Using the SpeedGrader

1. View SpeedGrader2. Menu Icons3. Assignment Details4. Student List5. Student Submission6. Sidebar

1. View SpeedGrader Important: The SpeedGrader allows you to view and grade student assignment submissions in one place. The

speed grader allows you sort student submissions, hide student names anonymous grading, and view assignment submissions details for each student.

You can access SpeedGrader through: Assignments, Quizzes, Graded Discussions, and the Gradebook.

SpeedGrader includes several areas to help you locate and view student submissions, grade submissions, and add comments to submissions.

Figure 1 View SpeedGrader

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2. Menu Icons

Click the Gradebook Icon to return back to the Gradebook.

Figure 2 Gradebook Icon

Click the Mute Icon to mute or unmute the assignment. Muting the assignment will hide its grade from the student view.

Figure 3 Mute Icon

Click the Settings Icon to view the SpeedGrader settings.

Figure 4 SpeedGrader settings

Select "Options" to edit student list sorting options and enable anonymous grading.Click "Save Settings" for the changes to take effect.

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Figure 5 SpeedGrader Options

Select "Keyboard Shortcuts" view the list of keyboard shortcuts for SpeedGrader.

Figure 6 Keyboard Shortcuts

Click "Help" to be directed to the Canvas Community Resources web page

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3. Assignment Details

Figure7 Speed Grader assignment details, illustrating clickable links

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4. Student List

By default, the SpeedGrader shows all sections.

If your course has more than one section, you can select a specific section to view.

Students are identified with an assignment submission status next to their names:- Green checkmark: indicates the assignment has been graded.- Orange dot: indicates the assignment has not been graded or has been re-submitted.- No checkmark and a greyed out name: indicates the assignment has not been submitted.- Grey checkmark: indicates the assignment is moderated and has already been graded by another grader.

Figure 8 Student List

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5. Student Submission

The selected student's submission is displayed in the preview window.Depending on the assignment and submission type, the SpeedGrader preview window may vary.

A website URL submission type will appear in the main body of SpeedGrader with the option to open the URL in a new tab.

Figure 9 Website submission

Media submissions may display as an embedded file in SpeedGrader or only display as a downloadable file.

Figure 10 Media Submission

File submissions of file types supported by Docviewer (such as .doc, docx, ppt, pptx, and pdf) will be rendered by the Docviewer.

You can use the DocViewer to add annotation to file submission assignment.

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Figure 11 File Submission

Text Entry submissions can be previewed in the SpeedGrader.

Paper view allows you to see the submission with formatting and embedded content. Plain Text View displays plain text with no formatting or embedded content.

Figure 7 Text Entry Submission

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6. Sidebar

The sidebar provides all the details about the submission for the student shown in the student list.

Figure 13 Submission Details

The "Submission to view" displays the date and time of the submission. Click the drop down to view previous submissions of the assignment.

Figure 14 Previous Submissions

If an assignment was submitted late or is not the most recent submission, the submission details will include a note indicating the status.

If the assignment is a file submission, you can click the file name to download the submission.

Figure 15 Assignment Link in the Sidebar

Enter the assignment grade in the "Grade" field.

Figure 16 Enter the Assignment Grade

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Enter the feedback comments for the student in the "Assignment Comments" field .

You can also attach a file or media comment, or add comment using the text-to-speech tool.

Figure 17 Assignment Comments