Automated grading workflows

Purpose

1. Automate the entire grading workflows for Hauptschule educators, from grade entry and aggregation to report generation, feedback provision, and parent/student notification, thus streamlining academic evaluation, reducing manual work, ensuring consistency, and improving real-time insights across academic processes in the secondary school context.

2. Automating the grading cycle minimizes errors, accelerates turnaround, and centralizes grading data for accessible analytics and effective follow-ups.

Trigger Conditions

1. Automatedly triggered upon grade submission via LMS or spreadsheet uploads.

2. Automator activates on completed assignments evaluations.

3. Automation occurs when new assessment data is entered in school management systems.

4. Automated API call upon term-end or progress report deadlines.

Platform Variants

1. Google Classroom

• Feature/Setting: Use "Grades API" to automate pulling grades and pushing results to reports.
  
• Sample: Configure "courses.courseWork.studentSubmissions.list" and "courses.courseWork.studentSubmissions.patch".
  

2. Microsoft Teams for Education

• Feature/Setting: Automate grade extraction/export via Graph API using "educationAssignment" and "educationSubmission" endpoints.
  
• Sample: Schedule recurring automation with "GET /education/classes/{id}/assignments".
  

3. Moodle LMS

• Feature/Setting: Automate using "mod_assign_get_grades" function to programmatically fetch grades.
  
• Sample: Set REST API endpoint to automatedly sync gradebooks.
  

4. Canvas LMS

• Feature/Setting: Automate via "List submissions" and "Update grades" endpoints in Canvas API.
  
• Sample: Configure "GET /api/v1/courses/{course_id}/assignments/{assignment_id}/submissions".
  

5. PowerSchool

• Feature/Setting: Automate grade exports through Data Export API.
  
• Sample: Automator runs "GET /ws/v1/district/grades" at scheduled intervals.
  

6. Blackboard

• Feature/Setting: Automate grading via "Grade API" integration for real-time sync.
  
• Sample: Automated "GET /learn/api/public/v1/courses/{courseId}/gradebook/columns".
  

7. Infinite Campus

• Feature/Setting: Automate using "OneRoster API" to synchronize grades with parent/student portals.
  
• Sample: "GET /ims/oneroster/v1p1/results".
  

8. Schoology

• Feature/Setting: Automated push/pull of grades via Schoology "Grades API".
  
• Sample: Run "GET /v1/sections/{section_id}/grades".
  

9. Edmodo

• Feature/Setting: Automate grade management by integrating with Edmodo's "Grades API".
  
• Sample: Schedule posts using "POST /grades".
  

10. Synergy SIS

• Feature/Setting: Automate grade data access through RESTful "Gradebook API".
  
• Sample: "GET /api/gradebook/grades".
  

11. Twilio SMS

• Feature/Setting: Automate grade notifications via "Messages API" to send SMS to students/parents.
  
• Sample: "POST /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json".
  

12. SendGrid

• Feature/Setting: Automation of email-based grade reports using "Send Email API".
  
• Sample: "POST /v3/mail/send".
  

13. Slack

• Feature/Setting: Automate instant grading notifications in educator student channels via "chat.postMessage".
  
• Sample: Schedule post on "grade publish" events.
  

14. Google Sheets

• Feature/Setting: Automate grade aggregation via "Sheets API" for further processing.
  
• Sample: Automated updates with "spreadsheets.values.update".
  

15. Zapier

• Feature/Setting: Automate process linking LMS, emails, and SMS using built-in Zap templates.
  
• Sample: Set triggers on "New Grade Posted".
  

16. Trello

• Feature/Setting: Automate assignment of review tasks via "Cards API" when discrepancies arise.
  
• Sample: "POST /1/cards".
  

17. Notion

• Feature/Setting: Automate tracking of grades and comments via Notion "Database API".
  
• Sample: "PATCH /v1/pages/{page_id}".
  

18. Airtable

• Feature/Setting: Automate gradebook creation and batch updates using Airtable "Records API".
  
• Sample: "PATCH /v0/{baseId}/{tableName}".
  

19. SharePoint

• Feature/Setting: Automate storage and reporting via "List Items API" for collaborative access.
  
• Sample: "POST /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/items".
  

20. Jira

• Feature/Setting: Automate flagging grading outliers or delays with "Issue API".
  
• Sample: Automated "POST /rest/api/3/issue".
  

21. Outlook

• Feature/Setting: Automate scheduling feedback emails using "SendMail API".
  
• Sample: "POST /me/sendMail".
  

22. Salesforce

• Feature/Setting: Automation for integrating academic records via "REST API", syncing with student CRM records.
  
• Sample: "PATCH /services/data/vXX.X/sobjects/Student__c/{id}".
  

Benefits

1. Automates repetitive scoring and report generation, slashing turnaround times.

2. Automated triggers ensure zero-delay and zero-error notifications for all stakeholders.

3. Automation creates centralized, auditable grade logs, simplifying compliance.

4. Automates data aggregation for analytics, enhancing visibility for educators and administration.

5. Automated feedback boosts transparency and student engagement.

6. Automating escalation for grading discrepancies saves time and ensures accuracy.

7. Automatedly integrates with communication channels for seamless information distribution.