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 question used only by:
  • Grading Assistant
  • Question Assistant (when the Question Assistant use 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 the activity is configured for students to submit work in one of the following ways:
  • Enter their responses in Buzz's Comments box (check the Allow comments)
  • Upload a PDF (select File in Allowed submission types and enter PDF as the allowed file type)
  • Attach a Google file if Google Workspace is integrated (select Google file in Allowed submission types)
• 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 that use the following source content: 
  • Rich text
  • Course resources
  • External website URLs (e.g., YouTube videos, LTI activities)
    • Note: BusyBee does not access content from external websites. In order for the tools to work properly with them, you must add a Description and/or Objectives to the activity.

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

Get Help, Check My Understanding, and Review Key Concepts are can be enabled for the following Activity types:

• Assessments
• Assignments
• Custom activities that use the following source content: 
  • Rich text
  • Course resources
  • External website URLs (e.g., YouTube videos, LTI activities)
    • Note: BusyBee does not access content from external websites. In order for the tools to work properly with them, you must add a Description and/or Objectives to the activity.

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
• How do I enable BusyBee study tools for activities?

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

• Assessments
• Assignments
• Custom activities that use the following source content: 
  • Rich text
  • Course resources
  • External website URLs (e.g., YouTube videos, LTI activities)
    • Note: BusyBee does not access content from external websites. In order for the tools to work properly with them, you must add a Description and/or Objectives to the activity.

Learn more:

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