Safe Assignments

SafeAssignTM is a plagiarism prevention service, offered by and included within Blackboard.  SafeAssign assists in detecting unoriginal content in submitted papers.

How Do I Set Up a SafeAssign Project?
In a Blackboard course, faculty can set up SafeAssign to allow students to submit either draft or final assignment papers

How Do I Use the Direct Submit in SafeAssign?
Direct submit allows instructors to upload papers directly without student involvement (accommodates those "out of the ordinary" type of situations)

How Do I Interpret the Report From SafeAssign?
This document will explain how to interpret the report that is received from a SafeAssign submit.

How Do I Review and Grade A SafeAssign Project?

Once students have submitted their assignments in SafeAssign the instructor may review the assignment, report and grade the project.

How Do I Clear A SafeAssign Attempt for a Student?
To allow a student to resubmit a SafeAssign project you must clear the attempt from Blackboard


 How Do I Download SafeAssign Projects Submitted?

  • Go to Control Panel; Course Tools; SafeAssign
  • On the SafeAssign window click to select Safe Assignments.  The Safe Assignment projects are listed.
  • To the right of the project click the chevron (down arrows) and select View Submissions
  • To select all student submissions, place a check mark to the left of the Student ID column or select individual students
  • Click Download All Submissions near the top of the window. This will download the submissions as a zip file and allow you to save locally.

Repeat above for each Safe Assignment project you have in the course 

 

"SafeAssign Quick Tips for Faculty" brochure