Gradescope is an external tool to assist in grading handwritten homework. On their website they describe their service as follows:
Gradescope helps you seamlessly administer and grade all of your assessments, whether online or in-class. Save time grading and get a clear picture of how your students are doing.
Our Gradescope integration allows you to link Moodle to specific assignments in your Gradescope course, making it easy for your students to find the correct assignment.
At Carleton
Gradescope is integrated with our Moodle instance. Here is how you can use it!
- On your course with editing turned on, click on the Add an activity or resource link on your course page.
- Choose the Gradescope activity shown in the Activity Chooser.
- On the settings page, click on the Select Content button
- In the modal window that pops up, you will be prompted to first link to or create a new course site in Gradescope
- Then you will be prompted to create or link to an assignment in Gradescope.
- Once an assignment is selected, you should be returned to the Moodle settings page. Click the Save and return to course button.
For more information on how to use Gradescope, please have a look at all of the Help resources on Gradescope's website.