Getting on the Same Page as Students: Using Harmonize’s Annotated PDF Feature

Is this pattern familiar? 1) assign an essential reading, 2) ask students to respond to a series of prompts, 3) have to grade the same essay written by each student using the same elements of the essential reading. If you are tired of reading the same essay over and over again and tired of the obvious points being all that is highlighted, bringing students to the reading in a new way could make all the difference. Using Harmonize’s shared annotated pdf assignment has engaged students in essential readings with greater depth and breadth, while also breathing new life into assessing their work.