Getting started with JeddAI takes four stages: create your teacher account, set up the task with your own rubric, success criteria and comment banks, add student work by uploading or connecting it, then let JeddAI draft feedback and marking that you review and edit before returning it to students.
What do you need before you start marking with JeddAI?
Before your first marking session, gather three things: the task your students completed, the marking materials you want JeddAI to follow, and the student work itself. JeddAI drafts marking and feedback against your own rubric, success criteria and comment banks, so the more clearly those are defined, the closer the first draft will be to how you would mark by hand.
You do not need everything polished to begin. A single assignment for one class is enough for a first run, and you can refine your criteria as you go. If you already mark against a rubric or a set of success criteria in a document, have it handy so you can enter or paste it in rather than starting from scratch.
- The assignment task or question your students responded to.
- Your rubric or marking criteria, ideally aligned to your curriculum outcomes.
- Success criteria describing what a strong response looks like.
- A comment bank of feedback phrases you reuse, if you have one.
- The student submissions for one class, ready to upload or connect.
How do you set up your account and first class?
Start by creating a teacher account, then set up the class and subject you are marking for. Giving JeddAI the subject, year level and task context helps it frame feedback in language that fits your students, whether that is a Year 9 persuasive essay or a senior extended response.
Keep your first setup small and specific. Choose one real class and one assignment you genuinely need to mark, rather than configuring your whole timetable at once. This lets you see how the tool works from start to finish on a task you understand well, and makes it easy to judge whether the drafted feedback matches what you expect.
There is no need to migrate everything on day one. Treat the first assignment as a trial: once you have marked it and seen how the drafts read, you will have a much better sense of how to organise your remaining classes and which tasks are worth running through the tool next.
How do you add your rubric and marking criteria?
Add the rubric, success criteria and comment bank you want JeddAI to apply, because these are what the tool marks against rather than an opaque scoring model. A rubric defines the criteria and standards, success criteria describe what a strong response looks like, and a comment bank holds the feedback phrases you reuse so students hear a consistent voice.
Enter these as close to your own wording as you can. If your school or faculty already has an agreed rubric aligned to curriculum outcomes, use it, so the marking reflects the standards your students are actually assessed against. The clearer and more specific your criteria, the more useful and consistent the drafted feedback will be across a whole class, and the less editing you will do later.
How do you add student work for marking?
Add student work by uploading their submissions or connecting work you already have, so JeddAI has the responses to mark. Loading a whole class at once is what unlocks the time saving, because the tool can draft feedback for every student against the same criteria instead of you starting each one from a blank page.
Check that each submission is matched to the right student before you generate anything, particularly for a large class. A quick tidy at this stage, with clear file names and one response per student, keeps the drafted feedback organised and saves you untangling it afterwards.
If a class is only partly submitted, you can still begin with the responses you have and add the rest later. The point of loading student work is simply to give the tool the same material you would read yourself, so it can draft against your criteria while you decide what to keep.
How does JeddAI draft feedback, and how do you stay in control?
Once your criteria and student work are in place, JeddAI drafts marking and feedback for each response, and you review and edit every result before it reaches a student. The tool proposes and the teacher decides. Nothing is finalised automatically, so your professional judgement stays at the centre of the process.
Read each draft as you would a colleague’s marking. Where it captures your intent, accept it; where it misses nuance only you can see, edit the comment or adjust the mark. Across a class set you will notice the drafts track your rubric closely, which is what turns marking from writing every comment yourself into reviewing and refining what is already there.
How do you get consistent results from your first assignment?
The most reliable way to get consistent results is to begin with one well-defined task, clear criteria and a comment bank you trust, then reuse them. Consistency comes from the criteria, not the automation, so time spent sharpening your rubric pays off on every future assignment that draws on it.
A tool like JeddAI helps you apply the same rubric and success criteria evenly across a class and cut the time spent drafting routine feedback, while you stay in control of every mark and comment. Built in Australia and used across Australian and New Zealand classrooms, it keeps the teacher reviewing and approving every result. You can Get started with JeddAI and run it on a single assignment to see how it fits the way you already mark.
- Start with one task and one class, then expand once the flow feels familiar.
- Refine your rubric and comment bank after the first run, using what you edited.
- Reuse the same criteria on similar tasks so feedback stays consistent over time.
- Keep reviewing every draft, so the marking reflects your judgement, not the tool's.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a rubric ready before I use JeddAI?
It helps a lot, because JeddAI marks against your own rubric, success criteria and comment banks. You can start with an existing rubric or a simple set of criteria and refine it after your first run.
Can I try JeddAI on just one assignment first?
Yes, and that is the recommended way to begin. Set up a single class and one task you actually need to mark so you can see the whole flow end to end before scaling up.
Does JeddAI mark student work automatically without me?
No. JeddAI drafts marking and feedback, but you review and edit every result before it reaches a student. Nothing is finalised automatically, so the teacher stays in control.
What subjects and year levels does JeddAI work with?
JeddAI is used across a range of subjects and year levels in Australian and New Zealand classrooms. Check the current list of supported subjects to see whether yours is covered.
Will using JeddAI change how I mark?
It changes the workflow, not the standards. You still set the criteria and make the final call; JeddAI simply drafts the first pass so you spend more time refining feedback than writing it from scratch.
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