AI Grading Handwritten Writing and STEM Work – Help Categories

Capture student handwritten work instantly (via doc cam, laptop, or phone camera) for AI scoring, helpful student feedback, and daily progress monitoring alongside data from ALL In learning's other student engagement tools and assessment methods, all in one place.

First, some requirements and recommendations:

Type of Assessment: Must have a "Student Work (AI Graded)" or "Student Work (AI Graded, STEM)" question type.
Assessment has been activated: Activating for the Student Portal is recommended if you plan to post feedback there.
Different paper sheets for writing or STEM:
- For STEM questions: Go to the Classes tab, choose the roster, select all students, and click Print > Student Handwritten Sheets. These sheets have QR codes for auto-recognition of each student.
- For ELA or writing questions: Use any type of blank paper that is light-colored so that pen or pencil writing is clearly visible.
Camera quality is important: It should be capable of 4K video or better (common for new doc cams and phones but varies for built-in laptop cameras).
Recommended grading setup: Place pages on a desk with a doc cam or phone camera directly over them, minimizing shadows or glare. Not recommended: Holding a page up to your laptop camera (shaking and skew can hinder processing).

Which of these are you trying to do?

Click to go to the steps:

Scan and Score Handwritten Writing Work
Scan and Score Handwritten Math Work

Scan and Score Handwritten Writing Work

First, see the Requirements and Recommendations section above. The assessment should be activated and students have used plain paper sheets to write on.
Are you scanning with a computer or a phone?
If scanning with your computer: Log into your account via your usual login steps.
If scanning with your phone: Open a browser (Chrome recommended), go to allinlearning.com and click Login > Teachers.
To launch the handwriting tool from the dashboard, click Handwritten Work (top right), then Handwriting Collection Tool, and click Launch for the desired assessment and class.

Or, you can launch from the grading screen: To get there from the dashboard, find your assessment in the "Assessments in Progress" section and click View/End. Then click Launch Handwriting Tool (top right).
A new tab will open with a list of the assessment questions. Click Students for one of the questions.
Find the student you have the written work for and click Launch.
Get the section of the page in frame that shows the student's work and click Capture.
You'll see the captured image with the transcription to the right. If needed, click in the textbox to edit or remove text that shouldn't be included.
- To retake the image, click in the text field and delete the transcription, then click Back to Camera to retake the image.
- To add another page of work, click Back to Camera and scan the second page. The transcription will continue where the previous scan left off.
When you are done, click Finished with this Student
Repeat the process for every student.
Click Back To Questions>Close Handwriting Tool to return to the grading screen.
Click End Session.
Return to the assessment grading screen to see AI scoring and feedback.
When finished with the session, Click End Session to get report data.
To post student feedback to students, go to Reports>Sessions>Student Analysis>Student Feedback By Question, select students, and click "Post to Student Portal."

Scan and Score Handwritten Math Work

First, see the Requirements and Recommendations section above. The assessment should be activated and students have used printed "Handwritten Student Sheets" (with QR codes) to write on.

Note: At this time, the QR code sheets can be used for one answer.
Are you scanning with a computer or a phone?
If scanning with your computer: Log into your account via your usual login steps.
If scanning with your phone: Open a browser (Chrome recommended), go to allinlearning.com and click Login > Teachers.
To launch the handwriting tool from the dashboard, click Handwritten Work (top right), then Math Work Collection Tool, and click Launch for the desired assessment and class.

You may also launch the handwriting tool from the grading screen. To open the grading screen from the dashboard, navigate to the "Assessments in Progress" section and click View/End. Then, from the grading screen, click Math Work Collection Tool on the top right.
Click Scan QR Sheets and scan your sheets.
When finished, click Back > Close Math Collection Tool. If you need to add more students' scans you can follow steps 3 and 4 to scan more.
Return to the assessment grading screen to see AI scoring and feedback.
When finished with the session, Click End Session to get report data.
To post student feedback to students, go to Reports>Sessions>Student Analysis>Student Feedback By Question, select students, and click "Post to Student Portal."

Best Practices

Make sure your camera is set to "allowed" for ALL In Learning. If you see a black screen where the camera view should be, then camera permission is probably turned off for ALL In Learning. Click the symbol next to the URL and the option to allow the camera for ALL In Learning is in the dropdown menu. Reload the page after toggling the camera.
Provide a clear picture. To best capture the student's handwriting, it's recommended to put the paper close to the camera, click capture, then hold still until the processing is over.

Retake the picture if needed. ALL In learning keeps the images you uploaded, so you can check it's quality. If the AI does not transcribe accurately, it didn't have a good view of the handwriting. You can always manually delete the transcription by clicking in the text box then take the photo again by clicking Back to Camera.
Use your smart phone. Logging into ALL In Learning on your phone's browser, launching the handwriting tool, and taking a picture with your phone is the best way to ensure the clearest picture for accurate transcription.