Thanks, Sue. You're amazing. I just downloaded PhraseExpress. Now I'll never have to type this again: "In American English (but not, interestingly, in British/Canadian English), *all* periods and commas go *inside* quotation marks, even if, as in this case, it doesn't seem to "fit."
Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Frantz, Sue <sfra...@highline.edu> wrote: > Last month I gave a presentation at a regional conference on grading > electronically. The handout from that presentation is now available in > ToPIX: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Grading-Papers. > > I have a Tablet, and I used to use it to grade papers, but I finally gave > up on it, and now just use the review features in Word. > > I gave up on it for a few reasons: > > 1. I can type faster than I can write. > > 2. I have awful handwriting. > > 3. Handwriting takes up more space than typing, so my handwritten comments > were briefer. > > 4. I can use Phrase Express (http://www.phraseexpress.com/) for common > errors. For example, "#num" generates this phase: "Write out numbers that > begin sentences." > > 5. The handwritten strokes on my Tablet would sometimes be offset from > other handwritten strokes when I would save the file. I don't know if > that's an issue with my Toshiba, inking in general, or inking in MS Office. > I tried saving as PDFs to solve the issue, but it didn't make a difference. > > Tips: > > 1. If you use track changes or comments in Word, save the file as a PDF to > send back to the student. This solves any software compatibility issues. And > if students need to revise a paper, they have to physically make the changes > themselves and not simply click "accept changes." > > 2. If your students are emailing assignments to you (and you're using > Outlook), use Simply File (http://www.techhit.com/SimplyFile/) to move > them quickly out of your inbox into a "Grade these" folder. Use EZDetach ( > http://www.techhit.com/ezdetach) to quickly save those attachments. > (EZDetach can append info to the filename, like the name associated with the > email address and the email address itself.) > > 3. If students are emailing assignments to you, they're nervous about > whether or not you have actually received the assignment. As soon as I > receive an assignment, I send a 'got it' message back. I hit reply, and > then using Phrase Express, I type "#g" and that generates this message: "I > received your assignment. Thanks!" Then CTRL-ENTER, and the message is > sent. (Then I use Simply File to drop it into my "Grade these" folder so it > doesn't get lost in my inbox.) > > 4. When I send the graded assignment back, I hit reply on the appropriate > email message, and drag and drop the graded assignment into my message. > (See: http://sfrantz.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/outlook-tips-and-tricks) > Using Phrase Express, I type "#gr" which generates this message: "Your > graded assignment is attached! -- Sue" > > 5. One unanticipated consequence of having students submit papers > electronically, is that I have a harder time remembering student names. I > don't get the rehearsal I used to get when I would hand back papers in > class. Beginning next quarter, I'm offering students a pittance of extra > credit if they include a photo of themselves in their papers. We'll see if > that makes a difference for me. > > Best, > Sue > > > -- > Sue Frantz Highline Community > College > Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA > 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@highline.edu > > Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director > Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) > APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology > > APA's p...@cc Committee > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: beth.ben...@gmail.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=2698 > or send a blank email to > leave-2698-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2703 or send a blank email to leave-2703-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
