melmichigan Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 If your students take classes from WTMA can you tell me how you are able to print the assignment with the sticky notes or comments from the teacher? Last year they came back via email so the comments were obvious in a word document. Now the only option I see in Blackboard is to download the same file you submitted, or download to a pd (which shows the stickies), but then it doesn't print them. I must be missing something simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelAR05 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Following. I still can't figure how to read the stickies. Or what the red marks mean. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefree3 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I can't figure out how to print the comments. Following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMA Dean Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Downloading and viewing comments on assignments graded in Blackboard:If the student wants to download a document, he/she can click on the download button that appears at the top left of the submission. In order to see instructor comments in the printed version, the student should choose “Download annotated PDF.†Choose the Adobe Acrobat PDF reader when prompted and then choose to save the document to the computer or open it immediately. When the student does open the document, the comments made will show up in boxes on the document. If the comments cover the student’s writing, they can be moved by dragging them out of the way. The comments can also be minimized by clicking on the box in the right hand corner of the comment. The comment markers appear as red marks on the document. Clicking on the marker will bring the comment back. To print the document with comments click on the print menu or icon. On the print screen, look for the summarize comments button. After you click the summarize comments button, choose the layout called “ document and comments with sequence numbers on separate pages.†This option marks the place of the comments in the paper with numbers and creates a list of of all the comments with corresponding numbers following the body of the paper when it is printed. Let us know how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 If your students take classes from WTMA can you tell me how you are able to print the assignment with the sticky notes or comments from the teacher? Last year they came back via email so the comments were obvious in a word document. Now the only option I see in Blackboard is to download the same file you submitted, or download to a pd (which shows the stickies), but then it doesn't print them. I must be missing something simple. In PDF -- you should have a choice to print "Document with Markups" -- that will print the comments (Maybe on a separate page instead of all visible as a sticky on the same page like pictured). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 Downloading and viewing comments on assignments graded in Blackboard: If the student wants to download a document, he/she can click on the download button that appears at the top left of the submission. In order to see instructor comments in the printed version, the student should choose “Download annotated PDF.†Choose the Adobe Acrobat PDF reader when prompted and then choose to save the document to the computer or open it immediately. When the student does open the document, the comments made will show up in boxes on the document. If the comments cover the student’s writing, they can be moved by dragging them out of the way. The comments can also be minimized by clicking on the box in the right hand corner of the comment. The comment markers appear as red marks on the document. Clicking on the marker will bring the comment back. To print the document with comments click on the print menu or icon. On the print screen, look for the summarize comments button. After you click the summarize comments button, choose the layout called “ document and comments with sequence numbers on separate pages.†This option marks the place of the comments in the paper with numbers and creates a list of of all the comments with corresponding numbers following the body of the paper when it is printed. Let us know how it goes! I feel a little better since this is what I've been doing, but the comments don't show up when I print that downloaded document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raini Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Can parents access the assignments and feedback through the blackboard? I'm finding it difficult to support my dd when I can't see the submissions. Am I missing something? Are you accessing the corrected papers through the student account? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMA Dean Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Yes, parents can access assignments through "My Grades." When a parent wants to view the comments on an assignment, he/she can select "View Attempt" or "View Grade Details" and then choose "View Attempt." Here is a tutorial on YouTube to help with viewing and downloading assignments and comments:View, Download, and Print Feedback on Graded Paper in Blackboard:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkX-QDw6tgI If you are using Apple Preview, you will still choose to download the assignment and click on "Download Annotated PDF." The file will go to your downloads folder. When you open the file, you will see marks - highlights or red marks. If you double click on any mark, the comment will pop up where you have double clicked. ADDITIONAL NOTE:If a student's submission was pasted into the text box, there will be no comments to download. Blackboard pairs with a technology called Crocodoc which allows teachers to write/post line comments on word docs or PDFs. If an assignment is pasted into the text box, a teacher can only use a rubric and/or the comments box to provide feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I don't see any way to download the submissions. My screen doesn't look like the one in the linked video. It also sounds like my screen may be different than what is described in the posts here. There is no download button at the top left of the submission. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there a special area of Blackboard where the document needs to be viewed in order for the download button to appear? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMA Dean Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I don't see any way to download the submissions. My screen doesn't look like the one in the linked video. It also sounds like my screen may be different than what is described in the posts here. There is no download button at the top left of the submission. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there a special area of Blackboard where the document needs to be viewed in order for the download button to appear? Thanks. I'm sorry that you are having trouble! Please email me directly and we can sort things out. Send over a screen shot of what you see and we'll go from there. julia@welltrainedmind.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Great! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) (In case anyone else is having trouble...) DD pastes her work into the box to submit it. She doesn't upload the document, therefore there is nothing to download. Go figure. ;) It seems so obvious now! It sounds like uploading the document might be a better route because it provides more options for feedback. Good to know! Many thanks, Julia! I appreciate the quick responses! Edited December 30, 2015 by Woodland Mist Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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