Here is a video showing the whole process of grading Canvas submissions in CoGrader and returning feedback to students. You can follow along step by step or refer to the written instructions below.
Step 1: Download Student Submissions from Canvas
Open your Canvas Dashboard.
Select the course containing the assignment you want to grade.
Click on the assignment, then click Download Submissions.
A .zip file will be downloaded containing all student submissions.
Step 2: Upload Submissions to CoGrader
Open CoGrader.
Click Create New Assignment and choose Manual Setup.
Name the assignment (e.g., “Canvas Demo”).
Choose File Upload as your method of submission.
Select the student files from the
.zipyou downloaded. (You can upload all at once or test with one file first.)Click Done to start grading.
Step 3: Review and Approve Grading
Once grading is complete, open each student submission.
Review the score and feedback.
Make any edits or adjustments as needed.
When you’re happy with the result, click Approve.
Go back to your CoGrader dashboard.
Step 4: Export Feedback and Re-Upload to Canvas
From the dashboard, download the Feedback PDFs: (Choose to include only the summary or full rubric, based on your preference.)
CoGrader will generate a zip file.
Step 5: Upload Feedback to Canvas
Go back to Canvas and open the same assignment.
Click Re-upload Submissions.
Select the feedback zip file downloaded from CoGrader.
Click Upload.
Once uploaded, refresh the page after a few seconds.
Step 6: View in SpeedGrader
Open the assignment in SpeedGrader.
You should now see each student’s feedback PDF attached to their submission.