Assignment Link  

One of the features that you will use most in your online course is the Assignment Link. With this feature, you will  submit assignments to your instructor. Your instructor will then grade the assignment and enter a grade (and sometimes comments) that you will be able to view in My Grades (under the Tools button). 

Reading the Assignment Link

1. Click the name of the Assignment Link or >> View/Complete Assignment: Name of Assignment to see all the instructions and any attached files.
2. Generally, a computer file (like a Word document) is listed under Assignment Files.
3. Right click the name of the file and choose Save Target As…
4. Use the Save in: drop down arrow to locate where on your computer or storage device to save the file.
5. Click in the File name: field and type your last name between the file name and the file extension (or follow your instructor's naming conventions for files).  You may or may not see a file extension depending on your computer’s configurations.
6. Click Save.
7. If there are multiple files, repeat steps 3 through 6.
8. Go back to Blackboard and click Cancel to get out of the Assignment Link. 

Submitting the Assignment 

1. Click the name of the Assignment Link or >> View/Complete Assignment: Name of Assignment.
2. In the Attach local file field, click Browse…
3. Use the Look in: drop down arrow to locate the saved file on your computer or storage device.
4. Click the name of the file and click Open.
5. If you have more than one file to submit, click Add Another File and repeat steps 2 through 4.
6. You should type something in the Comments box – always type at least your first and last name.  You may include some comments, but do not use this field to ask questions about the assignment as the instructor will not see them until he/she is grading.
7. Click Submit.