Illinois Compass 2g, Inline Grading

redirecting.... With the its most recent update, Illinois Compass 2g moved to the newest version of Blackboard's inline grading tool. The tool, powered by Box, allows instructors to provide comments and feedback directly within the Illinois Compass 2g interface.

On the Grade Assignment page, supported file types (Microsoft^® Word (DOC, DOCX), Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® (PPT, PPTX), Microsoft^® Excel^® (XLS, XLSX), and PDF) open in the browser.

View instructions. Expand the assignment instructions.

Add comments and highlight text. At the top of the panel, select Point annotation mode to type comments in any place on the document. Point and drag your cursor to highlight text, then select Highlight text. Select Add comment to highlighted text to add a comment to a highlighted area. To remove a highlighted area, select Highlight text again. You can also zoom in and out, and navigate to other pages in a student's file.

Remove or reply to comments. Select the Delete icon in the right corner of a comment to remove a comment. Select a comment to reply and the Cancel and Post options appear.

Provide a grade and feedback. In the right panel, grade the submission, provide feedback, attach files, and add private notes for yourself. If you associated a rubric, you can access it in this area. Select the Click to open full content editor icon to access the editor. You can also override or revert a grade.

Download the student's file. Save the original file to your computer.

Note: Annotation sessions expire after one hour. You'll receive a warning message. After the time limit, annotations may not be saved. Need more time? Select Save Draft to save your work and continue later. Your text and files are saved on the page. When you return, you can resume working.

What do students see? After you grade assignments, students can view their scores on their My Grades pages. They can also select the assignment in the course to review their submissions, your feedback, and their grades.

To watch a video created by Blackboard on the topic of Inline Grading, visit their YouTube page, Inline Grading in the Ultra Course View.
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