SpeedGrader allows you to view and grade student assignment submissions, populate rubric scores, and add comments and annotations to student work all within a single interface. SpeedGrader will be available in every graded assignment, including quizzes or graded discussions.

Open SpeedGrader from a Graded Assignment or Quiz

Within a graded assignment or quiz, the SpeedGrader link will appear in the sidebar under Related Items.

Open SpeedGrader from a Graded Discussion

Within a graded discussion, click the Settings icon [1] and click the SpeedGrader link [2].

Open SpeedGrader from the Gradebook

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Hover over the name of the assignment you want to grade and click the arrow that appears [1]. Click the SpeedGrader link [2].

View SpeedGrader

You can use SpeedGrader to:

Sort submissions by student
Evaluate assignments for each student, including resubmitted assignments
Use rubrics to assign grades
Leave feedback for your students

View SpeedGrader Menu Icons

The SpeedGrader menu includes several tools and resources to assist with grading assignments.

The left side of the menu includes general settings and options:

Gradebook Icon: Return to the Gradebook [1].
Mute Icon: Mutes or unmutes the assignment [2].
Keyboard Icon: Opens a list of keyboard shortcuts for SpeedGrader [3].
Help Icon: Opens the Canvas help menu [4]. The help menu icon matches the help icon set by a Canvas admin, so icons may vary across accounts.
Settings Icon: Opens the SpeedGrader Settings menu [5], which includes enabling student list sorting options and anonymous grading.

View Assignment Details

The center of the menu bar includes assignment information and overall grading information. Assignment information includes the name of the assignment [1], assignment due date [2], and the name of the course [3].

To view the assignment details, click the name of the assignment. The assignment details page also lets you download all student submissions for the assignment.

To return to the Course Home Page, click the name of the course.

Grading information includes assignment statistics, including the number of assignments that have been graded out of the total number of submissions [4] and the average score and percentage [5]. You can use this information to keep track of your grading progress.

View Student List

The right side of the menu bar includes the student list for the assignment. SpeedGrader opens the assignment for the first student listed in the student list, arranged alphabetically by last name. Click the drop-down menu to expand the student list [1]. The student list also displays the status of each student's submission. [2] Student names with an orange dot next to their name have recently submitted the assignment and need to be graded. [3] Student names in grey have not submitted the assignment. [4] Student names with a green checkmark have already been graded. You may also use the next and previous arrows to cycle through the student list [5].

SpeedGrader Sidebar

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

View the submission details [1], including as the date and time of the submission; if an assignment was resubmitted, you can view previous versions of the submission. You can also download the submission file [2].

Complete the assessment of the submission by entering a grade or using a rubric for grading, if available [3].

Leave assignment feedback comments for the student in the comments section [4].