Once you have logged into you’re My BGSU account you simply click on the course that you wish to submit your homework.

If you take more than one class at a time they will all be listed in My Blackboard Courses.

BGSU – Digital Drop Box

This is what will be on the left side of your screen when you click on your class in My Blackboard.

As you can see, this is for two different classes.

Different professors arrange the course shells differently.

These are both shown in quick view, you have the option to leave it in quick view or click on the detail view and have it that way.

Comparison

This is an example of a class shown in the detail view.

To get to the digital drop box from here you need to click on the Tools button.

Course shell in detail view

Your Tools page will look similar to this, there could be more tools and there could be less.

To access the digital drop box you will need to click on the Digital Dropbox button here.

Tools Page

To add your work but not send it yet, click on Add File.

To turn your work in click on the Send File button.

Once the instructor has received your work there will be a button on the right side of the screen that says “Remove”. When this button is showing it is safe to remove your work from the digital drop box.

Name of fileLast name, First NameSubmitted- day of week/month/ date/ year timeAny comments you wish to leave for the professor

Name of fileLast name, First NameSubmitted- day of week/month/ date/ year timeAny comments you wish to leave for the professor

List of files already

submitted.

When you get to this point you will create a file name, usually your last name – Assignment name. Ex. Shilling – Group project.

Either select an added file or you click on the Browse button and select the file you wish to turn in. This is like attaching a document to an email.

Once the file has been chosen you can write any comments you think are necessary and then click on the submit button that is in the lower right hand corner.

After you have clicked the Add button you will get a message that says: The file will be added but not sent. To send the file, click Send file. Send File can be used to simultaneously add and send a file.

- Receipt: Success - File Name. The file has been added to the Dropbox. - Receipt date/time

File Submission

After you have clicked the Submit button it should say: - Receipt: Success - File Name. The file has been sent to the selected users with role of

Instructor - Receipt date/time