Use GoReact to Provide Feedback on Videos

Last updated on July 14, 2026

GoReact is a tool for providing feedback on videos. Students can record media and receive feedback from their teacher or critique a media piece using time-stamped comments.

Consider asking students to act out a scene from literature, record a mini-lesson about the course content, or demonstrate a performance-based skill. This tutorial describes how to use GoReact to provide Feedback and Scores on Student Submissions.

Please refer to the CTLD Tutorial, Set Up a GoReact Assignment in Canvas, to learn how to create a GoReact Assignment.

Directions

Provide Feedback for GoReact Submissions

1. Log in to your Canvas Account.
2. Select the Course you’d like to work in.
3. Click Modules on the left-hand course navigation menu.
4. Click the GoReact Assignment you created in Canvas.
5. Click Load GoReact in a new window if needed.
   • If your assignment is embedded into the Canvas Page, you can click Go Fullscreen to open GoReact in a new tab.
6. Click on a Recording. The video will automatically start playing.
7. Click Comments from the menu on the left-side panel.
   • To leave a text comment:
     • Type your Comment into the text box at the bottom right of the screen.. The video will pause as you type and resume when you send.
       • Note: You can bold, underline, or use bullet points by clicking the icons under the comment box.
     • Click the arrow icon to send your comment. 
   • To leave a video comment:
     • Click the Video Icon under the comment box.
     • Click Record to record your video comment.
     • Click Stop when you are finished recording.
     • Click the arrow icon to send your comment.
   • To leave an audio comment:
     • Click the + button, and select Audio from the drop-down menu.
     • Click Record to record your audio comment.
     • Click Stop when you are finished recording.
     • Click the arrow icon to send your comment.
   • Other comment options:
     • Click the + Button to choose an option from the drop-down menu.
       • Upload – You can choose a video, audio, PDF, or image file from your computer to upload as a comment.
       • Library – Choose from GoReacts video library or from your personal GoReact Collection to upload as a comment.
       • YouTube – Upload a video from Youtube as a comment.
       • Zoom – Upload a recorded Zoom recording as a comment.
   • To Reply or React to Comments:
     • Hover over a comment.
     • Click on the Reply Icon (arrow) next to a comment to reply to a comment that you are another user left.
     • Click the Emoji Icon to select an emoji to react to the comment.
       • Note: The Recording and Feedback Privacy settings need to be on Closed Peer Review or Open Peer Review for students to comment on each other’s recordings.

Grading GoReact Submissions

Note: For the Canvas Gradebook to sync correctly with the GoReact score, ensure that the points in the Canvas Assignment are the same as the points in the GoReact Assignment.

1. Select the GoReact Assignment you created in Canvas.
2. Click on a Recording.
3. Click the Arrows in the upper-left corner of the screen to navigate through multiple students’ videos.
   • For Points based Scoring:
     • Type the Point Value the student received on the box on the top right corner next to the student’s name.
   • For Rubric Based Scoring:
     • Click Rubrics on the menu in the middle of the screen.
     • Fill out the Rubric.
     • Click Post Rubric on the bottom right of the screen.
       • The points will automatically adjust on the top right corner next to the student’s name.

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