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Updated on: Jun 19, 2021
How do I grade a media recording submission in SpeedGrader?
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Updated on: Jun 19, 2021
How do I hide or post assignment grades in SpeedGrader?
By default, Canvas allows students to see assignment grades as soon as you have graded the assignment. In some cases, however, you may wish to hold student grades until all assignments have been graded, and then release grades to all students at the same time. To hide student grades temporarily, you can choose to mark an assignment as "muted". You can also mute assignments in the Gradebook.
A muted assignment will not send out grade change notifications or any new instructor comments until the assignment is unmuted. A muted assignment displays a "mute" icon on the student grades page so students know the assignment is muted. Students will be unable to view their grades, including grade and score changes, submission comments, and curved assignments for the assignment until the assignment is unmuted.
Muting should only be used to temporarily block grading work in progress from student view. It should not be used to conceal grades for longer than reasonably necessary.
If you do not want students to be able to view their total grade, you can hide the total grade from students.
Notes:
- If you make changes to a muted assignment, the total score as you see it (in both the Gradebook and the student Grades page) will be affected. However, students will not see any changes when they view their Grades page. Once you unmute the assignment, the total grade in the student's view will update accordingly.
- If you unmute an assignment with varied due dates, all students will receive score results at the same time.
- Viewing the Total Column in the Gradebook may be restricted when multiple grading periods are enabled.
- Students will not be able to view their quiz responses while a quiz is muted.
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How do I add annotated comments in student submissions using DocViewer in SpeedGrader?
Crocodoc is a tool that allows annotations on online assignment submissions in Canvas. If Crocodoc has been enabled for your institution, you can use Crocodoc for assignments and in SpeedGrader. You can view when students view annotated feedback in the assignment details section of the sidebar.
When you open a submission, Crocodoc will automatically save any annotations made to the submission file for one hour. You can restart a Crocodoc session at any time by refreshing the submission page. To help you avoid losing work, Canvas will generate a session expiration warning after 50 minutes.
Some browsers may not initially render comments correctly when viewing feedback. If your browser includes a built-in PDF viewer, select the option to view the PDF in the system viewer. You can also download PDF files with comments to view on your computer. The settings required to view or print the annotations in the PDF vary based on the software installed on your computer.
Compatible Crocodoc Files
If a submission includes a file that can be rendered in Crocodoc, but the submission preview is not complete, Canvas will generate a message stating the document is still processing. If a file is submitted that is not compatible with Crocodoc, the Canvas document previewer will still display the file, but Crocodoc markup and commenting will not be available.
Canvas currently supports .doc/.docx, .ppt/.pptx, and .pdf Crocodoc file formats.
Notes:
- Crocodoc is not available in the Canvas beta environment, so Crocodoc documents will never be rendered.
- Files over 100 MB and password-protected files will not be converted by Crocodoc.
- SpeedGrader may take up to ten minutes after an assignment is submitted to display a document that supports Crocodoc.
- Crocodoc annotations can be viewed in the Canvas by Instructure app.
- Crocodoc annotations cannot be viewed by screen readers; for users with accessibility concerns, please leave feedback in the assignment's comments sidebar.
- Crocodoc has limitations when used in Firefox. To avoid losing any annotations, click the screen before navigating to another student, or choose another browser.
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How do I adjust the point value for an entire quiz using fudge points in SpeedGrader?
Fudge points allow you to manually add or remove points from a student's overall quiz score. This feature is only available in SpeedGrader.
Note: If you want to adjust points for a specific question within the quiz, you may want to use the quiz regrade feature.
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How do I grade a graded discussion in SpeedGrader?
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How do I use a rubric to grade submissions in SpeedGrader?
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How do I enter and edit grades in SpeedGrader?
In SpeedGrader, you can enter grades for student submissions. Grades are automatically displayed in the Gradebook.
Note: When using differentiated assignments, the assignment only displays students in the student list who are part of the assignment or section.
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How do I sort the student list in SpeedGrader?
For easier grading, you can sort the student list by student name [alphabetically], the date they submitted the assignment, or by submission status.
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How do I use the student list to view student submissions in SpeedGrader?
The right side of the SpeedGrader menu bar includes the student list for the assignment. SpeedGrader gives you an overview of student submissions for an assignment.
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How do I use Chrome's speech recognition feature to leave a comment in SpeedGrader?
If you use the Google Chrome web browser to access Canvas, you can use Chrome's speech recognition feature to leave text comments on student assignments in the SpeedGrader. Chrome's speech recognition feature turns your spoken comments into text comments.
Chrome speech recognition will default to the preferred language set in your Chrome settings. To change your setting to a different language, view your language settings in Chrome.
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