Canvas - SpeedGrader Guide for Instructors

SpeedGrader is the primary tool used for grading in Canvas. SpeedGrader allows instructors to view student work, enter grades, and leave feedback all within a single interface. This article provides a collection of technical guides intended to help instructors use SpeedGrader in Canvas.

SpeedGrader Basics

Video Source (Canvas Video Guide)

What is SpeedGrader? (Canvas Basics Guide)

Selected How-to Resources (Canvas Instructor Guides)

Full Canvas Instructor Guide Index

SpeedGrader Fundamentals

• How do I get to SpeedGrader from an assignment, quiz, or graded discussion?
• How do I get to SpeedGrader from the Gradebook?
• How do I use SpeedGrader?
• How do I enter and edit grades in SpeedGrader?
• How do I use a rubric to grade submissions in SpeedGrader?

Leaving Feedback

• How do I leave feedback comments for student submissions in SpeedGrader?
• How do I add annotated comments in student submissions using DocViewer in SpeedGrader?
• How do I use the Comment Library in SpeedGrader?
• How do I use Chrome's speech recognition feature to leave a comment in SpeedGrader?

Guides for Specific Assignment Types

Quizzes

• How do I grade quiz questions in SpeedGrader?
• How do I grade one quiz question at a time in SpeedGrader?
• How do I adjust the point value for an entire quiz using fudge points in SpeedGrader?

Discussions

• How do I grade a graded discussion in SpeedGrader?

Online Submission Assignments

• How do I grade group assignments in SpeedGrader?
• How do I grade a file upload submission in SpeedGrader?
• How do I grade a text entry submission in SpeedGrader?
• How do I grade a website URL submission in SpeedGrader?
• How do I grade a media recording submission in SpeedGrader?

Additional Options

• How do I hide student names in SpeedGrader?
• How do I hide or post assignment grades in SpeedGrader?
• How do I sort the student list in SpeedGrader?

Getting Help

Canvas support is available 24 hours a day! Access Canvas support options by clicking the Help button in the Global Navigation Menu located along the left-edge of any page in Canvas. The Help menu contains options for contacting Canvas support via live chat, phone, and email. For more information on contacting Canvas support, please see Canvas - Contacting 24/7 Canvas Support .