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Blackboard: Downloading files submitted to a Blackboard Assignment

Introduction.

This guide describes how to download the files submitted by students to a Blackboard Assignment.

You can download

  • individual files, from the Blackboard Annotate marking interface
  • all files submitted to an assignment, or files submitted by specific students, via the Grade Centre.

Downloading individual files

When you are viewing a specific student’s submission, you can view most file types inside the browser.

You can also download individual files.

Download submitted file from a Blackboard assignment

You might want to do this

  • to mark files not supported by Blackboard Annotate
  • to check apparent oddities in the way files are formatted on-screen .

Downloading multiple files

Control Panel with Full Grade Centre link highlighted

  • Locate the column for the assignment.
  • Click on the More Options button beside the title of the assignment in the column header.

Selecting Assingment File Download in the Grade Centre Column menu

  • From the Download Assignment page you can: ·        Select individual assignments to download by ticking the box beside the student’s name. ·        Choose to download all of the assignments by ticking the box next to the Name column header.
  • Under Select Files, you can choose if you want to download: ·        The ‘Last attempt file’ – this will download the most recent submission a student has made (and in most circumstances is the attempt you want to mark or review). ·        Or ‘All attempt files’ – this will download every submission attempt a student has made (where multiple submissions has been allowed).
  • Click Submit .

Important information!

8.    The assignments are prepared for downloading and the Download Assignment page shows that the assignments have been packaged.

9.    Click on the text ‘ Download assignment now ’ to download the files to your computer

Highlighting section to download assignments

‘Assignment title_student username_Attempt date and time_Original title of the file’

A corresponding text file with the same file name is produced that shows the student’s name and submission details, this includes, any additional comments the student made.

Locating the downloaded files in downloads

Page last updated on February 8, 2021 by andyturner

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    To see all students, click the Show All button at the bottom of the screen. Select Files: Choose either to download the last attempt file or all attempt files. (This option will only appear if the assignment is set to allow multiple submissions and at least one student has submitted more than one attempt) When finished, click the Submit button.