Blackboard for Faculty

Creating an Assignment

To create an assignment, first go into the page or content area where you want to create the assignment. Once in the page, hover over the Create Assessment button and select Assignment from the drop down menu.

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  1. Enter the assignment name as well as the instructions for the assignment.assignment-information-(1).png
  2. Choose whether to attach files to the assignment for the student to download. These files could be instructions, additional information, or other things associated with the assignment.assignment-attach-file.png
  3. Set the number of points for the assignment. This can be changed later in the gradebook .          assignment-grading.png
  4. Set the availability of the assignment. You can limit the number of times the student can submit an assignment as well as set a specific time or date for the assignment to be visible to the student.assignment-availability.png
  5. You can also set a due date for the assignment. Assignments turned in after the due date are marked late.assignment-due-date.png
  6. By default all students will be able to access the assignment. If needed, you can assign a specific group of students an assignment.assignment-recipients.png
  7. Once you have finished setting up the assignment, click on the submit button.submit-button.png