iPad Teaching (Part 1): Paperless Grading

You have a tablet, you have some type of cloud-based file storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) and now all you need are some apps to start paperless grading while at your favorite coffee shop.

iAnnotate seems to be a popular choice for annotating PDFs (or MS Word, MS PPT, images, etc.) and syncs with Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. so you don’t have to download any files to your tablet. The Stamp feature is especially useful and you can create your own Stamps such as Example! Details!

• Using iAnnotate as a Grading Tool (ProfHacker)
• iAnnotate in a Composition Class
• Making the Most of iAnnotate on the iPad (ProfHacker)
• Mark Up PDFs on Your iPad: iAnnotate PDF (ProfHacker)

Then there is PDF Expert and GoodReader and the usual my-app-is-better-than-your-app debates. I'm still intrigued by nota bene from the folks at MIT = a tool for web-based collaborative annotations!


A Guided Tour of NB from Sacha Zyto on Vimeo.