the assignment, complete it in <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-20-collecting-assignments-electronically\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Bb Tip #20: Collecting Assignments Electronically\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[28],"class_list":{"0":"post-533","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blackboard","7":"tag-assignments","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-8B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":564,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-21-viewinggrading-assignments\/","url_meta":{"origin":533,"position":0},"title":"Bb Tip #21: Viewing\/Grading Assignments","author":"Janice Florent","date":"February 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"You can enter grades directly into cells in the Grade Center (Bb Tip # 19). 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