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Student Annotations

When creating assignments in Schoology, teachers will now see the option to assign an Annotations Assignment which pushes a copy of a file to each student for them to directly annotate on the document.

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Accepted file types: Docx, HTML, JPG, PDF, PNG, PPTX, RTF, TXT, XLS, XLSX, and XML

  1. From your course, click Add Materials.
  2. Select Add Assignment.
  3. Under Format Options, click Annotations Assignment.
  1. Upload a file from your device.

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  • Fill in the rest of the assignment fields.
  • Click Create.

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From the teacher side, your assignment will look like this:

Student Annotations (cont.)

From the student side, the assignment will look like this:

  1. Students will click the Start Assignment button to launch the file in the annotation window. Note: If using the elementary view the button will say Draw or Type.

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  1. Students will then be able to use the tools to type and draw on the document. Changes will be saved as they work.

Student Annotations (cont.)

  1. When finished, students will click the submit button in the bottom right corner. Note: When using the elementary view the button will say I’m Done.

Students who have not submitted their assignment can resume working where they left off.

  1. Click into the assignment.
  2. Click Edit Draft.
  3. Continue annotating the assignment.
  4. Click Back to exit the assignment

Re-Submit Assignment

A student can return to an assignment if an instructor wants the student to try the assignment again.

  1. Click on the assignment.
  2. Click Re-Submit Assignment.
  3. Continue annotating the assignment. Previous annotations will still display.

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Reviewing or Grading Annotation Assignments:

Student Annotations (cont.)

After a student has submitted their assignment, the instructor can review and grade it from the class assignment.

  1. In the Submissions area, select Needs Grading.
  2. Review the student's responses.
  3. Type a grade into the Grade box.
  4. Add notes for the student in the available text box.
  5. Check whether or not you want the grade and notes to Show to the student.
  6. Click Submit.

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