The Digital Drop box page allows
students to exchange files with the instructor. Please note that
a file added to the Drop Box will not appear to the instructor
until it has been sent. Once a file has been sent to the
instructor, it cannot be removed from the Drop Box.
Digital drop box page
Click Digital Drop Box from the Student Tools area.
The Digital Dropbox page will appear as shown below.
Available functions
The following functions are available
from the Digital Drop box page:
Files sent to the instructor will show
the date and time submitted. Files that added to the Drop
Box but not sent will show the date and time posted.
Finally, files sent from the instructor will show the date
and time received. The date and time displayed in each
instance is not the date and time on the user’s machine,
rather, it is the date and time on the Blackboard server.
Adding A File
The Add File page requests information
regarding the title, file ,and any comments attached to the
file.
Add file page
Click Add File on the top navigational bar of the
Digital Drop box main menu.
Entry fields
The table below details the entry
fields on this page.
File Information
Title:
Enter the title of the file.
File:
Click Browse to locate a file or enter the exact
path.
Comments:
Enter any comments related to the
file.
Sending A File
Students can send a file from
the Drop Box to the instructor or they can select a
file not in the Drop Box by clicking
Browse.
Note that a file sent to the instructor that is not in
the Drop Box will be added to the student’s Drop Box
when it is sent.
Send file page
Students are able to forward
files to instructors from Send file page. Click
Send File
to from the Digital Drop box page.
Entry fields
The table below details the
entry fields on this page.
File Information
Select File:
Click the drop-down arrow and
select the file to send.
Title:
Enter the title of the file.
File:
Click
Browse
to upload a file and send to the instructor.
