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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Who Needs Teachers When You've Got Robots to Grade Essays?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/28/who-needs-teachers-when-youve-got-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/28/who-needs-teachers-when-youve-got-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[I guess it would put an end to having sex with the teacher or offering bribes for better grades....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 28th 2009 12:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Who Needs Teachers When You've Got Robots to Grade Essays?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/09/28/who-needs-teachers-when-youve-got-robots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/09/28/who-needs-teachers-when-youve-got-robots/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think a balance between automated responses and teacher generated comments are needed for grading.  For example, I use a program called Annotate that lets me use standards based comments to explain their grade.  These comments are automated for my convenience and provide consistency in what I say to the students. But I am the final arbiter of what comments are provided!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 4th 2009 2:39PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
