It is slow
It is so slow. When it works right, it is awesome.
But it never does it slows to a crawl for every single thing I grade.
But it never does it slows to a crawl for every single thing I grade.
Gg8rbait73
Always Crashes
I cannot grade maybe one assignment without it crashing and force quitting. Same for answering messages from my inbox. This has been an issue for years.
Ppridesax
Announcements don't work on phone
I used to LOVE the Canvas teacher app bc it was so fast and easy to use.
It is like an entirely different app right now (and yes it is updated)--it takes up to a minute for text I have typed to actually appear, and Mich longer to fix typos etc that resulted from the incredible delay. It's basically impossible to send an announcement to my class with this app, which was the main use I had for it. I don't understand what has happened and I really hope they will fix it! It's been all semester like this. On various Internet providers.
It is like an entirely different app right now (and yes it is updated)--it takes up to a minute for text I have typed to actually appear, and Mich longer to fix typos etc that resulted from the incredible delay. It's basically impossible to send an announcement to my class with this app, which was the main use I had for it. I don't understand what has happened and I really hope they will fix it! It's been all semester like this. On various Internet providers.
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ASA bit scammed
(Still) tough to recommend
Crashes often, doesn't remember term filtering choices, when grading assignments you only see comments for each assignment by clicking on a separate button (far inferior to speedgrader in a web browser), so it is hard to recommend.
Update: 12/5/17 Has crashed about 5 times in the last 30 minutes. Since the app doesn't pick up where you leave off, I had to re-click through all of 3 or 4 menus to get back to the assignment I was grading. Pitiful.
Update: 5/14/18 I reinstalled after seeing that it had been updated. While functionality has improved, the app still crashes if I flip through assignments too quickly in Speedgrader. Update: 10/13/2026 How this app has such a high rating is a mystery to me. It is functional, but lacks the polish and care of web version of Canvas. The unfortunate thing is that this app has the potential to be amazing, but they’ve really let it languish and haven’t given it the TLC it deserves. Here are the most needed improvements: faster loading of first assignment (so sluggish), allow sorting options in Speedgrader, make assignment sorting in Course/Assignment view less glitchy (submissions can only be sorted by submission date if I deactivate a class period, refresh assignment list, then reactivate class period and refresh - and refresh takes a long time!), allow us to click on and view CopyLeaks reports, show all previous comments when in comment view (currently, you have to click on one of the old submissions to view yours and student’s older comments.)
Update: 12/5/17 Has crashed about 5 times in the last 30 minutes. Since the app doesn't pick up where you leave off, I had to re-click through all of 3 or 4 menus to get back to the assignment I was grading. Pitiful.
Update: 5/14/18 I reinstalled after seeing that it had been updated. While functionality has improved, the app still crashes if I flip through assignments too quickly in Speedgrader. Update: 10/13/2026 How this app has such a high rating is a mystery to me. It is functional, but lacks the polish and care of web version of Canvas. The unfortunate thing is that this app has the potential to be amazing, but they’ve really let it languish and haven’t given it the TLC it deserves. Here are the most needed improvements: faster loading of first assignment (so sluggish), allow sorting options in Speedgrader, make assignment sorting in Course/Assignment view less glitchy (submissions can only be sorted by submission date if I deactivate a class period, refresh assignment list, then reactivate class period and refresh - and refresh takes a long time!), allow us to click on and view CopyLeaks reports, show all previous comments when in comment view (currently, you have to click on one of the old submissions to view yours and student’s older comments.)
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Ffriendgoodfirebad
Much better than using the website
It is great for grading, but you still have to resort to using the website for some things. For example, you are now forced to use the website for grading threaded discussions making the application less useful for grading.
DBDr BigJim
