[ARCHIVED] Speed Grader Commenting Tools Missing

[omar_ruvalcaba]

Hi all,

So I'm having what seems to be a common issue but none of the solutions I found seem to apply to me. I created a paper submission assignment, it used turnitin.com, a PDF submission is required, and the students are assigned 2 peer reviews. I was able to comment using the speedgrader comment tools in this same assignment last semester. The only change is the 2 peer reviews I added. The assignment has a rubric, but this shouldn't impact the commenting tools.

So..

• I know it's not that the students uploaded the wrong type of file since I limited the submission type to .pdf
• I tested Chrome and Safari and both show the same issue
• I had no issues with the same assignment with commenting before, but did add the peer reviews 

Any suggestions? I need to finish grading this over the weekend and would hate to leave out in-text feedback.

[omar_ruvalcaba]

It seems that one of the causes might be the peer review based on this thread Annotations ToolBar suddenly not appearing in SpeedGrader 

This is an issue based on a from 2 years ago. Any updates? Fixes? Work-a-rounds?

[erinhmcmillan]

Hi, Omar,

Check to see if the assignment is set for anonymous grading as part of the peer review. Anonymity will turn off the toolbar.

Erin

[omahahomeschool]

This was not the problem for my assignment. Anyone else?

[sinhams]

Yes, I have anonymous peer reviews assigned for this essay assignment and now I do not see the toolbar to make annotated comments. Is there a work around? I don't think I will use anonymous peer reviews in future.

[omahahomeschool]

Here was the reason that my tools did not appear:

Text Entry [1]: Students can submit their assignment directly in the Rich Content Editor. DocViewer annotations are not available for text entry submissions. Additionally, text entry submissions cannot be re-uploaded to the Gradebook.

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-create-an-online-assignment/ta-p/950