Grading & SpeedGrader

Three-panel layout, keyboard nav, optional AI feedback you keep editorial control over.

Opening SpeedGrader

From any assignment's page, click Grade submissions. SpeedGrader opens with three panels: the queue (left), the submission (center), and the rubric + comments (right).

The grading flow

Click a student in the queue, or hit → to advance.
SetFlow auto-marks the submission as Under review the moment you open it (only you can grade an under-review submission).
Score by rubric criterion or as a single grade — your choice per assignment.
Add inline comments on text submissions, or general comments on file submissions.
Save as draft, or click Release to push the grade + comments to the student.

Keyboard shortcuts

← / → — previous / next student in the queue
1-9 — jump to rubric criterion N
Cmd/Ctrl + S — save draft
Cmd/Ctrl + Enter — release grade

AI-assisted grading

For text submissions with a rubric, click AI grade to get Tori's suggested rubric breakdown and a draft comment. Tori reads the rubric and the submission, scores each criterion, and explains its reasoning.

You're still the grader.

Suggestions are advisory. Read what Tori produced, edit anything that's wrong, and only release when the grade reflects your judgment. Tori isn't allowed to release on your behalf.

Note

AI grading is gated to Pro and School plans. Free educator accounts can grade manually as much as they want.

Releasing grades

Released grades are visible to the student immediately and trigger an in-app + email notification. You can also bulk-release from the assignment page (Release all unreleased) once you're done with the queue.

Tip

For high-stakes work, hold a release until you've graded the entire class. That way comparisons are consistent and you can adjust rubric thresholds before anyone sees their grade.

Comments on submissions

Comments come in two kinds — general (a paragraph at the end) and inline (anchored to a specific section of a text submission). Students see both in their original-draft view after release.