No, grading cannot be set up within this activity. As an alternative, you can set up a manual column in the gradebook where you can enter grades for this activity.

The typical group function (in the settings under the “common module settings” heading), does not work with this tool. An alternative is to create multiple versions and set restrictions. For example, you can create:

1. A separate PDF Annotation activity/resource for each group

  • Example: Article 1 (Group 1); Article 1 (Group 2); Article 1 (Group 3)

    2. Groups for the students 

    • Example: Group 1 with 4-5 students; Group 2 with 4-5 students; Group 3 with 4-5 students

      3. Then, in the settings of the PDF Annotation tool, you would restrict the access for a specific group and repeat for each PDF Annotation activity/resource.

      • Example: Article 1 (Group 1) is restricted to only Group 1 members; Article 1 (Group 2) is restricted to only Group 2 members

        As the instructor, you would see all PDF Annotation activites/resources but students would only see the one they have access to.