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Blackboard :: Digital Drop Box
What is a digital drop box?
The Digital Drop Box is a tool that allows you to exchange files electronically with your instructor. With the Digital Drop Box, you can submit homework and your instructor can later return graded work with comments.
How will my instructor know when I have submitted an assignment?
When your instructor checks the dropbox they will see all student submissions. Files sent to your instructor via the digital drop box include a time and date stamp.
What's the difference between adding a file and sending a file?
When you add a file to the drop box, it is uploaded to a temporary location on the Blackboard server that only you can access - it is not sent to your instructor. You might want to use the Add File feature in order to access
a document later from the web.
The Send File feature is just as it sounds: you use it to submit your assignment file.
When you use  , the file is both added to your
server space and sent to your professor at the same time.
How do I use the digital drop box?
Follow the steps below to guide you through the drop box process.
Using the Digital Drop Box |
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Click on the Tools button from the navigation menu |
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Click on the
Digital Drop Box hyperlink |
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Click on the
Send File button |
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You will be taken to a page that looks like the image below |
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Enter a title for your file.
This is the hyperlink that your instructor will see as a hyperlinked title in their drop box.*
Click the Browse button to find the file you want to add
Add any necessary comments for your instructor.
Finally,
click the
Submit button. |
*Note: a suggested file naming convention is a combination of the assignment name and last name. For instance: assignment1_smith helps your instructor quickly recognize the assignment number and who submitted it. Your instructor may prefer a different scheme so be sure
to confer with him/her. |
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A Dropbox receipt page will appear confirming your file was
sent successfully.
Click the ok button to complete the process
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Your Digital Dropbox page will retain a record of the file you posted (added) with both a time and date
stamp
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Additional Blackboard Help |
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Click on the Student Manual link in the Tools section of your Blackboard course. |
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Daniel Webster
College Help Desk |
603-577-6522 |
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Daniel Webster
College email support |
blackboard@dwc.edu |
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