BrainFreeze vs. CoGrader Comparison Chart

Pros

• CoGrader allows me to give my students almost instant feedback on their writing samples. Before using CoGrader, it would take me two to three weeks to return writing assignments with usable feedback. Now, I tell CoGrader what to assess on particular writing assessments, and I have feedback that my students can use within minutes. CoGrader has allowed me to be able to give my students multiple writing assignments with usable feedback; whereas before, I only could give just a couple of writing assignments in an 18-week class.
• As a bilingual teacher, I like that I can link student work to the right rubric easily. It is very bilingual-friendly and supports multiple languages, so I can give clear, consistent feedback in both languages and help my students understand what to improve.
• Absolutely love the options CoGrader gives to send timely and useful feedback to my students. I have been using for 2 years now and it has cut down my grading time significantly. They even love reading their feedback and setting goals from it. The reports are amazing to get a quick snapshot of where my students are at collectively.
• I am very pleased with CoGrader. It is a very effective and effecient essay/writing grading and feedback tool. There a many positive features such as rubric-based grading. Teachers may utilize their rubrics or utilize a library of pre-created rubrics. I also appreciate not only the ease of grading but the actionable feedback . The feedback that the students receive promotes writing improvment not just a final grade. Additional effective features include plagerism and AI detection. Finally, the integration with Canvas LMS fits our district's instructional technology infrastructure.
• I love how many customizations can be made - you can adjust rigor level of grading, the style of feedback students receive (e.g. formal, friendly, etc.), the type of rubric being assessed, the format of feedback, and more. It's also a huge time-saver for grading massive amounts of essays. I also like that teachers can customize and adjust feedback after it's been graded. Co-grader also gives very detailed feedback, so it's super useful for the revision and peer review process.
• I like that it provides both positive & corrective feedback including examples from my student's work. I often struggle with this as I have so many students' papers to grade, that I only focus on the corrective feedback.
• I love the ability to fine-tune feedback. I love the rubric creator or the ability to upload my own.
• I truly love everything about CoGrader. So much so that my team and I pushed our grade levels, schools, and district to begin using it. It truly has been a way to help streamline the grading process, help with understanding the STAAR writing expectations, has taken out the individual, small group, and whole group reteaching process.... I can't say enough great things about it! What I love even more is that they are never "done" helping you. I've had just as much communication and help AFTER our district purchased it, as I did before they purchased it. Hands-down the best writing/grading program we have used and if my district ever foregoes the district plan, I will continue paying for the individual plan myself.