The Popular Grading and Collaborative Platform Chalkup is Now Available for iPad

July 26, 2015
The popular tool Chalkup is now available for iOS bringing thus the platform’s assignment, grading, messaging, and notification features to iPad and iPhone. For those of you not familiar with Chalkup, this is a a great web tool that allows teachers to create classes and share different study materials on a message board that students can access in real-time. Chalkup lets you post discussion prompts, add comments to discussions, distribute announcements and assignments and view files.

'Chalkup lets you connect your entire class via assignments, discussions, grading, personalized to-do lists, messages, and materials in the palm of your hand. As a class collaboration platform, Chalkup keeps students, teachers, parents, and administrators connected. We’re optimized for discussion and collaboration and our users are pretty happy people.'

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5 Powerful iPad Apps to Enhance The Way You Grade Students Assignments

June 26, 2015
After posting about the best web tools to help you create gradebooks, today we are sharing with you this collection of iPad apps to use when grading students works. From grading tests and quizzes to calculating percentages for any assignment, these apps will definitely transform your grading experience.

1-Quick Key Mobile

‘Quick Key eliminates hand-grading of quizzes, tests, and formative assessments, even for teachers working in paper-based classrooms, without a computer...and even without a network connection of any kind. ’

2- ZipGrade

‘Grade multiple choice tests, quizzes, and assessments instantly in the classroom by using your iPhone or iPad's camera as a scanner. It is the most cost effective, fastest, and most accurate way to grade tests in the classroom or where ever you are.’

3-Easy Grade

‘Easy Grade makes it easy to grade your students' papers when you don’t have the cardboard EZ Grader with you. Easy Grade has many options that make it the best grading tool on iOS.’

4- Groovy Grader

‘Groovy Grader is an App designed to replace your “old school” paper grading calculator. Groovy Grader provides more flexibility, convenience and ease than other popular slide graders. It can be configured to work for 100's of questions and has the option to display the grade as a whole number or with one decimal place. Groovy Grader can show the number correct, the number wrong or both.’

5- Grade It

‘The Grade It! app is a must have app for every teacher. Grade It! makes it easy to calculate percentages for any assessment. Grade It! also allows teachers to email a copy of the assessment table.’

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NEW- Grade Students' Assignments using A Camera

January 8, 2015
Here is another good app for grading which I learned today from Cool cat teacher. Gradecam is an app that allows teachers to easily grade multiple choice assignments using a mobile camera or their laptop’s camera. Once the assignments are graded they can then transfer them with one click to any grade book. Students can also use their cameras to instantly know their grades.

Other features GradeCam provides for its users include:

• Share assessments with other educators in real-time
• Give students immediate personal feedback
• Create and print answer forms on print paper
• Link questions to state standards and generate standards-based reports

 GradeCam is available on iPad, Android, and on the web. Also, GradeCam has three version, a free one with basic features and two pro versions with more advanced features. There is also a 60 days free trail for the premium versions.

Watch this video to learn more about GradeCam.

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7 Good Grading iPad Apps for Teachers

January, 2015
Today's list features some interesting grading apps that you can use on your iPad to grade your students assignments. Some of these apps have also web based platforms where you can export and share your graded work with students. The apps will also enable you to  provide  feedback to your students and see what they are actually working on.

1- Socrative Teacher

Educators can initiate formative assessments through quizzes, quick question polls, exit tickets and space races all with their Socrative app. Socrative will instantly grade, aggregate and provide graphs of results to help you identify opportunities for further instruction.
2- eGrader

The eGrader App makes it easy to calculate student grades. Simply tap and move the slider control using your thumb or finger to select the total number of problems on any given assignment. eGrader immediately calculates the grades, based on your selection, and displays them in real time on a fun graphic of classroom clipboard. Tap on the eraser image above the clipboard to clear the grade list.
3- ZipGrade

Grade multiple choice tests, quizzes, and assessments instantly in the classroom by using your iPhone or iPad's camera as a scanner. It is the most cost effective, fastest, and most accurate way to grade tests in the classroom or where ever you are.
4- Easy Grade

Easy Grade makes it easy to grade your students' papers when you don’t have the cardboard EZ Grader with you. Easy Grade has many options that make it the best grading tool on the iPad.
5- Groovy Grader

Groovy Grader is an App designed to replace your “old school” paper grading calculator. Groovy Grader provides more flexibility, convenience and ease than other popular slide graders. It can be configured to work for 100's of questions and has the option to display the grade as a whole number or with one decimal place. Groovy Grader can show the number correct, the number wrong or both.
6- Quick Grader

Looking for a quick way to calculate test percentages? Let QuickGrader help you out! With an adjustable grade scale, half point values, and multiple grading options you'll find everything you need for painless grading!

7- Grade It

The Grade It! app is a must have app for every teacher. Grade It! makes it easy to calculate percentages for any assessment. Grade It! also allows teachers to email a copy of the assessment table.
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