Automated Blackboard Missing Submission Alerts
Every afternoon, WebRun opens Blackboard, checks each active course for assignments with missing or late submissions, archives the current submission roster to Google Drive, and texts you an alert with the names and counts through Twilio.
How do I catch missing Blackboard assignment submissions before grading?
WebRun checks Blackboard every afternoon for assignments with missing or late submissions across your active courses, saves the current roster to Google Drive, and texts your own phone a short alert naming the gaps through Twilio, so nothing slips through before you sit down to grade.
- Missing submissions get caught the same day, not at grading deadline
- A dated roster is archived automatically for your records
- No student has to be tracked down by hand in the Grade Center
Built for college instructors · teaching assistants · adjunct faculty · course coordinators
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.blackboard.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Blackboard - check for missing submissions
- Open each active course and go to the Grade Center
- Filter to assignments due in the last 48 hours
- List every student who hasn't submitted or submitted late
Done when Every missing or late submission across your courses is listed.
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Google Drive - archive the submission roster
drive.google.com
WebRun opens Google Drive to archive the submission roster. - Save the current submission roster as a dated file
- File it in your course's grading folder
- Keep the prior week's roster for comparison
Done when Today's submission roster is archived in Google Drive.
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3
Twilio - text you an alert
twilio.com
WebRun opens Twilio to text you an alert. - Text your own phone a one-line alert with the missing count
- Name the assignment and students if the count is under 10
- Skip the text on days with zero missing submissions
Done when You have today's missing-submission alert on your phone.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it contact students about missing work?
No. The text alert goes only to your own phone number. WebRun never emails or messages a student directly.
Will it change any grades?
No. It only reads submission status from the Grade Center and reports it. Grading stays entirely in your hands.
What happens once everyone has submitted?
It reads the live Grade Center each run, so once a student submits they drop off the alert automatically.
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