Students' writing is saved automatically as they write, so they don't need to save their work. Students can follow these directions to view or restore their previous writing.
On this page:
Viewing Past Revisions (Submitted Writing)
Students can view their past submitted writing for an assignment by clicking 'Past Feedback'.
Select which two revisions you want compared.
Then select what type of changes you want highlighted.
Once a change type is selected, the differences between the revisions will be highlighted for easy viewing.
If feedback was provided, scroll down to the 'Revision Feedback' section to review it.
Viewing Draft History (Writable Text Editor)
Students can also view their draft history in case they accidentally deleted their writing, or want to see a previous version. Writable automatically saves student writing as they draft.
❗ Note: If students are writing in an embedded Google Doc, their writing will be saved in the Google Doc. They can use the Google tools to view their draft history.
To view their past submitted writing for an assignment, click into the text editor box. Then click on the three dots to open up the extended menu.
Then click on the clock icon to open up the Draft History.
From here, you can see all the previous versions of your writing.
To restore a previous draft, click the 'Restore Version' button in the bottom corner.
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