1
Make a class
On your dashboard, under My Classes, select New Class. In Add a class, choose Create a class manually. Fill in Class name, Grade levels and Subject, then select Create class.You’ll know it worked: a toast says Class created and the class appears in the list.
2
Start an assignment with Instant
Select New assignment at the top of the page. Pick the class you just made, choose Instant, then select Continue.You’ll know it worked: the form opens with the line “AI sets up the assignment in one pass”.
3
Add the assignment and, if you have one, a rubric
In 1. Assignment, paste what you gave students into Assignment details, or switch the tab to Upload and add the file. In 2. Rubric / answer key, paste or upload your rubric, or leave it blank and let the AI draft one.You’ll know it worked: the side panel’s Ready to grade list shows Assignment added and either Rubric added or Rubric · AI will generate.
4
Add the student work
In 4. Student submissions, keep I’ll upload the work and Separate files, then drag the files in or select Your device or Google Drive. One file per student.You’ll know it worked: the files are listed and the side panel shows how many submissions you added.
5
Create and grade
Select Create & grade. The page changes to Setting up your assignment and ticks through each step. When it reads Grading is underway, the assignment’s Submissions tab opens on its own.You’ll know it worked: every student has a row, and rows change from AI grading to Needs review as the AI finishes.
6
Review the grades
In the bar at the top of the assignment, select Review N grades. The first student’s work opens with the AI’s scores beside it under Rubric Scoring. Read the AI analysis under each criterion. To change a score, click a different level and choose a reason, then Confirm change. When you’re happy, select Approve & next.You’ll know it worked: the pill at the top changes to Reviewed and the next student opens. After the last one, a toast says All submissions reviewed, and back on the Submissions tab every row reads Ready to share.
7
Share the feedback
On the Submissions tab, the bar at the top now reads Share feedback. Select it, then choose Share digitally to send by email, or Print & hand back to download a PDF per student. If the dialog says some students can’t be reached yet, select Add emails to add addresses, or or print their reports.You’ll know it worked: a toast says Shared feedback with N students and every row reads Shared. Nothing was visible to students until this moment.
What you did
You made a class, let the AI set up and grade an assignment in one pass, checked its work, and shared the result. That’s the whole loop. Every assignment from here on is the same four steps, and each one has more options than you used today.What to do next
Build a rubric
The AI drafted your rubric today. Next time, shape it yourself: four ways to start, then edit anything.
Connect Google Classroom
Import your courses and rosters, collect turn-ins on their own, and send grades back.
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Last updated 19 September 2026