Is speech-to-text the same as automatic grading?
No. It converts the teacher’s speech into text. You review the work and remain responsible for the feedback.
Teachers Little Helper
Dictate feedback on student work
Dictation in Teachers Little Helper turns your spoken feedback into text within your teaching workflow. Review the student’s submission, speak your comment, then check the transcript before saving or publishing it.
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Turn spoken feedback into an assignment comment
Dictation buttons are available beside comment fields in the app. You decide what feedback to give; speech recognition helps enter the text. It does not assess the student or automatically generate a teaching judgement.
Review, speak and check
Keep the student’s text, code or images in view. Describe a specific observation and a useful next step, stop recording and review the transcript. Correct names, subject terminology and recognition errors before using the comment.
Prepare dictation on your computer
Dictation uses a local speech engine. The app may need to download dictation components on first use. You need a microphone and microphone permission. Publishing comments to Google Classroom or Studybee still requires the appropriate integration, access rights and an internet connection.
An example of dictated teacher feedback
This fictional example shows a teacher giving their own feedback on a writing assignment. Start with something you actually observed in the work.
Your conclusion is clear. The next step is to connect it to an example from the text. Choose a quotation and explain how it supports your reasoning.
Stop recording and read the transcript. Correct subject terminology and punctuation before saving. You remain responsible for the comment’s content.
A workflow for dictating teacher feedback
- Open the student’s assignment and the comment field where you want to enter feedback.
- Use the dictation button. Follow any prompt to download dictation components and allow microphone access.
- Speak your comment and stop recording when you have finished.
- Read and correct the transcript. Save your comment and check publication results if it should be sent to an external service.
Frequently asked questions
Can I dictate Google Classroom comments?
You can dictate text in the app’s comment fields. Publishing to Classroom requires the enabled integration and appropriate account access.
Does speaking a comment send it immediately to the student?
Dictation and publication are separate steps. Check the text and publication settings before sending feedback.