Assignments | How to use the Assignments tool: Submissions Homepage
After you have created the Assignments the students are able to submit their work. Every Assignment of the course will have a list of submissions by the students.
This article shows how to:
- Navigate to Submissions
- Use different functions in Submissions homepage
Navigating to Submissions
First, navigate to the Assignments homepage. In the Assignments homepage
- Click on the Assignment's [title], in the list of Assignments.
Submissions homepage
You will be redirected to the Submissions Homepage
If there are no submissions by students yet, the homepage of this tool will appear empty with only four default buttons: Edit Assignment, Email Users Without Submissions, Add Feedback Files, Submission Log, and two tabs: Users, Submissions
This button will lead to Edit Assignment Homepage.
To edit the properties of an assignment you can find more information in the article How to create an Assignment
This will open the pop-up window Compose New Message, where you can send an e-mail. All the students that have not submitted their assignment will be included in Bcc.
For more information, please visit: How to use the Email tool in Brightspace
A pop-up window Add Feedback Files will open, you can upload multiple Feedback Files
This button will redirect to the submission area of the assignment where you can filter based on when a student submitted a file, and whether the student or teacher has deleted the submission.
Submissions homepage Tabs
Once new assignment(s) has (have) been submitted by students, a table with all submissions will appear on the Assignments Homepage with the following information:
Users Tab
It is possible to filter the Submissions Views by User or by Groups. This function can be useful when searching for student groups
This option is only possible when Groups have been created in the course
In the Users tab, next to View By,
- Click on the downward arrow, a drop-down menu will appear
- Click on Groups
- Click on Apply
After this action, more options will appear next Groups,
- Click on the downward arrow next to Group 1, a drop-down menu will appear
- Select the Group you want to view
- Click on Apply
You can also search for specific students by typing their name in the Search For... box. You can use the First and Last name or the user's e-mail.
The WUR Username does not always work when searching for users. Make sure you type the students name or WUR e-mail address. In Brightspace the Username is the user's WUR e-mail and NOT the WUR Username.
- Click on Show Search Options
After this action, more options will appear. Next to the magnifying glass instead of Show Search Options, it will now say Hide Search Options
- Search in: check the boxes to search for First Name or Last Name
- Submissions: search by the submission status of the users. Options are all Users, with, without, previewed or graded submissions
- Feedback: search for users with or without feedback
To apply any of these actions click the Magnifying Glass
- Download a selection of submitted files
- Send an Email in your Classlist
- Mark as Read a selection of submitted files
- Mark as Unread a selection of submitted files
- Delete a selection of submitted files
- Publish Feedback of submission(s) that evaluation has been saved as Draft
It is possible to Select all the Students, by checking the selectbox next to Last Name, First Name, or to select an individual student check the selectbox next to the Students name
The Table consists of features better explained below. It is possible to sort the table by these features, simply by clicking on the title of the feature.
- Selectbox - allows to select one, more or all the users of the Users list
- Under (Last, First) Name you will see the full name of the user
- At the end of each user name's row is the Evaluate, Draft Saved or Published button. By clicking there, you will be transferred to Evaluation and Feedback Homepage
- In the row under each user name's row you can find the icons to flag, mark as Read/Unread and View Submission of the user
- Under Submission Date you can find the date the file(s) was(were) submitted. In case a file was submitted late in regard to a deadline, then a message in red letters appears with the number of days the submission was late
- Under Delete there is the option to delete a submission by clicking on the Trash Bin icon
Submissions Tab
Another possibility is to search for specific students or teachers by typing his/her name in the search box (Search For...). You can use the First and Last name or the user's e-mail.
Please pay attention to use the (last) name or the WUR e-mail. In Brightspace the Username is the user's WUR e-mail and NOT the WUR Username. So, WUR Username does not always work when searching for users.
Click Show Search Options to search more specifically. It now states Hide Search Options. You can find the following
- Search in: check the boxes to search for File Name or Score
- Submission Date: search files submitted after or before a specific date or Late Submissions in regard to a deadline
- Read Status: search for read or unread submissions
- Flag Status: search for Submissions with or without flags
To apply any of these actions click the Magnifying Glass
By checking the selectbox in one or more users' names, it possible to:
- Download a selection of submitted files
- Send an Email in your Classlist
- Mark as Read a selection of submitted files
- Mark as Unread a selection of submitted files
- Delete a selection of submitted files
The Table consists of features better explained below. It is possible to sort the table by these features, simply by clicking on the title of the feature.
- Selectbox - allows to select one, more or all the users of the Users list
- Under Submission(s) you can find the icons to flag, mark as Read/Unread and the submitted file of each user
- Under Submission Date you can find the date the file(s) was(were) submitted. In case a file was submitted late in regard to a deadline, then a message in red letters appears with the number of days the submission was late
- Under (Last, First) Name you will see the full name of the user
Now you know how to use Submissions Homepage in Brightspace!
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