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I had problems with students submitting 50 (big file) exams to BB at the same time (BB crashed and the students panicked). So next time I’ll do what I already have done with my smaller classes: I’ll create one-drive folders and let them submit to that. I’ll do a big one where I can put things for everybody (e.g. the exam key), and then I’ll have one for each student in that folder, so that the exams and corrections are only seen by that specific student.
What a fantastic solution to a frustrating situation, Anja! I often forget that one-drive can be so useful for collaborating as well as collecting and providing confidential feedback on student work! This should definitely work with your larger classes just as well as it does with your small ones, great idea!