BlackboardWeb sitesTurning in assignmentsUsing BlackboardThe EndBlackboardWeb sitesAll substantive information about this course is on the course website,http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~matuszek/cit591-2008/index.htmlBlackboard is athttps://courseweb.library.upenn.edu/We use Blackboard for:Turning in assignmentsShowing you your grade on assignmentsInformation about how the grading was doneThe “announcements” page, which will tell what points were taken off for what things, is not specific to youTurning in assignmentsWhen you turn in an assignment via Blackboard, Blackboard wants it to be one single fileThe first assignment is a single file, so nothing special needs to be doneMost assignments will consist of multiple files, so you need to put them into a single zip file, and turn that inPut all your files in a directory named LastName_FirstInitial_ProjectNameExample: Smith_J_PortraitUse Portrait as the name of the first assignmentZip up the directorySubmit via BlackboardI will give you the ProjectName to use for each assignmentIf your first name is hyphenated, e.g. Jean-Luc Picard, use the form Picard_JL_PortraitOnly Blackboard submissions will be gradedUsing BlackboardYou can only turn in one file at a time, so in general we want your zipped directoryIn Blackboard,Click on Tools Digital Drop Box Send FileUse the Browse... button or the drop down menu to select your zip fileClick SubmitClick Send FileFill in the title field with the assignment number and name, e.g. 1-Self PortraitFor pair programming, put your partner’s name (and anything else you wish to say) in the comments fieldOne thing you might want to say is NEW VERSIONWe will grade only the latest version availableClick SubmitClick OK a few more times, and you should get the message:Title has been sent to the instructor(s)These instructions (in more detail) are athttp://www.cis.upenn.edu/~matuszek/General/blackboard-and-zip.htmlThe
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