The purpose of this article is to assist instructors in grading an activity
Viewing and Grading Submissions
Upon a student submission, the instructor will receive an email notifying them that the activity needs manual grading
The instructor can either open the email which will redirect them to the student submission for the instructor to grade.
In terms of grading, the instructor can
view auto-graded points for a question
the number of points the student has earned for the activity
set the points for a manually graded question
add extra points and deductions to each grading component of the activity
The instructor can also add a comment to any graded component block if they wish to share feedback with the student
Underneath the graded component block, select Add comment
A text box will appear for the instructor to enter the comment
Select send after adding a comment
The instructor also has the ability to allow for resubmitting by clicking the Allow to Resubmit button
this option allows the student to try the activity again and the student will also be able to view the instructor's existing comments
Once the Instructor completes grading the activity, they can click the Submit Feedback button to send the feedback to the student
After submitting feedback, assuming the activity is linked to Canvas, the Instructor can Sync grades back to Canvas by clicking the Sync with LMS button
To view the synced grades in Canvas, navigate to Course->Grades
