Flubaroo Flubaroo is a free tool that helps you quickly grade multiple-­‐choice or fill-­‐in-­‐blank assignments. More than just a grading tool,… [607757]

Flubaroo
 
 Flubaroo
 is
 a
 free
 tool
 that
 helps
 you
 quickly
 grade
 multiple-­‐choice
 or
 fill-­‐in-­‐blank
 assignments.
 
 
 More
 than
 just
 a
 grading
 tool,
 Flubaroo
 also:
 ș Computes
 average
 assignment
 score.
 ș Computes
 average
 score
 per
 question,
 and
 flags
 low-­‐scoring
 questions.
 ș Shows
 you
 a
 grade
 distribution
 graph.
 ș Gives
 you
 the
 option
 to
 email
 each
 student: [anonimizat],
 and
 an
 answer
 key.
 ș Lets
 you
 send
 individualized
 feedback
 to
 each
 student.
 
 Using
 Flubaroo
 to
 grade
 the
 Form
 1. Create
 assignment/quiz/questions
 using
 a
 Google
 Form
 a. Use
 the
 directions
 above
 to
 create
 a
 Google
 Form
 b. Be
 sure
 to
 make
 the
 first
 question
 “last
 name”
 c. If
 you
 want
 Flubaroo
 to
 email
 the
 students
 his/her
 grades,
 include
 a
 text
 field
 for
 email
 address.
 2. Create
 an
 answer
 key
 a. Click
 the
 "View
 Live
 Form"
 button
 in
 the
 form
 editor
 or
 Preview
 button
 in
 New
 Google
 forms
 -­‐
 to
 get
 a
 live
 form
 b. Open
 up
 the
 form
 as
 a
 student: [anonimizat],
 fill
 it
 out
 with
 the
 correct
 answers
 and
 submit
 it.
 Be
 sure
 to
 enter
 your
 name
 too,
 so
 you
 can
 identify
 this
 entry
 later
 on
 as
 the
 answer
 key.
 
 3. Assign
 form
 to
 class
 a. Post
 a
 link
 to
 the
 form
 on
 your
 class
 website,
 create
 a
 QR
 code
 or
 email
 the
 link
 to
 your
 class.
 As
 students
 submit,
 their
 responses
 will
 show
 up
 in
 the
 spreadsheet.
 4. Grade
 it
 a. Open
 the
 spreadsheet
 associated
 with
 the
 form
 b. Click
 on
 Add-­‐ons,
 Get
 Add-­‐ons
 c. Search
 for
 Flubaroo
 d. Click
 on
 +Free,
 click
 Continue,
 Click
 Accept
 e. Flubaroo
 will
 now
 appear
 under
 Add-­‐ons
 on
 your
 menu
 bar
 f. Click
 on
 Add-­‐ons,
 Flubaroo,
 Grade
 Assignment
 i. Select
 a
 grading
 option
 for
 each
 of
 the
 questions
 in
 the
 assignment
 -­‐
 amount
 of
 points,
 identifies
 student
 (name,
 ID,
 etc)
 or
 skip
 grading.
 Flubaroo
 has
 done
 its
 best
 to
 guess
 the
 best
 option
 for
 you,
 but
 you
 should
 check
 the
 option
 for
 each
 question
 yourself.
 Click
 Continue.

g. Select
 which
 submission
 should
 be
 used
 as
 the
 Answer
 Key.
 Typically
 this
 will
 be
 a
 submission
 made
 by
 you.
 All
 other
 submissions
 will
 be
 graded
 against
 the
 Answer
 Key.
 Click
 Continue.
 h. Flubaroo
 will
 grade
 the
 assignment
 and
 then
 post
 the
 results
 on
 a
 separate
 tab
 in
 your
 spreadsheet
 labeled
 “Grades”.
 Student: [anonimizat]
 “Student: [anonimizat]”.
 i. For
 each
 submission,
 Flubaroo
 will
 show
 which
 questions
 were
 answered
 correctly
 ("1"
 point"),
 which
 incorrectly
 ("0"
 points),
 and
 which
 were
 not
 graded.
 If
 less
 than
 60%
 of
 students
 got
 a
 question
 correct,
 the
 question
 will
 be
 highlighted
 in
 orange
 to
 alert
 you.
 Additionally,
 students
 who
 scored
 less
 than
 70%
 on
 the
 assignment
 will
 be
 highlighted
 in
 red.
 i. The
 Flubaroo
 menu
 will
 now
 offer
 you
 the
 ability
 to
 email
 each
 student
 his
 or
 her
 grades,
 view
 a
 summary
 report,
 or
 regrade
 the
 assignment.
 You
 might
 want
 to
 regrade
 the
 assignment
 if
 more
 students
 submitted
 answers,
 or
 if
 you
 want
 to
 throw
 out
 a
 question
 that
 most
 students
 got
 wrong.
 
 
 j. If
 you
 choose
 to
 email
 each
 student
 his
 or
 her
 grade,
 you'll
 be
 given
 the
 option
 to
 include
 an
 answer
 key
 in
 the
 email.
 You
 can
 also
 include
 a
 short
 message
 to
 your
 students.
 The
 email
 sent
 to
 each
 student
 will
 include
 their
 total
 score,
 and
 their
 score
 for
 each
 question.
 Note:
 You
 will
 only
 be
 able
 to
 email
 students
 their
 grades
 if
 the
 original
 assignment
 had
 a
 question
 asking
 them
 for
 their
 email
 address.
 

 
 i. Choosing
 "View
 Report"
 shows
 you
 a
 summary
 report
 of
 the
 grading.
 The
 report
 includes
 the
 distribution
 of
 grades
 (a
 histogram),
 and
 a
 button
 to
 email
 yourself
 a
 copy
 of
 the
 report.