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Blackboard Ultra: Student Orientation: Submit an Assignment

Blackboard Ultra Orientation

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Submitting Assignments

Details & Information

  • Previous and Next buttons found beneath the title are used to navigate between assignments.
  • The due date and time are indicated next to the calendar icon.
  • If a rubric will be used, it can be viewed by clicking on "This item is graded with a rubric".
  • Pay special attention to the number of attempts and time limit that have been imposed upon the completion of the assignment.
  • When you are ready to start an assignment, click on the View instructions button.

A Details & Information popup displays when an assignment is clicked on. The popup has a View instructions button that can be used to view the assignment instructions.

Instructions

  • Read the Assignment Instructions carefully before starting.
  • The Details & Information section will indicate whether a Grading rubric will be used.
  • If there is a rubric, click on the link and review the rubric to view the point allocation for different sections and criteria.

"Assignment Instructions" section of a Blackboard Assignment. It contains the same "Details & Information" section from before. If the "Grading rubric" item says "This item is graded with a rubric", it can be clicked to open the rubric on the side.

Submission Section

  • Complete the assignment instructions in the Submission section.
  • This section has text formatting options like Microsoft Word.
  • Tables (A), links (B), attachments (C), images (D), and videos (E) can also be used.

The "Submission" section of an Assignment. It is an editable text field with a menu bar containing standard text formatting options, as well as additional items to insert.

Not Ready to Submit?

  • The Save and Close button will save the progress you have made, but it will not submit the assignment.

Shows the "Save and Close" button to the left of the "Submit" button. The "Save and Close" button is called out.

Submit Your Assignment

  • The Submit button is disabled until content is added to the Submission section.
  • Click the Submit button to submit your work and complete one of the attempts allowed.
  • On the pop-up, confirm that you wish to submit the assignment.

Shows the "Save and Close" button to the left of the "Submit" button. The "Submit" button is called out, causing a "Submit Assignment?" confirmation pop-up to appear.

  • A panel appears with a submission receipt.

A popup with submission metadata. There are two buttons, "Close" and "Download". "Download" saves a copy of the submission receipt.

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