{"id":146965,"date":"2019-08-15T16:42:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T16:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=146965"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:34:18","slug":"google-assignments-helps-grade-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-assignments-helps-grade-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Assignments takes the pain out of grading papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-146967\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/700_Grading_Papers_bnnev7.jpg\" alt=\"Grading\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have any friends or relatives that are teachers, they&#8217;ll tell you that <strong>easily the most grueling part of the job is grading papers.<\/strong> If you&#8217;re an English or composition teacher, reading 20+ papers on the same material gets old fast.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Google has provided a new tool for teachers to help make grading papers much easier. In a recent blog post, Google announced that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/outreach-initiatives\/education\/introducing-assignments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Google Assignments now has features for collecting and grading homework.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These tools can also <strong>help make sure that the work you are receiving from students isn&#8217;t plagiarized, and it will also provide feedback to your students.<\/strong> It does this by using technology from Google Drive, Docs, and Search.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Google Assignments\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/4247fbae-a4ee-11e6-936c-00163ed833e7\/2163442379\/google-classroom-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Google Assignments<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-classroom.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download now \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--80\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"80\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"8\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">8<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/google-classroom.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>Google Assignments features<\/h2>\n<p>If that didn&#8217;t sell you on Google Assignments, maybe these cool features will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a &#8220;comment bank&#8221; so you don&#8217;t have to write\/type out the same thing over and over again.<\/li>\n<li>Lock work once it&#8217;s turned in so students can&#8217;t make adjustments after the due date.<\/li>\n<li>Enable two-way commenting so students can ask questions based on your feedback.<\/li>\n<li>There is an autosave function, so there is very little risk of losing your progress.<\/li>\n<li>Attach files to student&#8217;s assignments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146976\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-146976\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Create_social_1_rkd6jm.gif\" alt=\"Google Assignments\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/outreach-initiatives\/education\/introducing-assignments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/brain-learning-school-student-192.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Top 7 apps for teachers<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/top-7-apps-for-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read Now \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/top-7-apps-for-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>I&#8217;m sold! How do I get started?<\/h2>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/assignments.google.com\/beta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up for the Google Assignments beta<\/a>. However, in order to integrate with your school&#8217;s learning management system, <strong>you must sign up using your school-issued Google account.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assignments is also part of G Suite for Education. If you have an account there, no setup is required.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re all signed up, you can get started! This can be a very valuable tool and a lifesaver for teachers around finals. 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