{"id":9307,"date":"2016-02-21T04:39:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T09:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=9307"},"modified":"2016-02-21T04:39:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T09:39:39","slug":"bb-tip-154-bb-grader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-154-bb-grader\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #154: Bb Grader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blackboard.com\/Images\/BbGrader_hero2_tcm21-7049.jpg\" title=\"Bb Grader\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blackboard.com\/Images\/BbGrader_hero2_tcm21-7049.jpg?resize=390%2C228\" alt=\"Hand holding iPad mini with Bb Grader app screen showing on the screen\" height=\"228\" width=\"390\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Bb Grader app provides instructors with a mobile solution to grade <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-153-simplify-assignment-collection\">Blackboard assignments<\/a>. With Bb Grader, instructors can use their iPads to review, provide feedback, and ultimately grade submitted assignments from within the app. Instructors can view a detailed list of all assignment submissions and can sort submissions based on a category of information. <\/p>\n<h4>Key features in the Bb Grader app:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Inline viewing of student submissions for PDF, Word, Powerpoint, PNG, and JPEG files<\/li>\n<li>Gesture-based interactions for grading and feedback<\/li>\n<li>Support for audio and video-based feedback<\/li>\n<li>Course and assignment level views<\/li>\n<li>Integration with multiple attempts, group assignments, rubrics, and anonymous grading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: For unsupported file types, instructors may download the file, view the file on their device (if supported by the device), and still provide grade information via the Bb Grader app.<\/p>\n<p>The Bb Grader app is not intended to replace all grading workflows within Blackboard; rather, it\u2019s meant to complement it with the enhancement of key features that translate best to a mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>Bb Grader requires iOS 7 + and is compatible with iPad Air, iPad mini, and iPad 2, 3, or 4.<\/p>\n<h3>Want more information?<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Bb Grader\" href=\"https:\/\/en-us.help.blackboard.com\/Bb_Grader\">Bb Grader App<\/a><br \/>\nSee <a title=\"Bb Grader video\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/6Me8Z0YSkn0\">Bb Grader in action<\/a> (video [2:42])<br \/>\n<a title=\"Bb Grader features\" href=\"http:\/\/images.email.blackboard.com\/Web\/BlackboardInc\/%7B483a2590-1362-4ae9-ab9c-de3058e9cd75%7D_Bb_Grader.pdf\">Bb Grader Features Guide<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\n<a title=\"Download Bb Grader app\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/bb-grader\/id897611355?ls=1&mt=8&elq=c6ff2d10105040ec8d2f6dc59eda08cb&elqCampaignId=7917\">Download Bb Grader app<\/a><br \/>\nExplore Blackboard\u2019s <a title=\"On Demand\" href=\"http:\/\/ondemand.blackboard.com\/\">On Demand Learning Center<\/a>.<br \/>\nCheck out help for instructors at <a title=\"Instructor help\" href=\"http:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/en-us\/Learn\/9.1_SP_12_and_SP_13\/Instructor\">help.blackboard.com<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Bb How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit the <a title=\"Bb FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information<br \/>\nor <a title=\"Schedule 1-on-1\" href=\"http:\/\/jflorent.youcanbook.me\/\">schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, <a title=\"Send email\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a>, or <br \/>call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bb Grader app provides instructors with a mobile solution to grade Blackboard assignments. With Bb Grader, instructors can use their iPads to review, provide feedback, and ultimately grade submitted assignments from within the app. Instructors can view a detailed list of all assignment submissions and can sort submissions based on a category of information. <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-154-bb-grader\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Bb Tip #154: Bb Grader\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[28,157],"class_list":{"0":"post-9307","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blackboard","7":"tag-assignments","8":"tag-grade","9":"h-entry","10":"hentry","11":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-2q7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9322,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-153-simplify-assignment-collection\/","url_meta":{"origin":9307,"position":0},"title":"Bb Tip #153: Simplify Assignment Collection","author":"Janice Florent","date":"February 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Use the Assignment Tool to help you set and manage deadlines, unclutter your inbox, and save trees. 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