This will be a screencast for a lesson on creating a SafeAssign assignment on Blackboard, an
online classroom program. SafeAssign is a plagiarism detecting tool built into Blackboard classroom shells, but each assignment must be set up individually to use this tool. Task Analysis: 1. Log into Blackboard 2. Click on one of the classes where you are a Teacher on the upper right hand side of the screen 3. In the left column click on one of your class shells 4. In upper right corner change Edit Mode to On 5. Under large class title hover over Assessments to access drop down menu 6. Click on Assignments in menu 7. Type in Name of Assignment and choose color (if desired) 8. Type in Instructions for completing and submitting assignment in textbox provided 9. Attach file(s) for assignment (if necessary) by clicking Browse My Computer 10. Check little box to choose a Due Date 11. Click on Calendar icon to the right to choose a due date 12. Click on Clock icon to the right of Calendar icon to choose time for date due 13. Type in number of points this assignment is worth in Points Possible box 14. Click on Submission Details 15. Choose Assignment Type (Individual Submission is the default) 16. Choose Number of Attempts (Single Attempt is the default) 17. Choose Plagiarism Tools check box for Check Submissions for Plagiarism using SafeAssign 18. Check box Allow Students to View Originality Report if you want students to see the results of the scan 19. Click on Grading Options and choose one described if it is applicable (Default is one grader only) 20. Click on Display of Grades, read options and descriptions and alter if desired 21. In Availability section if you are ready to display the assignment in order for students to see it, do not uncheck the Make Assignment Available box 22. Choose the appropriate Availability Dates if desired 23. Check box for Track Number of Views if tracking is desired 24. Click red Submit button
Script: Step Screen Action Script 1 Log in screen & Blackboard Home Page Once you have logged into Blackboard, look on the upper right side of the screen and choose and click on one of the classes where you are the teacher that is linked in Blue. 2 Announcements page with menu on left side of screen Next look at the far left column. You should choose the class shell for the assignment you are creating and click on it. 3 Class Shell Home screen In the upper right corner of the screen find the Edit Mode and click to turn it ON. Then, look to the right and under the large class title, hover over Assessments and a drop down menu should appear. Click on Assignments in this menu. 4 Assignments window In this window you will have to make a series of choices to set up the assignment. First type in the title of the assignment and choose a background color (if you feel so inclined). Under the title you see a large textbox for typing instructions for creating and submitting the assignments, or whatever instructions you feel are important. If you need to attach any files, such as a guidelines handout, rubrics, etc., click on Browse My Computer, find file and attach. If there is a firm due date, check the little box next to Due Date and the boxes and icons to the right will become active. Click on the Calendar icon to choose a date, and click on the Clock icon to choose a time. Any assignments submitted after that date and time will be stamped Late. Very convenient and cuts down on all the But I turned it in on time excuses. Type in your points total in the Points Possible box. 5 Submission Details link in Assignments window Click on Submission Details and choose an Assignment Type. Only if the assignment is a group project, should you deviate from the default of Individual Submission. Next choose Number of Attempts. The default is Single Attempt, but if you want your students to be able to submit more than once, choose from the drop down menu. If you leave it at the default and the student needs to resubmit for some reason, you will have to go back in later and manually delete the attempt. Next, choose Plagiarism Tools by checking the box for Check Submissions for plagiarism using SafeAssign originality report. This assignment will now automatically be run through an extensive Internet-based detection tool. It will also check the submission against any other assignments submitted through SafeAssign in other Blackboard classes. It is awesome! If you want your students to see their own SafeAssign originality report once its generated, check Allow Students to View box.
6 Grading Options link in Assignments window Click on Grading Options and choose one of the options described if it is applicable; otherwise, the default is for one grader only, and no boxes need to be checked. Click on Display of Grades, read options and descriptions, and alter if desired. The default settings are the most common grading displays. 7 Availability section in Assignments window If you are ready to post the assignment for students to see in their class shell, do not uncheck Make Assignment Available box. If you only want the assignment to be visible in the students shell for a certain amount of time, choose the applicable Availability Dates using the Calendar icons. If you want to track the number of views of the assignment, check the Track Number of Views box. This is a nice tool to have if you want to light a fire under your slackers. You will know who has viewed the assignment and who hasnt! 8 Bottow right hand corner of screen I suggest you go back and review all of your choices, files, and wording before your finalize. If you are confident you have what you need, click on the red Submit button, and you are finished!