September 22, 2003
Commenting (again)
Two quick addenda:
1) Here's a small bibliography of sources on end commenting, paper annotation, and other grading-related marginalia as a genre. Might be worth looking into.
2) I had a brilliant idea just now while grading a portfolio: to buy one of those "label" printers that they sell at Staples/Office Max/etc. and use those to type comments and append them to student papers. Or even just an uncut one-sheet of labels for my laser printer and cut them out and slap them on the papers when I'm done. That would save my wrist pain and their eyes when they try to decipher my scrawl. It might also help me streamline the proces... hmm....and get me a label maker to boot.
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Hey Dr. A., love the blog! And even though part of the fun in your class was squinting at the comments, I think the label maker would be a good addition to your generally technology-savvy teaching methods. I'm sure Martha would approve :-)
Good to hear from you Donna! And thanks for the feedback to both of you... I just might try this labelmaker idea, knowing that students would appreciate it. Of course, labels can get kind of pricey... but we'll see. I can't imagine my files being alphabetized and color coded yet, but labeled? Yes!
As a squinter, I applaud your label idea.