What is the PostEm tool?

Instructors can use the PostEm tool to upload and distribute a comma-delimited (CSV) spreadsheet to present individual feedback and/or grades to students.

Instructors can upload as many feedback files as they want. Students only see their own individual feedback and/or grades.

The PostEm tool provides a convenient mechanism to post comments and grades for those instructors that regularly use Excel spreadsheet files to calculate grades. You might also use it to post class attendance records from a spreadsheet file.

PostEm CSV files must follow a particular format:

  • The first column of the spreadsheet must contain the student usernames.
  • The first row must contain headings.

To access this tool, select PostEm from the Tool Menu in your site.

To access this tool, select PostEm from the Tool Menu in your site.

Example of Paper #1 Grades/Comments feedback from an instructor's view.

Example of Paper #1 Grades/Comments feedback from an instructor's view.

Example of Paper #1 Grades/Comments feedback from a student's view.

Example of Paper #1 Grades/Comments feedback from a student's view.

Example of Class Attendance feedback from instructor's view.

Example of Class Attendance feedback from instructor's view.

Detail view of student feedback from instructor's view.

Detail view of student feedback from instructor's view.

As the instructor you can see when a student has last checked their feedback. Any students who have never checked will appear in red.

Student's view of Class Attendance feedback.

Student's view of Class Attendance feedback.