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Definition

Classroom Feedback Overview.webm

Feedback is defined as comments that help a student improve their work. The days of writing feedback on a paper and students tossing that paper are over because feedback on Google Apps can not be tossed.

Feedback can be given on the Doc, Slide, Drawing, etc, or it can be added to the Private Comments. Feedback can be typed or a short video. The teacher and student can have a conversation while the student is working. This can improve student learning and also respects the teacher who works during contract time. Not only that, both assignments AND scores can be imported into Aeries in two clicks.

Learn more about Feedback from Google for Education here.

EDU in 90: Better Feedback with Google Classroom

This video from 2018 gives you a quick overview of Feedback in Google Classroom.

Best Practices

Feedback - Open Student Work.mp4

Open in Separate Tab

To open an assignment, press CTRL when clicking on View assignment.

Feedback - Drive 20 extension to Open 20 Student Documents.mp4

Give Feedback While Students are Working - Docs

Open the Google Classroom assignment.
Open the folder.
Use the Alice Keeler Drive 20 extension to open 20 documents at once and provide feedback WHILE students are working.

To make a comment on a student document, use the shortcut CTRL + ALT + M.

Feedback - Whole-Class Google Slides.webm

Give Feedback While Students are Working - Slides

Why open 20-30 documents when you can open just ONE whole-class slide deck?

Option 1 - Use Alice Keeler Drive Roster to Slides to add your class roster. I modified the code for my class.

Option 2 - Create a whole-class Google Slides in a Classroom assignment and have the students add their own name.

You and the students can write comments on individual slides using the shortcut CTRL + ALT + M.

Use Private Comments to Communicate with Students

Require students to leave you a message when they complete an assignment. Then leave PRIVATE COMMENTS for feedback in the same section.

Google Classroom - Feedback Shortcut.mp4

Return Assignment with a Whole Class Comment

Check students with scores. You can select All or a few students.
Click Return.
At the bottom of the top of window, type a whole-class comment.
Click Return.

You can give feedback to all students with 90% or higher first and then give different for lower scores using this feedback shortcut.

Can I auto-score? Yes, in Aeries Mass Add Score or by using the Alice Keeler Reuse GC add-on Automate option.

Feedback with Screencastify.mp4

Create a Short video to help explain feedback to students

Use Screencastify to quickly record a video (Desktop/Camera) to model and explain feedback so students. This practice is especially important for non-readers, EL learners, or any students who do better with being shown versus having to read feedback.

Classroom Feedback - Grading Console.mp4

Using the Grading Console to Provide Feedback and Score

Click on the assignment.
Select the number of students who are done.
Double click on any student's file.
Make comments directly on the file or in the Private Comments.
Add a score.
Click Return or wait until more student feedback is done.

Aeries - Import Google Classroom Assignments and Scores with Two Clicks v2.mp4

Import Google Classroom Assignments and Scores into Aeries

From the Aeries Gradebook Dashboard, select Import from Google.
Click Import.

Aeries will import BOTH the assignment information AND the scores. Go ahead and take a break. The import feature in Aeries will do the work for you.

Rubrics

Make rubrics with your team and import from sheets

Below are a few examples of rubrics

Import a Google Sheets Rubric.mp4

Add a Rubric

Rubrics give students and teachers clear expectations about learning activities. A teacher can create a rubric in Google Classroom, reuse a previous rubric, or (my favorite method) import a rubric.