What is Digital Dropbox ?
Blackboard has a useful feature for sending files called the "Digital Drop Box."
It is different than using email. Email will limit the attachment size associated with a message. The Digital Drop Box does not.
The principle of the Digital Drop Box is like that of a bank teller box. One user "opens a drawer" and puts something in; the other user "opens the drawer" on their side of the box and retrieves it.
Similarly, a student "loads" a file into his/her drop box and "sends" it to the instructor's drop box. The instructor can then retrieve the file from his/her drop box. In turn, the instructor can "load" and "send" a file from his/ her drop box to a student's drop box for retrieval.
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How do I use Digital Dropbox?
After logging into Blackboard and accessing your course, scroll down the menu buttons on the left-hand side, click on TOOLS.
In TOOLS, you will see the link for the Digital Drop Box.
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To add a file to Digital Dropbox:
Clicking the ADD FILE button allows you to manually add and send the file later.
Type in the title of the file, click BROWSE and choose the file
Type in the comments for the Files (optional)
Once you are done, click submit
If you want to remove a file in the Digital Dropbox, click on the REMOVE next to the file name.
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To send a file through Digital Dropbox:
Clicking SEND FILE automatically adds and sends the file through the Digital Drop Box in one step. You do not have a remove option. Once the file is sent, the instructor will have it.
Once you are in the Send file area,
Select the file you want to send in the drop down menu or click BROWSE to select the new file.
Type in the name of the file,
Type in the comments for the Files (optional)
Once you are done, click submit
How do I clear out my Digital Drop Box?
Once you hit SUBMIT and send a file to the instructor, it is locked until the instructor "releases" it. When released, you will see a REMOVE button to the extreme right side. Click this and the file will be removed.
You may need to contact the instructor if the file persists after the grade is posted.