BusyBee

To generate responses, BusyBee tools require at least 50 words of total, relevant content to be present between the following items in an activity:

• The activity's Content field
• Learning objectives aligned with the activity
• The activity's Description field
• The html template file in Assessment templates
• Assessment questions in assessments
• Passage questions used only by:
  • Grading Assistant
  • Question Assistant (when the Question Assistant uses a passage, it is used alone so the passage must have at least 50 words.)
• Rubrics used only by Grading Assistant

BusyBee's Grading Assistant can review and suggest scores and feedback for the following types of student work:

• Assignments and Custom activities where students submit:
  • Comments into Buzz (check the Allow comments box)
  • Uploaded PDF Files, including fillable PDFs and PDFs with images
  • Uploaded Word Doc Files, text and images
  • Uploaded Images, including JPG, PNG, WEBP, and static GIF files
  • Attached Google files if Google Workspace is integrated  
• Essay questions in Assessments.

Learn more: Grading Assistant - BusyBee's teacher aid

The following Activity types can be used as content sources for the Question Assistant:

• Assessments
• Assignments
• Custom activities  
  • Note: BusyBee does not access content directly from LTI activities. In order for the tools to work properly with them, you must add a Description and/or Objectives to the activity.
• Embedded code
• File attachment
• Google Drive Document
• Rich-text activity
• YouTube video

Learn more: Question Assistant - BusyBee's companion for teachers

BusyBee's study tools (Get Help, Check My Understanding, and Review Key Concepts) can be enabled for the following Activity types:

• Assessments
• Assignments
• Custom activities  
  • Note: BusyBee does not access content directly from LTI activities. In order for the tools to work properly with them, you must add a Description and/or Objectives to the activity.
• Embedded code
• File attachment
• Google Drive Document
• Rich-text activity
• YouTube video

Learn more:

• Get Help - BusyBee's interactive tutoring tool
• Check My Understanding - BusyBee's self-quiz tool
• Review Key Concepts - BusyBee's flashcard learning tool
• Help My Student - BusyBee's companion for parents and observers
• How do I enable BusyBee study tools for activities?

Help My Student can be enabled for the following Activity types:

• Assessments
• Assignments
• Custom activities  
  • Note: BusyBee does not access content directly from LTI activities. In order for the tools to work properly with them, you must add a Description and/or Objectives to the activity.
• Embedded code
• File attachment
• Google Drive Document
• Rich-text activity
• YouTube video

Learn more:

• Help My Student - BusyBee's companion for parents and observers
• How do I enable BusyBee study tools for activities?