Speed Up SpeedGrader!
SpeedGrader can be an efficient and powerful tool for viewing, annotating, commenting and grading student work. But a few tweaks can fine tune it for faster instructor performance!
Reuse commonly used feedback
The Comment Library allows instructors to save and reuse commonly used text feedback in SpeedGrader. As an instructor, you can add new comments and delete existing comments in the Comment Library. Comments you have added to the Comment Library are accessible from each course in which you are enrolled as an instructor.
See the Canvas Guide:
How do I use the Comment Library in Speedgrader?
Sort students by submission status
Instead of scrolling through a long list, grouping students by Needs Grading, Graded, and No Submission makes it easier to get through a batch of assignments.
See the Canvas Guide:
How do I sort the student list in SpeedGrader?
Use keyboard shortcuts
SpeedGrader has several built-in keyboard shortcuts for navigating. Mousing around a screen takes time, and a toll on the wrist, so mastering a few simple keyboard shortcuts can make repetitive tasks go faster and hurt less.
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Speedgrader is amazing. Period. I don’t know how I got through anything before SG. Thanks a million for the information.
I agree! I love that students can access their grades at any time. The shortcuts have been very helpful.
I totally agree!!
I like it, too. I’ve been using the voice to text feature a lot.