7 Ways to Grade FASTER in Google Classroom

[@nicolemilner4756]

I can't even begin to describe how truly phenomenal you are!! I've been wanting to post a comment since I started following you in March. You have helped me tremendously with teaching online. You have the most wonderful rapport with your audience, your videos are incredibly well made AND helpful. You have a real gift obviously as a teacher, and then, relaying that to those of us in education through your videos. I'm very grateful for what you have done to help us, educators. Thank you so much for EVERYTHING!!

[@daniellerodriguez3212]

Words taken right out of my brain lol Thank you so much! I have learned so much from you!!!

[@jackiebarfett6527]

omg thank you so much!!!!! I did online teaching years ago in homeschooling but things have changed so much. I am retired and a supply teacher now and just got a six week assignment. Having never used google classroom or google meets the last two weeks have been long and tiring...... thank goodness my grade fours are very helpful and they even present their screens to show me what they see on their end. Today is Ketchup day for me! So learning about the rubric creating and the review button will definitely help. I wish I had seen your google form video the other day. I did manage to create my own and actually had my students upload their work, which their regular teacher thought they might not be able to do. Thanks again

[@isabelamaro7722]

Im a college student studying to be a math teacher and wow! I am so amazed! Definitely going to use these tips when I become a teacher!

[@margareta.6506]

When grading/end of marking period anxiety wakes you up and you find this gem in your notifications! 🙌🏾🙏🏾 Thank you for sharing your talents! Happy Holidays to you and the Mister!

[@melaniethatcher2087]

I love using the To Review section. It keeps me organized. I also really like the chrome extension mote, because it allows me to leave voice comments. That helps my students that are not able to read as well, still get feedback.

[@tiffanynajera6642]

You have made my grading so much easier. I dreaded grading all the digital assessments because it takes me forever, like days. The comment bank is AMAZING. Thank you.

[@Mydarianj18]

I’m making the switch from Schoology back to Google Classroom and have been going through some of your videos for a refresher. I’ve mostly just been using GC for ease with logging in, but this video has opened my eyes to how powerful GC actually is as an LMS. Thank you for the tips!

[@kylielewis7543]

I am now using Google Classroom for remote learning and needed some tips & tricks on grading! Thank you so much for this tutorial, Mrs. Michelle Emerson! Super helpful! 👍🏾🤯

[@LillieFuseWilliams]

I have taught public school for 30+ years. Constantly upgrading and changing to make things relevant for class and students was so challenging. If I were teaching today , I would have to PAY you for your wonderful ,detailed and just magnificent classroom tips for teachers. You are just amazing as a young teacher. To all other new and veteran teachers, try to emulate or do some of these ideas. If you can't do it all ( as everyone is different) do what you can to enhance the learning of the students. I can't imagine any student getting bored in such an elightening class with a pocket full of new ideas and consistent learning segments. I am learning from you every time I enter your you tube. It helps me enhance my real estate teaching. It's not just elementary. Thanks a bunch. Trust me when I say, you are such a help to all educators. Please keep doing what you are doing and you do it with such a vibrant attitude and lovely smile. You love your work.

[@eriklokensgard7487]

Thanks for this! I really liked Tip #2 and the comments you chose to use with students, especially where you let them know whether the assignment is done or if they should go back to make changes. Here were the comments Michelle Ferré uses with her classes. I plan to borrow and modify slightly for my students. 1. "Great job on this assignment! Thank you for working so hard! This assignment is now complete." 2. "Thank you for working so hard! If you want to improve your grade, you can make changes and resubmit." 3. "I need you to go back and check your work before I can grade this assignment. Resubmit when you are done so I can grade your work!" Thanks again for all these time saving tips!

[@aga92]

Another tip If you have an iPad + Apple Pencil: when you have the final version of students’ assignments, you can edit as a pdf and use the Apple Pencil to write on the pdf and the save it and your students will see your corrections. I love using this method for writings

[@cynthiafetterhoff5191]

Thank you so much! You took me to places in GC I have completely ignored for months. I look forward to trying out the grading tips.

[@Erin_C1010]

Thank you thank you thank you! You are so incredibly busy yet you continue to put out such useful information for us. I appreciate you SO much!!

[@annettemagowan2379]

Hi, Do you have a video on making a grade book in google sheets?

[@janetromo9179]

I saw you had a Google Classroom titled Early Finishers, will you explain how you use that? Thank you!

