Works best with:
Brightspace assignments where students:
Upload files directly (PDF, DOCX, JPG, etc.)
Type their responses into the submission text box
Not compatible with:
Assignments created using Google Drive, OneDrive, or other cloud storage integrations inside Brightspace.
In those cases, the student file remains hosted in the drive and CoGrader cannot access it directly due to platform permissions.
If your students are submitting that way, use the manual Brightspace grading workflow instead.
Step 1: Import Submissions from Brightspace
Open CoGrader.
Click + Grade new in the left sidebar.
In the Grade new assignment window, under or import from LMS, choose Brightspace.
Log in using your Brightspace credentials if prompted.
Browse your Brightspace courses, select the class you want to import, and then choose the specific assignment.
CoGrader automatically pulls in the assignment prompt and attached submissions.
Set up your rubric.
If you already have a rubric in Brightspace, you can recreate or import it in CoGrader.
Set Grading parameters and Advanced rules if you want.
Step 2: Let CoGrader Grade
Once your assignment and rubric are set, click Import and Grade.
CoGrader will evaluate each submission based on your rubric.
Review and edit the results, add comments, or use the Chat option to refine feedback.
Your changes save automatically, and you can edit feedback without unapproving it.
When satisfied, click Approve for each submission.
Step 3: Share Feedback Back to Brightspace
Click Share feedback on the assignment page. The same button is also on each student's feedback page.
Choose the Brightspace option. CoGrader marks the best option for how you imported as suggested.
You can also download or print the feedback instead.
Choose which students and feedback sections to share, then check the preview of what students will see.
CoGrader automatically attaches a feedback link to each student’s original submission in Brightspace.
How Students View Their Feedback in Brightspace
Students log in to Brightspace and open their Assignments tab.
Under the assignment title, they’ll see a Feedback: Read link.
When they click Read, the feedback page opens, showing a link generated by CoGrader.
Students need to copy and paste that link into a new browser tab to open their full feedback document.
If your school hasn’t integrated Brightspace yet or you run into issues, you can follow the manual Brightspace grading workflow instead.