Student Resources

Using Drop Box for Students in Blackboard 

  1. Go to web site < courseweb.library.upenn.edu >.
  2. Login with Username and Password.
  3. Select course by clicking on Language Direct in French, German, Spanish OR Italian.
  4. Click on Student Tools in the left-hand panel.
  5. Click on Digital Drop Box at top.
  6. Click on Send File.
  7. Under File Information, (skip Select File) do the following in the fields for uploading a new file.
    1. Title: provide name of essay you are sending. Make title of the Word.doc a short one-word filename.
      Make sure that the filename has the extension .doc on it.
    2. Click on Browse to locate the file on your computer. When you find it click Open.
    3. Under Comments, add remarks if necessary.
    4. Click Submit. Your tutor should then see your essay in his / her drop box.

 Later, after your tutor has reviewed your essay, return to Digital Drop Box through the Student Tools. There you should see your returned essay. Click on the essay. Then, either open the essay in a new window or save the essay to disk.

To Retrieve Essays:

  1. Go to web site < courseweb.library.upenn.edu >.
  2. Login with Username and Password.
  3. Select course by clicking on Language Direct in French, German, Italian OR Spanish.
  4. Click on Control Panel in the lower left-hand panel.
  5. In the new window under Course Tools, select Digital Drop Box.

    There in the new window you should see the essay(s) from the student(s). Click on the essay. Then, either open the essay in a new window or save the essay to disk. You will probably want to Save the essay to disk, since you will want to open it in Word and make your Comments. Here are instructions for how to use Word for making Comments. Click here.

To Return an Essay:

  1. Go to web site < courseweb.library.upenn.edu >.
  2. Login with Username and Password.
  3. Select a course by clicking on Language Direct in French, German, Italian OR Spanish.
  4. Click on Control Panel in the lower left-hand panel.
  5. In the new window under Course Tools, select Digital Drop Box.
  6. Click on Send File
  7. under the category 1. Select Users, select the student in the scroll down box to whom you want to send the essay or file by highlighting the name.
  8. Under File Information, (skip Select File) do the following in the fields for uploading a new file.
    1. Title: provide name so that the students know which version of the essay you are sending back or returning. Make the title of the Word.doc a short one-word filename. Make sure that the filename has the extension .doc on it.
    2. Browse for file on your computer
    3. Under Comments, add remarks if necessary.
    4. Click Submit. The student to whom you are returning the essay should find it in his / her Drop Box.