How do I grade documents on the Remarkable tablet?

In short: On the remarkable I highlight and make quick hand made notes, that I then type in a first draft. On the mac I turn this first draft into a proofread final grading that I put in the right format.

How do I grade documents on the Remarkable tablet?
An illustration showing my grading process: on the remarkable hand notes and typed notes. On the mac, proofreading, adding in excel and finalizing.

How I do it

As I've decided to move a lot of my thinking, writing work from my computer to the Remarkable tablet, I've also started to do the grading of the documents by the learners I supervise on the Remarkable.

Advantage one: focus

What I really like about grading on the remarkable is that it focuses me totally. I can't open a link and then finish totally elsewhere.

Advantage two: grading package

An illustration showing the feedback package after grading - grading sheet offers a short and clear direction - the annotated submission offers context and details

Another advantage is that I can, in a coaching session, review with the learners the hand made notes to show them in context where there were details that don't make it in the final grading (that needs to be short) but that still might interest them.

In this way the official grading sheet gives the general direction, and the annotated submission gives the learner the context of why exactly the feedback looks like this and the tiny details that can be improved very quickly.

written and sketched by hand

This article was written and illustrated by hand on a refurbished Remarkable II tablet. The handwritten text was converted to typed text with the Connect Service by Remarkable. If you are curious you can download the original note below.

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