HOW TO UPLOAD IN BLACKBOARD

1. HOW TO UPLOAD IN BLACKBOARD USING THE DROP BOX AND DISCUSSION BOARD

2. PURPOSES • To learn to analyze the good, bad, and ugly • To learn to keep the good and delete the bad and ugly • To learn to respond to classmates’ drafts

3. ACCESSING BLACKBOARD • Enter the URL: • blackboard.umbc.edu/ • Login with your account username and password. • Click on the course name to access your course.

4. USING THE DROP BOX • You must save your file to the hard drive or a floppy/CD before you can send it. • Click on the Tools button. • Click on Digital Drop Box. • Click on Send File. • Fill in the title field. • Click the Browse button to find your file.

5. THE DROP BOX SCREEN • You may add a comment in the comment box, but it isn’t mandatory. • Click on Submit when you’re finished to send the file to your instructor. • (The screen may look slightly different.)

6. USING THE DISCUSSION BOARD • Click on the Discussion Board button. • Click on the specific Forum. The class announcement should tell you which forum to access. • Create a short message and upload your work as an attachment.

7. THE DISCUSSION BOARD SCREEN • Fill in the Subject field with the subject of your paper. • (The comment box might contain a short explanation of the paper.) • Click on Browse to find your file. • Click on Submit when finished.

8. THE DISCUSSION • When discussing each other’s papers, you should be tactful with your criticism. • Otherwise, the author might feel like Angel Eyes.

9. THE DISCUSSION (cont.) • Don’t forget to take your papers to the Writing Center. • This • is what the student who didn’t looks like when he gets his graded paper back.

10. THE END • Created by Group 3 • Linda Harris • Tony McGurrin • Carol Quinn • Don Killgallon • (We don’t need no stinkin’ permissions.)