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Photo answers

When the work is made by hand, students photograph it and submit the picture as their answer.

When to use it

Use an upload question to bring work made away from the screen into the lesson: a model, a drawing, an experiment set-up, a handwritten solution, a poster. Students keep working with their hands, and you still get every piece of work in one place.

Setting it up

  1. In a worksheet, use the + between two items and choose Upload file. If it is not in the short list, find it under View all.

  2. Click the pencil to open it and write in the field at the top what students should photograph, for example "Add a photo of the race track you built."

  3. Click the tick when you are done.

There are no other settings to make.

What students do

Students click the upload area, or drag a file onto it, and choose their photo. The file name appears, and they click Submit.

Each question takes one image file: JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF or SVG. Choosing another file replaces the first.

Looking at the answers

Photos are not marked automatically. Open Results on the question to see a card for each submission, and click a card to download the photo and open it. Give points and feedback in the Grading Dashboard.

Tips

  • Say what must be visible in the photo, for example the whole model with the student's name beside it, so you can judge the work from one picture.

  • If you need several pictures, add one upload question for each.

  • PDFs and documents are not accepted. Ask students to photograph or take a screenshot of written work instead.