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1. Sign into the Chalk & Wire website with the ID and password you used when registering your C&W code. | ![]() |
2. There are two ways to access pending assessments. First, you can click on your Pending Assessments tab in the middle of your Dashboard. |
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If the Dashboard is not the screen that loads once you first log in, click the Menu icon and select the first entry, Dashboard, from the sliding navigation bar on the left. | ![]() |
Alternatively, you can click on the Assessment tab from the Menu, then click Assess. You should now see a listing of all of your pending assessments.You can navigate to the right and click on "Completed Assessments" to see all of the assessments that you have already reviewed. | ![]() |
3. You will next see a list of awaiting assignments. Each assignment can be identified by the student's name, the rubric to be used, and the name of the submitted file. This is to help identify different assignments that might be submitted at the same time from different classes. | |
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4. To begin the assessment process, you will want to move your cursor over the line of the assignment you want to assess and click once. You will want to click to the right of the student's name as clicking the actual name brings up the student's profile information. Once you click in the appropriate place on the line, a contextual menu pops up. Assess is the option you need to click. |
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5. The main viewing area is now divided into two parts: the rubric pane and the assignment pane. If you do not see both or would like to change the view of the rubric at any point, you can click on the View Full Instrument button highlighted in white beside the "Save" button. |
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6. From here, you can view the submitted video and Add Comments by clicking on the Add Comment button below the video. This will pause the video and allow for you to comment on that frame. You can type in your comment or click Record Audio Comment to speak your comment. You can add as many comments as you like throughout the portion of the video, and your intern will receive these along with the exact part of the video each comment was left. Ensure that you click Save Comment after you complete each.
7. You will now want to assess the assignment by selecting their scores in each part
of the SCTS 4.0 rubric. All you will need to do is select the correct box on the rubric
on the right of your screen. If for some reason you do not want to score using the
rubric or do not want to score a certain criteria, you can select N/A. There is also
an option to leave a comment after each part of the rubric.
8. You can also choose to leave an overall comment on the submission in the Overall Comments box.
9. Your last step will be to select the green Save button at the top of the screen.10. You have now completed this student’s assessment and can then go back to the beginning
of these instructions to assess your next student’s assignment.
Log in to Blackboard with your regular Username and Password (http://blackboard.sc.edu).
From the list of courses displayed on the right of your screen, click on the course that contains this assignment. Be certain to double-check the semester and year if you have taught this class before.
From the menu items on the left of the screen, click on the Assignments option.
Click on the title of the assignment that has submissions to be reviewed. This will open Chalk & Wire inside of the Blackboard environment. You may now skip to the ASSESSING A STUDENT ASSIGNMENT section below.
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3. You will next see a list of awaiting assignments. Each assignment can be identified by the student's name, the rubric to be used, and the name of the submitted file. This is to help identify different assignments that might be submitted at the same time from different classes.


5. The main viewing area is now divided into two parts: the rubric pane and the assignment pane. If you do not see both or would like to change the view of the rubric at any point, you can click on the View Full Instrument button highlighted in white beside the Save button


6. From here, you can view the submitted work, add overall comments by clicking on the gear icon, or download the student’s submission. You can also click “View” and add comments or draw/underline directly on the submission using the pen and comment icons. Leaving comments is not required, but this is an option.


7. You will now want to Assess the assignment using your rubric. To the right of your screen, you will see your rubric split into parts (as shown below). To see the entire rubric, you can select the “View Full Instrument” icon.

- View Full Assessment Icon

8. From this screen, you can hover over each box to see criteria or choose to “Show Detailed View” to see all of the criteria listed in the rubric.















Log in to Blackboard with your network username and password. This will be the same information that is used for your campus email account.
From the list of courses displayed on the right of your screen, click on the course that contains this assignment. Be certain to double-check the semester and year if you have taught this class before.
From the menu items on the left of the screen, click on the Assignments option.
In the Assignments window, click on the Assessments drop-down menu and click on the Chalk & Wire option.
- The following information is REQUIRED:
Name – You should give the name that was used for the assessment when the rubric was created and entered into Chalk & Wire.
Enable – You must set the enable switch to “Yes”. If you do not do this, students will be unable to submit for this assignment.Points – How many points is this assignment worth in BlackboardDue Date – When will this assignment be due? You will need to ensure the addition of this data.Permit Viewing – This switch must be set to “Yes”.You can now click the Submit button. Once the assignment has been created, the name will show up as a link in the Assignments window. Now, click the name of the new assignment to begin the process of linking what you have created to Chalk & Wire.
The next screen will display two drop-down options: Department and Table of Contents.
The Department drop-down has both departments and Specialized Professional Associations listed. Click on the drop-down and select the department for which you are a member.
Once the proper department has been selected, clicking on the Table of Contents drop-down will display a list of programs by degree within each department. Select the program that corresponds to the key assessment assignment you are creating and then click the Save button
You have now linked the assignment in Blackboard to the assessment outcome in Chalk & Wire. The program will automatically take you to another window. If this screen is visible, good job! Everything has been connected correctly.