Here’s an iPad Task: grading papers

It’s possible to streamline the task of grading papers by using an iPad. Begin by asking your students to send their papers to you in the PDF format. Then,

1. Receive email with attachment. It is a student paper (PDF).
2. Click on the attachment’s icon so that you now see the attachment preview. Use the Open In Menu (it has an arrow). From the menu, choose iAnnotatePDF. Open attachment in iAnnotatePDF (this is one of several PDF readers available).
3. Mark up student paper. You can highlight text, underline, type comments that appear in pop up bubbles, create an audio comment, and more. Students can see your annotations as they read the paper in Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other PDF reader on their computer.
4. Save a copy of the annotated paper locally or to your cloud storage service.
5. Click on the Library tab. Drag the paper’s icon to left menu where you can apply options. Choose Share. Return paper via email.