Grading in Canvas is a second job. It doesn't have to be.
Helm gives Canvas instructors the tools they were promised: accommodation automation, gradebook shortcuts, engagement analytics, and bulk operations. All the administrative overhead — gone.
No credit card required · Works with any Canvas instance
per submission in SpeedGrader — navigate, click, scroll, click, save, next. Helm reduces the entire grading sequence to one action.
Engagement Analytics
See which students are falling behind before they fail. Helm surfaces page views, assignment completion patterns, and participation trends — all inside Canvas.
Accommodation Tracker
Every active accommodation for every student, visible at a glance. Extended time, alternative formats, and testing accommodations — no more digging through emails.
Roster Quick-View
Student contact info, enrollment status, submission history, and accommodation flags — all in one panel without leaving the gradebook.
Grade Outlier Alerts
Students falling behind get flagged automatically. You'll know who needs help before they stop showing up to office hours.
AI Feedback Drafting
Draft feedback for student submissions using your own AI key. Your data goes directly from your browser to your AI provider — Bridge&Harbor never sees it. BYOK.
Bulk Announcement Composer
Write once, send to multiple course sections. Stop copy-pasting the same announcement into five different Canvas courses.
FERPA, data security, and your Canvas terms of service — addressed.
Helm processes all Canvas data client-side, in your browser. Student grades, submission status, and enrollment data never leave your browser and never reach Bridge & Harbor's servers. We are not a "school official" under FERPA — we never receive or store student education records.
When you use AI feedback drafting, your API key is stored locally in Chrome's extension storage. The content you submit for AI review goes directly from your browser to your chosen AI provider — OpenAI, Anthropic, or whoever you use. Bridge & Harbor never sees it.
Canvas's Terms of Service allow assistive browser extensions. Helm reads gradebook data you're already authorized to view as an instructor and presents it in a more useful format. It doesn't modify Canvas data, bypass Canvas's permission system, or access anything beyond your authorized instructor view.
Up in 30 seconds.
Install from Chrome Web Store
No account. No sign-up. Click "Add to Chrome" and you're done.
Open Canvas
Helm activates automatically on any Canvas page. Nothing to configure.
See everything you've been missing
Open SpeedGrader or the gradebook — Helm's tools appear right where you work.
Helm Pro
or $99/year (save 36%)
- Engagement analytics
- Accommodation tracker
- Grade outlier alerts
- AI feedback drafting (BYOK)
- Bulk announcements
- Priority support
Grading 30 essays shouldn't take all weekend.
14 days free. No credit card. Every feature unlocked.