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lblb636@ Thanks for reporting this bug. I just want to confirm that the issue is the call device button being not responsive according to the uploaded video. It seems like this issue only happened on Windows.

Another similar issue that's related https://b.corp.google.com/issues/226426377

RE#4 I need to try this on Windows laptop first and I couldn't repro on MacOS or Linux. But I think this is most likely related to the modem simulator we introduced for API 31. Will need to further investigate.

I reproduced this bug on Windows with emulator version 31.2.10-8420304

Found the root cause when the "call device" button was unresponsive. It became unresponsive because the inbound call failed to initialize. Basically, the modem simulator's shared FD failed. When receive_inbound_call is invoked, it is supposed to make connection to the "host server" via a shared fd but it is flaky on Windows unfortunately.

modem-simulator: receive_inbound_call:101 inbound call from 6505551212
modem-simulator: process_msgs:296 waiting for new messages ...
modem-simulator: main_host_thread:501 got connection at host server at 65094
modem-simulator: start_calling_thread:254 making a connection to main host server 65094
modem-simulator: main_host_thread:507 Detected close from the other side
modem-simulator: start_calling_thread:262 nothing read quit
modem-simulator: main_host_thread:494 looping at main host server at 65094
modem-simulator: start_calling_thread:284 done with this thread

RE#12 I have uploaded a patch to fix this issue. I don't think it's the same reason for https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/233123301

RE#14 This issue is for API 31+, I will check for API 32 and API 33. Thanks for reminding me.

The fix has been merged in both 31 release and 32 release for since 05/2022.

Acknowledged -- keep the feedback coming. The more we see demand / appetite for this feature, the more likely this feature would get prioritized. Thanks all for the commitment to making our integration options better!

+1

Thanks again for the consistent feedback - we still have no updates on this, but the insights provided are helpful. Thanks again -

We don't provide insights on internal roadmap through this forum, unfortunately. We will update this tracker with an update upon any public release, should there be one.

We don't share roadmap publicly at this moment.

A bit disappointing to see that a feature request from April 2017 hasn't been implemented.

Perhaps it is due to lack of time or perhaps due to the way the comment feature was implemented. But as many have highlighted before these comments are important feedback on student work and should go hand in hand with the grade.

Maybe instead of exposing feedback comments as a separate API. It would be better to include teacher feedback as part of the GradeHistory along with the assigned grade?

For example:

{
  "pointsEarned": number,
  "comments": [
    {
      object (TeacherFeedback)
    }
  ],
  "maxPoints": number,
  "gradeTimestamp": string,
  "actorUserId": string,
  "gradeChangeType": enum (GradeChangeType)
}

Thanks all for your patience on this request. I know it has been a long time, but it would be helpful to know the following:

1. How valuable would this feature be if only teacher comments were accessible with the API (and student comments would remain inaccessible)?
2. How important is the ability to write teacher comments, compared to only having read access?

The more details you can provide, the better we can assess priority on our end. Thanks again.

In our case, we primarily need read access to both teacher and student comments, so:

1. No value. Seeing only teacher comments could make students wonder "hey, I responded, where is my answer?" and create confusion. We're interested in showing the full discussion.
2. Not that important for now, though we would consider new features if write access was possible.

Thanks.

1. How valuable would this feature be if only teacher comments were accessible with the API (and student comments would remain inaccessible)?'

Very. I mostly want the ability to add comments with additional grading / progress feedback, and links to further reading etc.

2. How important is the ability to write teacher comments, compared to only having read access?

To me, very. The ability to add comments is the main thing I want. The system is very much designed for a school system where every assignment is graded using numbers and points, which works for some but not for me (or the swedish school system in general). I need the ability to give more detailed feedback, and right now comments are the only way for me to do so. It'd be very nice to be able to automate the process – I curretly have all my feedback document links in a google sheet, and an API for adding comments would let me auto-add these links pretty easily to the students' works.

How valuable would this feature be if only teacher comments were accessible with the API (and student comments would remain inaccessible)?

Very valuable. For my usecase, it would be sufficient to only add teacher comments. No need for access to student comments, no need for deleting, updating any comments through the API.

How important is the ability to write teacher comments, compared to only having read access?

Writing comments is required for my usecase.

I would like to use the API to be able to semiautomatize the grading of the submissions. Only providing "points" or "grades" is not educational for students, they need to know what they did wrong. Atleast an explanation where and why the solution is not correct is needed to provide an educational experience.

I can not use a different approach in Google Classroom because:

1. Students implement an application and this can not be achieved with Google Forms etc.
2. I need to inform students on personal level about their solution and grading details
3. Our School uses Google Classroom for the whole course related communication, which would mean that a solution e.g. per mail, would open up a "second parallel" communication channel.

How valuable would this feature be if only teacher comments were accessible with the API (and student comments would remain inaccessible)?

It would be far less than half as valuable. My school district uses Google Classroom to deliver and access instruction for remote students. Not being able to see student comments means we would still need to have 2 platforms open to communicate about assignments AND hope that the student is specific enough in their communication to know what assignment help is being requested on -- clunky. Not to mention, if the student needs to respond but is unable to use a comment, what is the point in the teacher posting a comment.

How important is the ability to write teacher comments, compared to only having read access?

I want access to the API to both read and write. Again, less than half as valuable if only one-way.

How valuable would this feature be if only teacher comments were accessible with the API (and student comments would remain inaccessible)?

For our use case, it would be extremely valuable. We want to perform semantic analysis on teachers' comments so that we can provide parents with an overview, eg "James received really positive feedback for his latest piece of History coursework"

How important is the ability to write teacher comments, compared to only having read access?

We don't need this feature.

1. How valuable would this feature be if only teacher comments were accessible with the API (and student comments would remain inaccessible)?

Not important

2. How important is the ability to write teacher comments, compared to only having read access?

Very important! Similar use cases to above, need to sync feedback from our app to Google Classroom

Thanks everyone for your feedback, it's really helpful.

We also appreciate your patience. I know this is a long requested and popular feature. Unfortunately I can't give more details on status at the moment, but the reason I have asked for your feedback is to help advocate internally for progress to be made. I will share what info I am able to when I have it. Thanks again.

I think that public comments are also relevant: students responding to announcements or in the public feed of coursework items. I am thinking of measuring the engagement of students and the number of comments they leave could be an important metric to take into consideration.

Yeah! Upgrade from S2 to S0 (still P2 though).

5 years have past since my first comment/request :-/

Please hurry up, so I can use this feature before I retire ;-)

Developing a tool to sync Classroom grades back to another school information system. This feature would be extremely helpful as currently no context can be provided with those grades back to the other system.

+1

I am coming from the same place as comment #146. Comments would be great for formative assessment using AI.

It's the year 2025, still waiting. 1 1/2 years closer to my retirement.