Grading a Kialo Discussion

Follow the steps below in order to grade your Kialo Discussion and then send those grades and feedback to the CANVAS gradebook.

STEP 1

Click the Grading Overview button at the top toolbar in your Kialo discussion.

Top toolbar of Kialo with arrow pointing to Grading Overview button.

STEP 2

Select the student you want to begin grading.  

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STEP 3

Review the student submissions at the bottom of the panel and then input an appropriate Overall Grade and Overall Feedback and click the “Save” button to complete your grading.

Grading Details panel with claims, grade field and feedback field.


STEP 4

Move to the next student for grading by clicking the “Next User” arrow

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STEP 5

When you are done grading, click the “Back” button to return to the main Grading Overview page.

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STEP 6

Click the Send Grades to LMS button to push grades and feedback to the CANVAS gradebook.

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STEP 7

Validate your submitted grades and feedback populated in your CANVAS Gradebook.

Example of student grades in CANVAS Gradebook.
WARNING: If you adjust a student’s Kialo discussion grade via the CANVAS Gradebook or Speedgrader, new grade updates will be blocked from Kialo for that student.  Consider updating any grades in Kialo and then pushing the grade to CANVAS in order to avoid breaking the connection with the Kialo connection with the CANVAS Gradebook.

Support

If you have any questions, please contact ITG for help.

If any issues arise, can also contact support.kialo-edu.com/en/contact