This week, we are talking all about how to mark and grade in a paperless world. With no-touch and no-share policies this year, we have to get creative about how we do our assessments using digital formats instead of paper. We are going to talk about related hardware, as well as tools such as annotation in Brightspace, Google Classroom, and automation.

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• Hardware recommendations: 
  • iPad with apple pencil
  • touchscreen Chromebook (even better with Google Play store access)
  • Wacom tablet
• iPad app recommendations: 
  • Notability or GoodNotes - both sync great with Google Drive! 
  • Great for marking up assignments, including rubrics, and sharing back with students
  • Notability also includes the ability to record an audio note
  • GoodNotes is great for direct instruction
• Brightspace:
  • We are not fans of the annotation tool with the dropbox in Brightspace - don't forget to save the draft if you are using it!
  • Rubrics are clunky and we're not fans of this tool in here either!
  • We do LOVE the quizzes in Brightspace
  • Alternatives/Solutions:
    • Doctopus - Google Sheets Add-on
    • Goobric - Chrome Extension
    • Google Drive folder shared between teacher and student along with URL hacks with Google Docs in Brightspace
    • TemplateTab Template from Alice Keeler
    • Create rubrics as a background image in Google Slides or use the paint roller for quick formatting
    • Use in conjunction with Google Classroom as your dropbox
• Mastery-based approaches can be helpful
• Tip: incorporate reflection via Google Forms BEFORE releasing a grade
• Other useful assessment tools:
  • Google Read and Write Chrome extension
  • Mote - audio feed

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