Using SpeedGrader to grade a discussion in ISU Canvas for Faculty

Description 

You can grade and provide feedback on graded discussions and graded group discussions in SpeedGrader. Discussion replies will display individually, but the replies can also be viewed in the context of the full discussion in SpeedGrader.

Details

  1. In Course Navigation, click the Discussions link.
  2. Click the name of the discussion you want to grade.
  3. Click the Options icon and then click the SpeedGrader link.
  4. Use the student list in the upper right corner to locate a student submission.
  5. View the student's discussion replies. Older replies are listed at the top with newer replies listed below. To view the discussion replies in the context of the full discussion, click the view the full discussion link. If the discussion replies are part of a graded group discussion, you can view the discussion replies in the context of the full group discussion by clicking the view the full group discussion link. Note: To return to SpeedGrader from the full discussion, use your Internet browser's back button.
  6. To enter a grade for the submission, enter the grade in the Grade field. If you added a rubric to the discussion, you can view the rubric by clicking the View Rubric button.
  7. In the Assignment Comments section, you can post comments to the student. Any comments made by the student also appear in this section and in the Submission Comments filter in Conversations. To add a comment to the assignment, enter text in the Comment field, upload an image, add an external link, or insert an equation. 
    1. To attach a file to the comment, click the Attach button.
    2. To record a video or audio comment, click the Media button.
    3. If you are using Chrome, you can use the speech recognition tool to leave comments.
  8. To save the student's grade and any added feedback, click the Submit button.