BB Grader – Giving Video Feedback

Using BB Grader App eLearning

Blackboard recently  released the Bb Grader  app that instructors  may  use to grade Assignments  on an iPad 2+  or  an iPad mini using iOS7 or  above. This  app allows  instructors  to use inline grading features  to provide comments  and grade documents  uploaded to an Assignment within a course. Unfortunately, this  app is  not currently  available for  Android devices  and cannot be used to grade any  assessments  or  activities  other  than Blackboard Assignments. Get the app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bb-­grader/id897611355?ls=1&mt=8

Watch Blackboard Quick  Hit Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Me8Z0YSkn0?autoplay=true

View Blackboard’s  Feature Guide: http://www.blackboard.com/Images/Bb_Grader_new_tcm21-­8413.pdf

Features:

• Learn Assignment Grading – on  a tablet! • Support for  most Assignment features:

o Text, Audio, and Video feedback o Point comments o Private notes o Anonymous  Assignments o Portfolio Assignments o Grading with Rubrics o Comments  within Rubrics

• Bulk  Grade Submission • Messaging

• Retention Center  Integration o Risk  Profile o Alerts

The following features  are currently  unavailable: Delegated Grading, SafeAssign

The inline grading within the app allows  you to add text annotations  on the submitted document (The following document types  can be viewed within Bb Grader: PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, PNG, JPEG, and HTML.)  but does  not allow you to draw or  highlight like you can when you access  inline grading in Blackboard via a web browser. One big advantage that the app has  over  grading in a web browser  is  the ability  to add audio and video feedback  in the overall feedback  area for  the assignment.

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To Begin Grading Student  Assignments:

1. Launch BB  Grader  App on your  iPad

2. Type “Gallaudet University”  into the “Find Your  Institution”  field. Select “Gallaudet University”

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3. Type in your  Username and Password

4. Tap Drop Down Arrow to select a course

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5. Tap (Select)  an assignment to grade

6. Tap (Select)  the student’s  name to view their  assignment submission

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7. Review and grade the student’s  submission

8. You are able to add video feedback. To record video feedback, tap (select) the Video button at the bottom  of the grading panel. You can record a new, live video (Take Video) or  use a pre-­recorded video from  your  Photo Library (Choose from  Library).

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9. Allow Bb Grader  to access  the tablets  microphone and/or  camera in order  to provide audio and video feedback  *Note* Video feedback  is  limited to 1 minute. *Note* A  copy  of the feedback  video is  saved to your  Photo Library

10.When you are done recording, tap Use Video. Allow BB  Grader  to access  your  Photo Library. *NOTE* if you click  on Video again, you will see Preview &  Delete options.

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11.Once feedback  is  complete, tap  Send Grade

12.You will receive a Success  notification

13.The grade will be sent to your  course's Blackboard Grade Center

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14.Students  will access  the returned submission and view their  grade via My  Grades  in Blackboard

15.Video feedback  is  available as  .MOV  files. Students  will need to use an application on their  computer  to play  this  feedback. Click  on the video and it will download to your  desktop. Click  on the file to open and play  the video.

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