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What is self assessment in Blackboard?

What is the Self and Peer Assessment Tool in Blackboard? Can they be used for Grading purposes?#N#The Self and Peer Assessment tool is designed to facilitate the objective, analytical and comprehension skills of student by providing students with the opportunity to review the work of their peers. The tool allows for the creation of an exercise composed of a variety of questions and criteria that engage the students in reflective and evaluative processes. Students can evaluate text, images, and digital based information as well.#N#Each Self and Peer Assessment activity created also creates a corresponding column in the Grade Center. Self and Peer Assessment activities are essentially accomplished in three steps. Students submit the assignment. Students then Evaluate each submission as assigned. The Instructor can check in at any time, but it is in Viewing the Results where the grading option becomes available.

Why should I set due dates in Blackboard?

Why should I set Due Dates when creating columns in the Grade Center or in assignment areas?#N#The Due Date is pretty important in Blackboard, since it's used by the Notification system to fill in the "To Do" module for students to know when an upcoming test/assignment/etc. is going to be due (or is past due). The Notification system also uses the Due Date to fill in the instructor's Alerts module that lets them know when students have tests or assignments that are past due.#N#Due dates are actually attached to the grade center column, not necessarily the test or assignment itself, so even things that are not submitted through Blackboard but which have a grade assigned can have a due date that can be utilized by the Notification system.

What is content collection?

What is the Content Collection?#N#New to Blackboard 9.1, the Content Collection provides instructors with the ability to upload files either through browsing or by drag and drop; organize files and folders; and search content directly within a file storage area associated with each course.

Can instructors upload grades from Excel?

To eliminate double entry of Grade Center data in several tools, Instructors can do off-line grading, and then import grades into Grade Center. Instructors can upload grades from external sources such as an Excel spreadsheet or a Comma-separated Value file.

Creating an Assignment

Log into your Blackboard course, and go to the content area you would like to add the assigment to. At the top of the page, click on the Create Assessment button and choose Assignment.

Setting up Assignment Information

Zoom: Image of the Assignment Information section with the following annotations: 1.Name and Color: Enter a name for the assignment here, and use the color selector to change the color of the assignment link.2.Instructions: Enter a description for the assignment using the provided textbox.

Attaching Files to the Assignment

Zoom: Image of Assignment Files with the Browse My Computer and Browse Course buttons.

Setting up the Assignment Due Date

Due Dates allows users to set a due date for the assignment. To set a due date, check the box and use the date and time pickers to set the due date. The due date will be recorded in the students' To Do module, and will create a calendar entry for the student. If students submit an assignment past the due date, the system will mark it as late.

Setting up Grading Information

Zoom: Image of the Grading section with the following annotations: 1.Name and Color: Enter a name for the assignment here, and use the color selector to change the color of the assignment link.2.Instructions: Enter a description for the assignment using the provided textbox.

Setting up the Assignment Availability

Zoom: Image of the Availability section showing the following annotations: 1.Make the Assignment Available: Check this box to make the assignment visible to students.2.Limit Availability: Check the boxes and use the date and time selectors to limit the availability of the dropbox.3.Track Number of Views: Check this box to enable statistics tracking on the item.4.When finished, click the Submit button to create the assignment..