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Bb9 dropping dropbox

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Abigail Gamble
Abigail Gamble

Blackboard will be dropping its digital Dropbox feature in version 9 as the Assignment tool and Group File Exchange now meet user needs for completing and managing coursework. Users must save any important files from current and previous courses on their hard drive or external drive before May 24th as they will no longer have access to the content in the digital Dropbox. The document provides action steps for users to rethink their current methods, identify which existing Blackboard tools could now meet their objectives, and offers support for using the Assignment tool to collect file submissions as an alternative to the digital Dropbox that is being removed.

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Blackboard Dropping the digital Dropbox
Robust Assignment tool & Group File Exchange meet the needs of individual users and groups for completing and managing Course work. These functions made the Digital Drop Box obsolete. Why drop the digital Dropbox?
Action Step 1: First things First, save your data!Won’t be able to access your content in the digital dropbox after we move to version 9.
You must save all important files from current and previous courses on your hard drive or external drive BEFORE May 24th. Action Step 2: Rethink your current methodThink past surviving what’s new, and into how to benefit from features you have not yet used!What objective have you met by using the dropbox?
Has your objective changed?
Which existing tool would best meet your current objective(s)?
Could you take advantage of new features from this tool to simplify your process?Using assignment Tool to collect file submissions
Let’s dive right in..
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Bb9 dropping dropbox

  • 1. Blackboard Dropping the digital Dropbox
  • 2. Robust Assignment tool & Group File Exchange meet the needs of individual users and groups for completing and managing Course work. These functions made the Digital Drop Box obsolete. Why drop the digital Dropbox?
  • 3. Action Step 1: First things First, save your data!Won’t be able to access your content in the digital dropbox after we move to version 9.
  • 4. You must save all important files from current and previous courses on your hard drive or external drive BEFORE May 24th. Action Step 2: Rethink your current methodThink past surviving what’s new, and into how to benefit from features you have not yet used!What objective have you met by using the dropbox?
  • 6. Which existing tool would best meet your current objective(s)?
  • 7. Could you take advantage of new features from this tool to simplify your process?Using assignment Tool to collect file submissions

Editor's Notes

  • #3: Digital Dropbox The more robust Assignments tool and the Group File Exchange feature meets the needs of individual users and groups for completing and managing Course work. These functions made the Digital Drop Box obsolete. Feature Loss Digital Drop Box The functions of the new Assignment tool made the Digital Drop Box obsolete. The workflows in the new Assignment tool enable users to accomplish the same tasks as the Digital Drop Box. The existing Digital Dropbox content remains accessible via a URL. The URL opens a window (login may be necessary) with a list of all the Courses that contain Dropbox files for that user. The download interface does not provide any data about who sent the file and when, it is purely a place to get the files from before they are recycled. The window has no navigation points to the rest of Blackboard Learn. The Course hyperlinks all of the files for that Course will be displayed and can be downloaded individually. The URL to access these files is (where the is specific to the Institution). This is not a file system location. The URL must be accessed via a web browser. For more information about retrieving legacy files, please visit http://kb.blackboard.com/display/KB/Blackboard+Learn+Release+9+and+the+Digital+Dropbox. Where is the Digital Dropbox? The Digital Dropbox does not appear in Release 9.1. The Assignments tool now provides a significantly improved submission workflow.
  • #8: Let’s dive right in and take a look.I want you to type in this server address in to the address bar of your web browser. Then continue to the website and disregard the certificate warning. We are actually going to go ahead and log in to learn the Assignment tool by using it. It’s features are what duplicated the benefit of having a digital dropbox.