How To Use Blackboard Dropbox

Use the select field only if the file you want to send is already in your dropbox generally not the case.

How to use blackboard dropbox. From the blackboard learn interface learners can upload an assignment directly from dropbox education. We recommend using the content area. Desales university s blackboard dropbox integration allows instructors and learners to easily link to and upload their dropbox content into their blackboard learn courses. If not or you if are unsure of the format click here. Store update and add permissions to files.

If you re using blackboard learn 9 1 on the q4 2016 release or later the building block is bundled and you can proceed to configure it. Login to your blackboard course and go to the content item area the click on ensemble video chooser in the mashups area. Move the cursor to build content then web link add a name paste the url link in the url box provide a description if needed and click submit the weblink is added to the bottom of the page. This building block allows instructors and students to link to their dropbox content directly from blackboard learn using the mashup functionality found in most blackboard learn workflows. In item 2 file information there are two poorly distinguished but mutually distinct options.

Manage version control to ensure students cannot modify files once submitted for grading. Click on the tools button located at the left of your screen in your blackboard course. Go to admin panel building blocks installed tools. Then click the save button to add the gradebook integrated video dropbox. Find dropbox integration in the list of building blocks and select settings from the menu.

The dropbox education building block download is available now to institutions running either the blackboard learn 9 1 q2 2016 or q4 2015 release. Open your course link in blackboard select tools then digital drop box and click on the second button send file not add file. Manage permissions on files of any size or type from any device both on or offline. On the dropbox settings page. Click the 1 choose dropbox tab and then select the video dropbox you would like to use by clicking the 2 choose button.

Click on the digital drop box link to send a file to your instructor s drop box click on the send file button.