[@lindavollmer7216]

This teacher is a rock star and has helped me so much this year with my virtual academy! It's tough being so isolated and she really helps! Thank you!!

[@saramathieu4391]

Google Forms with automatic grading and the option to import grades! AMAZING!!! I use Google forms for tests and activities all the time now!!

[@coreenstephens6636]

Lovely. Thanks for sharing. I have been using some of these features already but you have brought new knowledge. I have never used the rubric in the manner you demonstrated and it is so much easier the way you have shown.

[@courtneythompson4092]

I also like to use "View Your Work" in the Student's Classwork section. It shows the assignments, the missing work, and returned graded work. I can have parent/student/teacher conferences with families to show my students' progress. On our Wednesday's (which is our intervention day) I can do a check for missing work with my students. I let them present their screen to me, then select missing work, have them click on the missing assignment and pull up a tab for each missing assignment. That way when they work asynchronously their tabs are up and they can work to finish their assignments. Presenting their work is done in my other class, one at a time. I'm able to monitor the class while I have my assignment checks individually. I can answer questions of my students who are having difficulty with completing assignments. Whew! Your awesome Mrs. Emerson! I look forward to your videos and refer them to my coworkers on the regular! You know your stuff and I so appreciate your expertise! Thank you and keep striving!

[@kittyskid1]

For me: the review and rubric will be "game changers"; thank you so much.

[@MyraDeister]

I prefer to use Mote when leaving audio comments. It is must faster for me as a high school teacher with 38 students per class. Also Mote will transcribe the comment and translate in other languages if that is needed.

[@sarahdez1]

Good morning Michelle ❤️ When I first started watching your channel, I was an unfulfilled architect. Now, I am going to graduate and become a teacher in a few months. I’ve never been this happy in my life. Thank you for being such an inspiration ❤️

[@jrebj00]

I never noticed in the review area that you can select by class. LIFE CHANGING. Wow! Now I can literally grade one class at a time and not have to flip back and forth. :D

[@lupesims321]

Syncing Google Classroom and to our SIS system will be a valuable time saver! Thank yous go to our district #171 technology supervisor and to you, Michelle Emerson!

[@briannajackson5473]

Thank you for this video! Started using Google Classroom this week to help with all the virtual assignments. I am a first year teacher, so I feel like I am always doing something wrong and have been struggling with grading google slide assignments. This was so helpful!

[@piscesplanner]

Another thing I do when grading google slides - I use a png of a red X with a transparent background to mark incorrect answers. (I just keep it copied so I can just quickly paste it.) Then, it is easy to scan the slides in the side panel and count up the red X's to get the grade. (I teach 8th grade science.)

[@VishalVerma-ux3lg]

Ur smile is sunshine, when u teach, I can't focus on the the subject

[@laurahench8866]

Thank you so much for another great How To video! I have also been following you since last spring and have found a lot of valuable tips. The Rubric explanation was especially helpful. I hadn't wanted to tackle that part of Google Classroom because I thought it would involve too many lost brain cells, but you made it truly accessible! Thank you.

[@Mk-vl9hq]

Hi Michelle! This was a game changer for me!! Thank you so much!! Could you do a video on what kinds of comments you use for various assignments? That would be so helpful!!

[@jesusgonzalezlamas6792]

Hello from Spain. If you want to grade in a new tab, you justhave to press Command+clic (Mac) Ctrl+clic (Windows) when you are on the number os delivered/non-graded tasks.

[@lorettasegura4091]

I love your ketchup and pickles. I am going to try this with my second graders. Thanks for all the information on putting comments as well. I was stressing when returning slides in which I have to put comments.on a regular basis. You are a life saver.

[@belamaheshwari3300]

This is awesome!!! The ketchup and pickles way of tracking missing work by students is really really amazing.Thank you so much for sharing these important tips!!

[@andreathibault9726]

Thank you for EVERYTHING! You have taught me SO much since March 2020, and I truly appreciate all of the hard work and effort you put into education. Keep doing what you are doing because you are an incredible educator!

[@norinenagle6730]

Thanks for these tips - especially the rubric tips - I have been using a separate rubric doc and HATE the juggling needed.

[@MooncakePanda]

Love all these suggestions and especially the ketchup and pickles. So cute!

[@cathyreynolds28]

I learned several things that will make things smoother when grading. Thanks.

