Digital Drop Box

Overview

The Digital Drop Box enables Users to exchange files with the Instructor or Leader.

Note: The Collaboration Tools section includes information on the Collaboration Tool features. A file added to the Drop Box will not appear to the Instructor or Leader until it has been sent. Once a file has been sent to the Instructor or Leader, it cannot be removed from the Drop Box.

Find this page

Follow the steps below to open the Digital Drop Box page.

Open a course or organization.
Click Tools on the Course Menu or Organization Menu.
Select Digital Drop Box.

Functions

The following functions are available from the Digital Drop box page.

Function	Description
Add File	Upload files to the Drop Box.
Send File	Send a file to the Instructor or Leader.
Remove	Remove a file from the Drop Box.

Time stamps

The following date and time information is included in files:

Files sent to the Instructor or Leader will show the date and time submitted.
Files that are added to the Drop Box but not sent will show the date and time posted.
Files sent from the Instructor or Leader will show the date and time received.

Note: The date and time displayed in each instance is not the date and time on the user’s machine, rather, it is the date and time on the Blackboard Academic Suite server.