The MagicMarker app is free and useful for when you want to quickly and easily determine in the classroom if your students meet or do not meet the expectations of an outcome. This app is advantageous for situations in which specific grade percentages are not appropriate.
Step 1
You will first need to create the outcome of which you are going to evaluate your students in your actual Canvas account. For help, select the following link: http://guides.instructure.com/s/2204/m/4152/c/23857
Step 2
The following steps will show you how to download, set up, and use the MagicMarker app. First, tap your App Store app and search for MagicMarker. You must search for it as one word in order to find the right app (MagicMarker, not Magic Marker).
Step 3
View the following image to ensure you found the correct app. Tap GET and then INSTALL.
Step 4
Find and open the MagicMarker app and tap it. Then type in suu.instructure.com.
Step 5
Type in your login information and tap Sign In.
Step 6
If you are on your own device, select Remember my authorization for this service. Then tap Log In.
Step 7
Tap the course for which you want to assess students in the pane on the left. Tap the + to create a new group.
Step 8
Type in a Table Name and then tap Save.
Step 9
A new window will appear. Select the students whom you want in the group. Then tap Save.
Step 10
Tap the circle in the top right corner to select the outcome(s) for which you want to assess your students.
Step 11
Tap the correct outcome(s) and then tap Save.
Step 12
Swipe a student’s picture up to record that he/she passed the criteria for the outcome. Swipe the picture down to record that he/she did not meet the requirements. To mark the entire group passed or not passed, swipe up or down (respectively) on the box with the name of the group.
If you selected more than one outcome to assess, swipe the blue bar at the top to the right or left to switch between outcomes.
Step 13
Tap a student's picture to view the information that has been recorded for that student.
Step 14
To add more students to a group, tap the person icon in the top right corner.
Step 15
To rename or delete a group, go back to the screen on which you selected the course and then tap the pencil icon in the bottom right corner of the group. On this page, you can also email the outcome data to yourself or another user. To do so, tap the share icon in the top right corner.
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