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Introducing Class Insights: know what to teach next
Turn reviewed student work into a clearer class picture. Explore strengths, find what needs another explanation, open the evidence, and choose your next teaching step.
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Best AI Essay Grading Tools in 2026: An Honest Comparison
A fair comparison of the top AI essay grading tools for teachers — Turnitin, Gradescope, CoGrader, EssayGrader, and AutoMark. What each does well, where they fall short, and which one fits your workflow.
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It's Midterm Season — Here's How Teachers Are Grading 3x Faster
Spring midterms are here and the essay pile is growing. Here's how teachers are using AI-assisted grading to get through it 3x faster without cutting corners on feedback.
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AI Grading vs Manual Grading: An Honest Comparison for Teachers
A balanced look at what AI grading does well, where it falls short, and how teachers can use both approaches to save time without sacrificing quality.
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How to Grade Essays Faster Without Sacrificing Quality
Proven strategies to grade essays faster while still giving students meaningful feedback—from batch grading and comment banks to AI-assisted tools.
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The Best AI for Grading High School Essays: How AutoMark is Transforming Education
As AI continues to advance, its potential to revolutionize education is becoming increasingly apparent. In this post, we explore what makes AutoMark the best AI for grading high school essays and how it's changing the game for educators and students alike.
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AutoMark Summer 2024 Update: Adaptive grading, inline comments, and easier export
Our latest update handles tedious tasks, offering inline comments, adaptive grading, and easy PDF exports. Enhance student learning with more practice opportunities and personalized feedback. Discover how AI can make your grading process smoother and more efficient.
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Teacher Appreciation Week: A Heartfelt Thank You from AutoMark
As we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the incredible educators out there. You are the unsung heroes who work tirelessly to inspire, nurture, and shape the next generation.
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How English Classes will Change with ChatGPT
As artificial intelligence technologies become more integrated into educational systems, they bring new challenges and opportunities. One area of growing concern among educators is the potential for AI tools like ChatGPT to facilitate cheating and plagiarism in English classes.
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Improving the accuracy of LLM-assisted classroom grading
One of the most common questions we are asked is: how do you know the grades are accurate? We've worked extensively with teachers to make sure the grades we return are accurate, but we didn't really have a quantitative benchmark.
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Best Practices for Deploying AI in the Classroom📚🤖
Explore essential measures for deploying AI in schools responsibly, featuring expert strategies, safeguarding tips, and collaborative efforts for enhancing student learning.
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Product Update - Feb 23, 2024
We asked you what the most important features were for you, and we listened. We're excited to announce that we've added support for D2L Brightspace LMS, and we've made some big improvements to our grading experience.
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Product Update - Dec 6, 2023
Practice makes perfect. Our mission is to make it 10x easier for students to get feedback on their work. Since last week, we've added a new feature to grade practice tests for AP students, grading instructions for short answer questions, feedback instructions for essays, and a streamlined grading interface.
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