Introduction
If you're a teacher looking for an efficient and flexible way to grade assignments on Google Drive, then the Doctopus Add-on and the Goobric Chrome extension are essential tools for you. I have personally used these tools and found them to be extremely helpful in simplifying the grading process.
Doctopus Add-on for Google Sheets
The Doctopus Add-on is a popular assignment distribution and management tool that seamlessly integrates with Google Sheets. It allows you to distribute and manage assignments to your students directly from any Google Sheet. With just a simple search in the Add-ons store for "Doctopus," you can easily install and start using this powerful tool.
Goobric Chrome Extension
In combination with the Doctopus Add-on, the Goobric Chrome extension enhances your grading experience by providing a convenient assessment toolbar. This toolbar is accessible within the same browser tab as the Google Drive assignment you are evaluating. It allows you to score assignments using a grid-style rubric, add comments, and even record audio comments.
One of the standout features of the Goobric extension is its ability to automatically email scores to students. This saves you time and effort, ensuring that students promptly receive their feedback. Additionally, the scores are automatically transferred to the Google Sheet that contains your assignment roster, providing a comprehensive overview of students' progress.
User Reviews
While my experience with the Doctopus Add-on and the Goobric extension has been positive, it's important to consider other users' experiences as well. The overall rating for the Goobric extension is 4.23, based on user reviews. Let's take a look at what some users have said:
- Charmi Patel: "Excellent!"
- Pamela Weinstein: "Used to love it, but now it is so slow. Please fix yourself, Goobric!"
- Lisa Douglas: "Encountering error messages and unable to access student files."
- Christine Jankul-Tavchar: "Efficient, but experiencing loading issues."
- Johaan Ryberg: "Web launcher no longer works, frustrating."
- Sarah Jackson: "Life-changing, but a few minor inconveniences."
- Alfonso Cano: "Very useful for streamlining the evaluation process."
- Ana-Maria Branea: "Amazing!"
- Frank Stonehouse: "Can't live without Doctopus and Goobric."
These reviews provide a well-rounded perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of the Goobric extension.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the Doctopus Add-on and the Goobric Chrome extension are invaluable tools for teachers who need to efficiently and effectively grade assignments on Google Drive. Despite a few reported issues, the overall user rating and positive reviews demonstrate the value and usefulness of these tools. By utilizing the rubric-based grading system and the various features offered by these tools, you can streamline your grading process and provide timely feedback to your students.
10 Reviews For This Extension
excellent
Used to love it, but now it is so slow. I have almost all essays done, but can't really get to the rest. Don't know what I will do. Please fix yourself, Goobric!
I have used this for a couple of years now. Currently. when I hit submit after assessing a student's work, I will get the following error: Uh oh (my login info is here) It appears you don't have access to this student file. This can happen if you're using multi-account login, or if a student deletes or unshares you on a file you don't own. Try logging out of all accounts and logging back into the Google account you used to create this assignment. When I logout and login again I continue to get the same problem.
Loved the efficiency and ability to email marks as well as keep all originals so that I can resend at any time, however Gobric has hit a strange snag. First time I used it (2 months ago) it worked very well. Now, after I hit submit or next, or prev), the page never loads. I have to open all the assignments in different tabs and mark them that way. Each time I hit submit, the pages loads indefinitely. The marks do get transferred back to the Google Sheet, so no data seems to be lost but it is troubling...
This web launcher no longer works. Every time the extension is clicked on it loops back to the extension store. Very confused and frustrated. Lots of essays to grade this weekend.
On the one hand, it has made my life so much easier. However: 1) I co-teach all of my classes and the person who is the "main teacher" is the only one who can update the "new submissions" very frustrating when we set up from one account together, but take turns grading assignments. 2) Have to hit "SUM" to total columns. Yes, I know how to do this, but I feel like with all the other background magic, this would be an easy addition. 3) I am sometimes frustrated that all rows must be weighted equally. We have found some work arounds, but I would love a little magic that would let us change the weight of a single row.
Amazing!
I can't live without Doctopus and Goobric now. I have been using them both for a couple years. I do have one substantive comment concerning Goobric. I work in Mexico as an English teacher, and I give training sometimes to other teachers. We set up a paid teacher-training session that went well for Doctopus, but fell-through on Goobric, as it does not function properly if the user has their Google account language set to Spanish. The control Google Sheet returns a error code in the Goobric assess document link column, which means then that the teacher cannot use Goobric at all. We swithed their Google account profile settings to "English" as a language and it worked then. However, these teachers will reset their language preference to Spanish after the training. I recommend that since Doctopus works perfectly in whatever language is established in a user's Google account profile, that Goobric code be tweaked to also accommodate other default languages. Thanks!
Setup is very counterintuitive,and the instructions are not helpful. I should not have to wait for a tech guy to help me set it up.
The only suggestion I could make is that it would be helpful to have a total or % score option. I am required to give numerical grades and hand-calculating slows me down.