Step-by-step directions for getting ready to grade in Doctopus.

If you prefer a video, please click here:

  1. Create or select your rubric in Google Sheets.
  2. Numbers (or non-numeric assessment) go across the top.
  3. Parts of rubric go along the left side.
  4. Descriptors go in the middle.
  5. Create a new Google Docs/Slides/etc template for the assignment.
  6. (To grade in Doctopus, you need to add the file for the students, not have them add the file themselves.)
  7. Create your assignment in Google Classroom.
  8. Add the attachment. On the drop down menu, click “Make a copy for each student.”
  9. Post your assignment.
  10. Now you will create a spreadsheet to grade the assignment through. IMPORTANT NOTE: you will only want to do this part after at least one student has opened the document you have attached to your assignment.
  11. Create a new Google Sheets for each class you have in Google Classroom that will be doing the assignment. Naming them by the assignment and class period works well.
  12. Click “Add ons.” Click “Doctopus.” Click “Launch.”
  13. If you haven’t already added Doctopus, click “Add ons” and then “Get Add Ons.” Search for Doctopus and add it. Then follow the prompts.
  14. Doctopus will load on the right side of your screen. If there is a yellow box, you can click “More” and “Dismiss” to get it out of your way.
  15. Click “Select Mode.”
  16. Click “Ingest a Classroom Assignment.”
  17. In the section below, there will now be a drop down menu that says “Select class.” Select your Classroom class you are working with.
  18. Then “Select assignment.”
  19. Then click “Ingest assignment.”
  20. It will take a moment to load the assignments. Now, on the right side, you will have different options. You will want to attach a Goobric first. Click “Attach a Goobric.”
  21. Please note the other options available to you, including adding a co-teacher, refreshing, and look for new submissions.
  22. Follow the prompts to attach the rubric you want to use.
  23. This is where you will need to check “Allow peer/self-assessment” if you want students to self-assess.
  24. Click “Attach Rubric” when you are finished. This process will take a little while.
  25. You are now ready to grade or peek into student documents. Click the “Assess Document” link for whichever one you want to start grading. It will open in a new tab.
  26. Grading is pretty simple. You can type in partial scores along the top if you want. There are several options to click on the right side. When you submit the scores, the Sheets will update on the third tab at the bottom.

Notes:

●In Sheets, there will be three tabs at the bottom. The first tab is empty. The second tab is where you will grade. The third tab is the student scores after you have graded. This is helpful for recording grades in grade books.