Students Compose or Paste Online Text

Students type responses into an “ATTO text editor,” or they copy and paste from a word processor into it. When using this option, there is no way to prevent students from copy and pasting a link to a Google file. Online text does allow “Inline commenting” which copies students’ submissions into the “Feedback comments” text editor.

1) Configure the “Assignment”

• Create the “Assignment”
• Be sure “Online text” is checked on
• In the “Feedback types” uncheck “Annotate PDF” and “Feedback files” 
• Change the “Comment inline” option to “Yes”

2) Students compose an answer

• In Moodle, follow the link to the assignment, click “Add submission”
• In the “Online text” box, compose your answer or paste text from your word processor. (It is recommended that students compose answers in a word processor and paste the answer here. Drafts are saved only every 60 seconds and users are timed out of Moodle after 2 hours, so there is potential that incomplete answers may be lost!)
• Click “Save changes”
• Confirm the status is “Submitted for grading”

3) Faculty grade the submissions

• Follow the link the assignment, click “Grade”
• The entered text appears in the “Feedback comment” text editor
• The instructor’s comments are added to the student’s submission
• Click “Save changes,” Save and show next,” and “Notify students” as appropriate

4) Students view feedback and grades

• Follow the link to the assignment, click “Grade”
• Notice the status is “Graded” 
• Scroll down to see the grade and the “Feedback comments”
• Click the “+” to see your text with comments added