How to use the Assignment Tool
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[edit] Overview and Prerequisites
The Assignment tool allows you to create online assignments within your Blackboard course. These assignments automatically create columns in the Grade Center and update as students submit their work. Files such as .doc/.docx/.pdf can also be attached to these assignments. Unlike SafeAssign these papers are not automatically sent through a plagerism detection system.
Before using the Assignment tool you should have basic working knowledge of computers, web skills, and Blackboard.
[edit] The Assignment Tool
To create an assignment start at the courses Control Panel. Select the location you would like the assignment to appear in by clicking on the name of a content area located in the top left area.
Next click the dropdown menu located at the upper right of the screen and select Assignment.
Then click 
[edit] Add Assignment Screen
This is the page where you will actually create the assignment.
1) Enter a name
2) Attach File
If you would like to attach a file for students to access you may add it from either your local computer or from your contect collection
3) Select options and date restrictions
4) Click 
[edit] Accessing Assignments
Assignments automatically create corresponding columns in the Grade Center. When a student uploads an assignment a 
appears in the grade center. To access the the assignments from the Grade Center
1) Click 
2) Click Grade Detail
3) Click View Attempt
4) Click the name of file located in the Second Section.
