> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gradingpal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Start here

> The shortest route from a stack of student work to feedback your students can read.

export const updated_0 = "19 September 2026"

export const page_0 = "/teachers/get-started/index"

This is the shortest route from "I have a stack of work" to "my students have their feedback". Start with the quickstart. It takes one path and about 20 minutes.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Grade your first assignment" icon="rocket" href="/teachers/get-started/grade-your-first-assignment">
    Make a class, set up an assignment with Instant, review what the AI did, share. About 20 minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How GradingPal works" icon="circle-info" href="/teachers/get-started/how-gradingpal-works">
    What the AI reads, what it produces, and where you stay in control.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create your account and first class" icon="user-plus" href="/teachers/get-started/create-your-account">
    Sign up, get through onboarding, end up with one real class.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Find your way around" icon="compass" href="/teachers/get-started/find-your-way-around">
    The four screens, and the tours, checklists and little dots.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Still need help?

Open the **Support** tab on the edge of any GradingPal screen, or email [support@gradingpal.com](mailto:support@gradingpal.com). To get a fast answer, include:

* the class name and the assignment name
* roughly when it happened
* what you saw on screen, or the exact message

Students don't have support chat. If you're a student, ask your teacher.

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