Blackboard Integration

Go to Administrator Panel and select Building Blocks. Then select Installed Tools.

Locate the SafeAssign Building Block. In its menu, select Settings. On the configuration page, select SafeAssign Settings.

Provide the following information:

Select a time zone. This ensures that the time displayed within the SafeAssign Building Block matches that of the Blackboard server.

Select Show Student ID to allow instructors to view the student IDs in the table that lists submitted papers. Instructors only see the student's name if this option isn't selected.

Select Allow SafeAssignments in Organizations to allow organizations to use SafeAssign for assignments.

Enter the Institution Release Statement text that appears in every assignment using SafeAssign. The message alerts students that their work is being checked for plagiarism. Leave the text box blank if you don't want to provide a warning.

Select Global Reference Database Activity to submit assignments using SafeAssign to the Global Reference Database and to allow analysis of papers submitted from other institutions. If not selected, this access is restricted.

Select I accept to acknowledge the SafeAssign License Agreement.

Select Submit.

Open the Settings page again. If the connection is successful, the message Connection Status: Established appears at the top of the page.

Go to Administrator Panel and select Building Blocks. Then select Installed Tools.

Locate the SafeAssign Building Block.

In its menu, select Set Available.

From the Administrator Panel, under Courses, select Course Settings .

Select Course Tools.

Locate SafeAssign in the list and select On. SafeAssign is not available to guests or observers.

Select Submit.