Scanning Your Assignment

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1 Scanning Your Assignment NOTE: In order to scan your assignments, Gradescope recommends using Genius Scan, a free app for ios and Android. This is best way to scan assignments if you do not have a scanner. 1. Before scanning your assignment, it is recommended that you find a flat, clutter free workspace with proper lighting and high contrast between your paper and the surface. 2. Open the Genius Scan app on your phone or mobile device. 3. ios: Click the camera icon on the bottom left side (left image). Android: Click the camera icon on the bottom right side (right image). 4. Set scanner to magic. If the top right corner says manual, tap the word manual and it will change to magic. Magic mode allows the app to find your page s edges and create a clean scan.

2 5. If you are scanning multiple pages, make sure scanning is set to batch instead of single by simply touching the batch text. 6. Aim your camera over the first page of your assignment. You should see a transparent orange highlighted box and outline around the assignment. 7. Your page should automatically scan within a few seconds. You will know you scanned each page when an image shows up briefly in the camera window. The number under batch shows the number of scanned images. NOTE: If you do not get an automatic scan within a few seconds, increase lighting or contrast between document and surface. 8. Continue scanning each page of your assignment, in order. 9. ios: When you have completed scanning all of your pages, click the done button (left image). Android: When you have completed scanning all of your pages, click the check icon (right image).

3 Editing and Formatting Scans 10. ios: If you need to change the order of the pages, click on the page in question in the preview window. Then press move on the top right corner. You can also rotate your scanned images left or right. Android: If you need to change the order of any of the pages, first press the icon that has three vertical dots on the top right corner and press reorder. 11. To rename your assignment, click to the date of the scan (the default title) and type in the assignment name.

4 Exporting Documents 12. ios: To export your document, click the share button on the bottom right side (left image). Android: To export your document, click the share icon next to the three vertical dots on the top right corner (right image). 13. ios: Next, click Other Apps instead of using the options given and then choose how to send it to yourself ( , text, etc.)(left image). Android: Next, choose how you want to export your file (right image). Note: You should use PDF as the format. Also, the free version of Genuis Scan will not allow you to use certain apps for exporting, including Google Drive and icloud.

5 Submitting your Assignment 1. Before submitting, ensure that it is saved in a PDF format. If you are submitting a word document, please open the file in Microsoft word and save the file as a PDF. 2. If you are using a scanned file, make sure that it is in a PDF file. For more information about scanning handwritten documents, please see the knowledge base article on scanning homework for Gradescope. 3. Once your file is in PDF format, go to your Blackboard course site and click the Gradescope link. This allows access to Gradescope without having to log in. 4. If you do not have a link in your Blackboard course site, log in to using your Purdue address. 5. Click on the course you want to submit your assignment. 6. Find the assignment name and click on that link.

6 7. Click Submit PDF. 8. Click Select PDF. 9. Find the PDF on your computer and then click Upload PDF. 10. You should see a thumbnail for each page of your assignment. In this window you can rotate, delete, and assign each page to a certain question.

7 NOTE: To ensure your instructor is able to view and grade your assignment efficiently, check to make sure all pages are legible, rotated correctly, and assigned to each question appropriately. 11. To assign your page(s) to each question, click on the thumbnails of the page(s) you want to assign to the first question, and click Question 1 on the left side (this will look different for each assignment, depending on how your instructor labels each question). Complete this process for each following question. 12. Once you have correctly assigned the correct page(s) for each question, click Submit on the bottom right corner. 13. You should see a screen with each page of your assignment on the left side and the questions and grading on the right side. Click the arrows on the left and right to cycle through each page. 14. If you made a mistake with page order or rotation, you can click Reselect Pages on the bottom of the screen in order to go back and fix your mistake(s).