[@amycain5438]

I made a "Missing Assignments" Slide Show for my kids and each day I add the new assignments with the date, title, and all of my students' names. On Wednesdays I update them and we do Ketchup and Pickles on Friday.

[@cyndimontoya5060]

Any chance you'd be willing to share a copy so I can see what this looks like? I'm intrigued ([e-mail]).

[@caferragi]

Sending you academic LOVE from Brazil! Muito obrigado - Muchas Gracias - Thank you Very Much for sharing such knowledge with us.

[@mmeheathermacvoy4326]

Thanks for sharing these tips for grading faster on Google Classroom. Michelle, your videos are so good! Much appreciated!!! Heather

[@kylielewis7543]

Teachers are going to be ZOOMING through grades and not feel so overwhelmed! Awesome! 💨🏃‍♀️

[@BR06456]

Thanks, amazing video i have learned so much more. Love Ketchup & Pickles. I also truly love creating the rubric and returning all assignments at once that was a game changer!

[@loganfitzy2904]

I love your channel it’s so clear and easy to understand

[@kimwoods7131]

Perfect timing and perfect explanation!! Thanks so much!!

[@gracee9288]

Mrs Emerson...you are such a blessing and inspiration to us teachers. Thanks for all the tips and lessons you have shared. Thanks for motivating me personally as you have broadened my horizon when it comes to virtual teaching. Thanks again...Every blessing to you and Mr Emerson and have a wonderful christmas. Grace from Kingston Jamaica

[@ruthaferraro3978]

SO helpful!! You are amazing!! I've watched SO many of your videos and I think you are such a role model! Thank you for sharing a myriad of helpful and informative hints!

[@lorriesadler6651]

Is your school district having trouble with students engaging and completing work? We have some virtual students who only sign in every now and then and have only completed a portion of assignments. This is rampant throughout the district at all levels.

[@errole]

I think it's cause they haven't figured out how to monitor that. Kids are still passing since this is all new. So I know for us they are figuring out what to do.

[@alysonserenastone2917]

I am face to face. We have trouble getting our quarantine students to turn their work in and what they do turn in is just not good. It's not all of them. My sister is on a hybrid schedule and they are having all kinds of issues with this.

[@alysonserenastone2917]

@@mayafriedmann4360 I'm sorry....Sending you a virtual hug.

[@christinec112]

I use the Grades section to see who has missing work. It shows me the whole class and their work. It also provides a class average for each assignment.

[@luceropulido7688]

Is there a way you can grade a specific assignment for all your students at the same time versus having to pull them up individually?

[@kathleenweissman4313]

Hi Great video. Do you ever create assignments with jamboard? If so, how do you comment on those? Thanks.

[@brooke8447]

me not even being a teacher but still paying full attention

[@rutlopez3295]

Good morning everyone!!!! Waiting for her videos, like every Sunday!!!!

[@nadinevillarreallonges9977]

You are so awesome! Thank you! I love your assignments too! Looks so hard to do for someone like me who is not very techy.

[@lduffycdns6198]

Thanks for your tips. They are v useful. We have been using Google Classroom since lockdown. Lots of children do their assignments in their copybooks or notebooks and upload screenshots of their work for us to see. We have been highlighting areas on their work and leaving comments in the little comment boxes and return to the pupils. This week we found out that the pupils are not seeing those comments when they receive the notification by gmail. Where can the pupils see this information???

[@trilingualteacher8664]

Your videos are so amazing and helpful! Thank you for giving great tips and motivation to teachers during this difficult time of distance learning!

[@gabrieldelvalle1714]

You are amazing and Your videos are cathartic!

[@dls9952]

I like how you add an additional comment for Billy on the assignment, but are specific with each slide comment ... & the rubrics are also very helpful for understanding ... Reusing Rubrics 👍🏼💕💕 Bitmojis are so cool 😎 💖 💖💖

[@lisastatler8009]

Great video! How do you use the Pickles part of the slide?

[@tjstips8844]

I was wondering the same thing. What kind of activities do you assign?

[@brunolaliberte]

Great useful video. Thank you. I have a question regarding assignments passed in as PDF files. Students who do math work do it on a piece of paper. They then scan it with their phone using Adobe Scan, save it as a PDF and upload it to Google Classroom. Is there a way to open the student PDF file in Google Classroom, annotate it, give a mark and then return it to the student in Google Classroom?

