Instructional Model: Individualized, 2-way: using feedback, teacher helps student take ownership of learning

Guiding Question: How might we provide feedback to support our students’ learning?

Tech task: Comment on a student post (SeeSaw) or grade / comment on a student discussion, assignment, or assessment (Schoology), with PowerSchool grade sync.

Schoology: Grade / comment on a student discussion, assignment, or assessment

To enable grading on an assignment or discussion in Schoology:

1. Give the assignment a due date. Assignments without due dates will default to the last date of the course term when synced with PowerSchool.

2. Set the points possible for the assignment.

3. Check the box to Enable Grading

4. Select the grading category for the assignment. Schoology grading categories need to be connected to PowerSchool grading categories.

5. If you want the scores to sync with PowerSchool, check the box to Sync to SIS

6. Select a grading scale or rubric for the assignment. Grading scales and rubrics can be created in the Grade setup area of the Schoology course.

Grading Schoology discussions

1. Click the paper/pencil icon to the right of the student's discussion post

2. Enter a score

3. Enter a comment to provide feedback to the student

4. Check the box to Show to student to allow the student to see your comment

Grading Schoology assignments (traditional)

1. Assignment submissions that need grading are labeled underneath the student's name

2. You can also click the Received drop-down menu to filter the view for specific assignments, such as those that need grading.

There are several ways to provide feedback in a traditional Schoology assignment.

3. In the score area, you can also enter a comment that is shown to the student.

4. On the assignment submission itself, you can use the Schoology annotation tools to highlight text and add a note.

5. In the submission area on the right, you can also add a comment.

Grading Schoology assignments (Google Drive Assignments)

To grade and provide feedback on a Google Drive Assignment:

1. Click on the Submissions tab in the Google Drive Assignment

2. Select the student on the left, then click on the score box to the right

3. After entering a score, you can also enter a comment

4. Check the Show to student box to share the comment with the student

SeeSaw: Provide feedback to a student post

In the SeeSaw class, you can view student posts in response to your activity. To provide feedback, you can:

1. Click the heart icon to give a quick acknowledgement to the student

2. Click the comment icon to give feedback

3. In the comment box, you can click the microphone icon to record your comment as an audio clip for the student to hear.