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.