[@paigebailey6391]

I have your intro memorized and the Mrs. Emerson tripped me up 🤣 congrats again on the wedding!

[@user-ee1sq7ly6y]

This is going to make my life so much easier. Thank you

[@coleenvalenzuela8155]

This is really helpful! You are a great educator Mrs. Emerson. 🤗

[@Andinwyo]

Great ideas as always- smoother grading is what we all need . 💕 Thank you

[@robinp9047]

So appreciate these. Google classroom is not intuitive and any tips of how to use it more effectively are welcomed!❤️👍🏽

[@StephenDobson]

Very useful, thanks, particularly with the rubric information. I've also found that if you type "#" into the comments on a document (not in private comments for some reason) it brings up a drop down of all your comment bank which I find saves me time from copy/pasting.

[@kerritunnicliffe9254]

Thank you for your video. Can you save a comment to a google document not saved on google classroom?

[@roselyn91275]

Thank you for these tips. This helped me in making my work easier. Thank you.

[@amykribs5304]

Thank you for this video. I recently took a maternity leave job in my district and now getting to know the programs more specifically. This week is to master the Google classroom grading. We are also synced to TeacherEase (online gradebook) so after it is graded it is to sync up. I am so afraid to lose the assignments for these kiddos who are working hard. Help?

[@audreytroup8012]

Thank you so much! I can’t wait to try these tips.

[@falgunithakker8562]

thx for the wonderful video, can you plz help me to create an a second assignment only after the student turns in the first assignment?

[@savannahavery5171]

Thank you SOO much for this!! I'm a student teacher in a high school, and these are helping me a ton!

[@anndoody2292]

Thanks Michelle! I’m relatively competent using Google for education products but I still learn at least one thing that makes watching worthwhile. And you and your positive pants are inspiring. I have what may seem like a strange question but I noticed that your assignment list seems to have colored dots at the beginning. Can you explain how and why you do that? Asking for a “friend” who is also into color coding for organization. 😊

[@matthewlabanca]

Your videos have been incredibly helpful to me. I wish they counted toward Professional Development - could that ever be a possibility? Thank you for all - huge fan here!

[@azizurrahman1091]

Love your videos your always so enthusiastic! 😀👍🏿

[@mattdenman538]

Returning MULTIPLE will save a TON of time, thank you!!!

[@muniammiahsaminathan8528]

Thank You so much. Really enjoy your video and tips. You are simply awesome

[@mishymish80]

Michelle - strange question - when you are in To-Review and you have "reviewed" and graded and are ready to move to your next assignment inside of google - is there a "fast way" to go back to the to-review list of assignments that you were previously looking at. It seems that I can't use my back button. Not sure if it is a flaw within google or I am creating more work for myself and doing something wrong. I seem to find myself constantly having to go back to to-review ("very clicky"). Do you have any helpful hints? or recommendations? Thanks from NY! :)

[@dianehutchinson8661]

I always open up the assignment I want to grade in a new tab. That reduces the amount if "back" click and load wait time. I right click on the number in the "to be graded" column and go at it. Once I've returned items, I move back to the other tab and select the next item while GC is processing. Very little downtime.

[@mebb.3488]

Do you know how to add a line break in Google forms?

[@nancyvandersluis7980]

I know you've heard this before, but you are amazing and these videos are so helpful. Thank you! 🌟

[@x0xlanna]

Thank you for this it is much needed to help me with remote teaching!

[@hoapop3582]

Crash course, playing at 1.75 speed so that I could watch more videos in 1 night. THANK YOU for the tips! YOU ARE AMAZING!

[@amycain5438]

Oh and I meant to say fantastic video, I didn't even know about the "To Review" section! Also love the timesaver of returning multiple assignments at once!

[@lanisehill2147]

I love your glasses! What brand are they and are they still available to purchase?

[@annielauremasclet3927]

Hi Do u ha do you have Playful game for distance learning

[@LottyDotty05]

Completely random comment but I remember saying you were thinking about moving. I think you would enjoy Texas, particularly Houston (suburbs like Katy or Pearland) or Austin. It's hot but I think you and Billy would enjoy the area and activities the state have to offer ( a little bias lol).

[@boglarkakovacs2793]

Hello :) Love your videos! They are such great help! Nice and clear :)

[@aloradeising-eovaldi167]

Thank you so much; I learned a lot; you are awesome! Love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@felishapittman2778]

You always rock! I nominate you for teacher of the year for the country!😍

[@kimwoods7131]

Agree!!!

