Assignment Tools:

The Assignment tool has a few new features in Blackboard, including the Grading Form (a rubric) which can be attached to an assignment, gradable discussion, or used in the grade book.

Submitting Assignments:

1. On the course homepage, select Assignments under Course Tools. The assignments are organized on four tabs according to their current status.
   
   
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2. The new assignments or submissions returned to you for editing are listed on the Inbox tab. The assignments that are unread are displayed in the Bold format. To access an assignment click its title.
3. On the Edit Submission screen, perform the following tasks:
   1. The general information about the assignment.
   2. Read the instruction of the assignment, and download the attachments if applicable
   3. If your submission is short and in plain text, type it in the Submission box.
   4. If your submission is in HTML format, enable HTML Creator.
   5. Or, check the Use HTML box under the Submission box and write the HTML codes in the Submission box.
   6. If your submission has one or more files, click Add Attachments and follow the instructions to add the files.
   7. Add comment in the comment box if applicable.
   8. Click Submit or Save as Draft as needed.
      
      
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4. A confirmation message will appear to confirm a successful submission.
   
   
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Note: The submitted assignment will be moved from the Inbox tab to the Submitted tab, with the time stamp of when the student submitted. It will be moved to the Graded tab after being graded, with the grade displayed. Or, the assignment will be moved back to the Inbox tab if returned to the student for further editing.

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