Some of you tried the tip from last week and then ran into a snag. Here's what is going on and how to avoid it.
If an assignment submission has an odd character like the slash (/), pound sign (#), etc. and you attempt to download multiple submissions in a zip file, Blackboard will give an error message.
Tell your students not to use these characters in the file name when they upload and submit assignments. Blackboard advises to only use alpha, numeric and underscores in any file name uploaded to the course. This will ensure success when you download them all at once.
If students have already submitted, the workaround is to rename the assignment submission (not the grade book item), removing that character, then try again. Or you can download that student's submission individually.
Happy Downloading!