[@senseiblack7624]

Great video! I got so much out of it it. Thank you!

[@mguerrero4020]

Hello. Just wondering if you can please make a video on Google meet attendance. I use it for my virtual classes, but I know there has to be a way to optimize its use. Thanks for everything.

[@christinafrazita4027]

Love this! Question: are you seeing lots of students not turning things in AT ALL? If so what is your district and/or you doing about and for these students? I am struggling with this 😓 thank you!

[@brookssnozek4153]

I am struggling with this as well. I have emailed students and parents, but no change. I have 185 students and I cannot call each one of those parents multiple times. I would like to hear of solutions.

[@dawntheberge5876]

Yes, we have the same issue with students not completing assignments. They say, they have no motivation.

[@ginawood1739]

I want those slides! Did you make them? Do you sell them?

[@Thatsweetsari]

Omg! I just noticed your last name is Emerson now! That still makes me happy 😆

[@DanielGallegos1]

I teach high school but I’m definitely going to use your last tip: “ketchup and pickles”! Thanks for sharing that!

[@mathqueenbking1430]

I was thinking the same thing. I teach middle school. No matter how old they are this can be very helpful. Do you call yours "ketchup and pickles" with the high school students?

[@DanielGallegos1]

@@mathqueenbking1430 yes!! And they got the concept right away!!

[@donnapreston1347]

Thank you Michelle. Very helpful. I would love to see a tutorial with what it looks like on the student's end. I feel like I make a million comments, yet they never look them over or respond. lol! Also, quick question. If a student turns in an assignment and I grade it, do I then have to "return" it for them to see their grade? I'm in the habit of grading assignments when they are due, even if they haven't pressed that "turn in " button. For those, I know I have to "return", but what about the others? Thank you again. Your tutorials are so helpful.

[@elaineherzog1213]

I have the same question! My third graders often complete the work but forget to turn it in. I'm also having trouble with students not being able to make changes to their work once they have turned it in and I have graded it. They can't seem to type in the google doc or slide. Anyone else have this issue?

[@donnapreston1347]

@@elaineherzog1213 If they do turn it in, then they can't make changes. You have to return it to them so they can edit it again.

[@romanacvn]

when you got billy's assignment and you selected a section my students need to learn vocabulary. what should I do when creating the assignment where the answer for me is already in the slide and must be edited for them to fill in? greetings waiting for answer

[@andygarcia3599]

hello! I need help, how can I insert an image or a bitmoji into an assignment that I have already graded= you now, like a "good job" sticker kind of thing

[@moninatorres3897]

Hi, Michelle! Thanks for always sharing practical tips. I have a question. Is there a way to also putting digital stickers/ bitmoji to turned in pdf or scanned copies of assignments? We send out Worksheets to the students monthly and they submit scanned copies of accomplished works in google classroom.i tried Kami but the free version does not have the “attach image” option. Thank you once again.

[@chocojavachip]

Hi there! I’m teaching math to a homeschool student one on one online. What would you suggest as the best way to receive daily homework and grade it without me printing it? If she takes a pic of her homework and emails it to me, where can I go to mark it up and then save it as graded?

[@inesgonzalez3855]

Hi there, how do you archive old topics? I am about to add a topic but it states that I have 100 topics already. How do I solve that problem?

[@brookssnozek4153]

The "To Review" section I never knew about and that will help me TODAY! But I do have a question. I like the idea of ketchup and pickles. However, I teach HS and I was wondering if you think that this calls certain kids out over and over again and would lower motivation? Or do you think it would motivate them to be able to pick a fun activity? Secondly, are we "legally" allowed to tell other students who has and has not turned in assignments? Or is just their grades? OR am I just crazy?

[@paulaauble1222]

I was just going to comment the same - I love the idea to keep track like that, but I wouldn't want to share the names of kids with missing work with the rest of the class.

[@RKHageman]

As a community college instructor, I can tell you- As far as I know, that’s actually prohibited under FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.) I cannot say anything in class that would let students know about a classmate’s academic performance. A student’s performance is confidential and between you and the student; if he or she fails a quiz, nobody else in the class should know that. (In F2F classes, for example, I always return tests folded lengthwise, so no one seated next to the kid can see the score on the test paper.)