Teacher Guides

Resources for teachers to try or use Process Feedback in their classroom, including step-by-step guides for setting up assignments, collecting writing process reports, and for encouraging students to reflect on their working process.

1. Classroom announcement or syllabus statement

   Tell students early that you care about their process, not just the final product. Copy one of these syllabus statements or start-of-semester announcements and adapt it to how you plan to collect process data.

2. Integration option 1 - Let students choose what editor they want to use

   The simplest way to start: tell students what to expect, then ask them to write in Google Docs or our online editor. Other apps, such as Microsoft Word, do not record edit history.

3. Integration option 2 - Create a custom writing space for your class

   Set up a writing space that shows your course name and matches your institution's colors, so students feel more at home as they type. The link stays valid for a full term and needs no accounts.

4. Integration option 3 - Create an assignment in Process Feedback

   Create a question in Process Feedback, collect submissions, and review every response in one dashboard. Neither you nor your students need an account.

5. Example rubrics for AI feedback in assignments

   Example rubrics you can paste in when you create an assignment, organized by assignment type. Use one as it is or as a starting point for writing your own.

6. How to explore Google Docs with multiple tabs

   How to analyze the writing process in a Google Doc that contains multiple tabs. Learn to switch tabs and reload a report from the sidebar without going back to the document each time.

7. Identify AI-assisted writing patterns

   A practical guide to the patterns worth noticing when you review a student's writing process report. Treat them as conversation starters, not conclusions.

8. How to create an assignment? A step-by-step tutorial

   A step-by-step walkthrough for creating an assignment in Process Feedback. You will end up with a link to share with students and a dashboard link for reviewing their submissions.

9. How to create a custom writing space? A step-by-step tutorial

   Step-by-step guide for creating a custom writing space in Process Feedback and sharing it with students

10. How to install Process Feedback for Google Docs extension? A step-by-step tutorial

    Installing our Google Docs extension works just like any other tool from the Chrome Web Store. These steps take you from the store listing to your first process report.

11. Writing process reflection prompts

    Prompts for exploring a writing process report, whether you are a teacher talking with a student or a student reflecting alone. They help you notice patterns in how the writing actually happened.

12. How to use AI to explore the writing process

    Process reports can be hard to interpret on your own, with charts that raise questions without clear answers. This page explains the Copy for AI feature, which helps students reflect after a writing task is finished.

13. I have a large class. How can I use Process Feedback?

    Process Feedback lets you load many students' writing process files at once into a teacher dashboard. Review and compare a whole class without opening reports one by one.