21 Things for the 21st Century Administrator - Home. iPad Resources for Administrators. Grading with Voice on an iPad. [This is a guest post by Doug Ward, an associate professor of journalism and the Budig Professor of Writing at the University of Kansas. You can find him online at www.kuediting.com and www.journalismtech.com, and follow him on Twitter @kuediting. Doug's previous posts have looked at finding iOS apps, what to do if your Twitter account is hacked, using iPads in the classroom (one, two) and engaging students with music. --@jbj] One of the frustrating things I found in teaching online last semester was the lack of direct contact with students. I found that especially frustrating when I graded assignments. I overcame this in part by using my iPad to add audio comments to grading.
Most students liked the voice feedback. Academics have talked about paperless grading for years. I’d never heard about adding short voice comments to PDFs, though, and I initially overlooked the option of voice recording on iAnnotate. I had better luck using iAnnotate. Here’s a video showing how the process works: iPad Resources for Administrators. Apps for Principals.