ReCap Submissions for Assessment using Blackboard Ultra

Go back to the Blackboard Ultra Assignment submission point - you’ll see a tick to show you have submitted - and click on the link to see your previous submission.

Click on the submitted link to the right of the page, then on the Attempt to see your media within the Blackboard Assignment submission and play it.

Note: If you uploaded your media to ReCap at the point of embedding it into the Blackboard Assignment, or only shortly before, is may still be being processed by ReCap as indicated below:

It will be playable shortly, including for your marker. You do not have to do anything else unless you find it is not playable after an hour or two in which case contact the i-Zone.

Alternatively, you can view your submitted media in your personal ReCap space by clicking on the ReCap link in the central Course Content area within a Module-level Blackboard site using the Ultra version of Blackboard, and then on My Media:

See the general ReCap guidance for students for accessing and managing your uploaded media and (optionally) recording and editing media using ReCap.

Note:

• You can only view media uploaded to ReCap this way. To submit it for assessment you need to embed it in a Blackboard Assignment by following the steps in this guide.
• ReCap media embedded in a Blackboard Assignment is locked in your My Media space in ReCap (see What if I want to make some changes to my submitted media?)

Go back to the Blackboard Ultra Assignment submission point and click on it to see your previous submission.

The time and date stamp is under the Marking heading to the right of the page:

The time and date is also in your submission confirmation e-mail.

Note: ignore the time and date stamp from ReCap itself (indicated below).

This is the time of uploading, not submission, and may not be in local UK time. Your marker will only look at the time of submission as recorded by the Blackboard Assignment, which is in local UK time.

You can highlight multiple media in the ReCap Media Chooser to embed more than one thing at a time in a Blackboard Assignment submission:

All selected media will be enclosed in blue.

You can also use the Save and Close option on your Blackboard Assignment to save it without submitting it yet ..

.. then return later and click View assessment link to the right of the page to continue and embed more media before you submit it:

You can use this method also if you find you cannot add multiple media from the ReCap Media Chooser, for example on some mobile phone browsers, by adding one then saving without submitting and then returning to add another.

IMPORTANT: your marker cannot see your work in progress when saved but not submitted so you must still return and click Submit when done (see the Blackboard Ultra Assignments guide for students for more information)

ReCap media embedded in a Blackboard Assignment is locked in your My Media space in ReCap (indicated by a padlock icon):

You cannot edit, delete or overwrite it, or otherwise make changes to it, including its name as it appears to markers, or move it to a different folder in your My Media space.

To submit a new version of the media to your marker you need to make a new submission. There are two ways you can make a new Blackboard Ultra Assignment submission – check with your tutor which option to take:

• as a second submission, if multiple submissions have been enabled by your tutor, by clicking on the Blackboard Assignment link and clicking the Start attempt 2 option to the right of the page:
  

  

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• by contacting your tutor, asking them to clear your original submission and making a new submission in its place.

IMPORTANT: submissions made after the deadline, or a personal extension if you have one, are only accepted at the marker’s discretion. Check with your tutor first. If you have made multiple submissions, make sure also they know which version to mark.

Go back to the Blackboard Ultra Assignment submission point and click on it to see your submission:

Your mark and feedback will be under the Marking heading to the right of the page. Click Your Mark to see your feedback:

Check with you tutor when your mark and feedback will be available.

Note: an update about your mark and feedback will posted in the Activity Stream on the navigation side bar to the left of the page:

You can also view marks and feedback for all assessments in Blackboard, including Turnitin submissions, in the Marks area - also on the navigation side bar to the left of the page:

See the Blackboard Ultra Assignments guide for students for more information about feedback on Blackboard Assignments.

ReCap media embedded in a Blackboard Assignment is locked in your My Media space in ReCap and cannot be copied directly within ReCap to create a new version to submit.

The best way to re-use media you have already submitted for assessment is to keep a ‘master’ copy of the media yourself, outside of ReCap, which you can then edit and upload to ReCap separate from the locked version embedded in your Blackboard Assignment submission.

If you haven’t got a separate copy outside of ReCap, you can download a copy of locked media from ReCap. To do this click the ReCap link in the central Course Content area within a Module-level Blackboard site using the Ultra version of Blackboard, and then on My Media:

Hover over the locked media and click on More…

Click on the Download Original option in the Download section:

You can re-use this downloaded copy for a new submission.

If you prefer to use ReCap for editing, rather than your own editing software, you will need to upload it to ReCap and edit it before embedding it in a new Blackboard Assignment submission because it will be locked at that point.  (see How can I record / edit my media for submission?)

You can record media using the ReCap recorder which captures your computer’s screen and/or web cam and/or microphone. You can also edit media in ReCap (whether it was recorded using ReCap or not.) See the general ReCap guidance for students for instructions.

However, you don’t have to record and edit using ReCap. You can do this however you prefer, for example using a mobile phone or your computer’s in-built camera and editing software.

As well as from a computer, you can upload media directly from a mobile phone to ReCap, so long as you use the recommended browser on your phone (see Things You Need To Know Before You Submit).

If you prefer to use ReCap for recording, it is recommended you do not use the recording option at the point of embedding within the Blackboard Assignment: If you do there is a risk of not being complete your submission if you have internet problems during recording, also the embed option for the Blackboard Assignment may time out if it is a long recording (see Things You Need To Know Before You Submit for advice about file sizes off-campus). Instead, it is recommended you make the recording separately, before embedding in the Blackboard Assignment.

If you haven’t recorded using ReCap before with a particular computer, it is recommended you first do a ‘sound and light check’ by making a short test recording, upload to ReCap and play it back to make sure it has recorded OK on your computer.

If you prefer to use ReCap for editing, rather than your own editing software, you will need to upload it to ReCap and edit it before embedding it in your Blackboard Assignment submission because it will be locked at that point.

Blackboards Assignments are used instead of Turnitin where multiple and/or large files need to be submitted (which Turnitin isn’t designed for) including video and audio media. Media files can be attached directly to a Blackboard Assignment submission, like attaching to an e-mail. However, such attachments have to be downloaded by your marker to play and they may not have the correct software installed to play all media file types submitted. Instead, you will usually be asked to embed video and audio within your Blackboard Assignment submission using ReCap which will accept all commonly used media files and your marker will be able to play your work directly from Blackboard.

Note: you can’t embed a ReCap submission in a Turnitin submission, only submissions to Blackboard Assignments. Check with your tutor if unsure how to submit your work.