teaching-utils

This is a collection of scripts I use to automate teaching tasks. It includes the following:

grade email sender (takes a csv with grades, comments and emails that to students)

1. sendgrades.py: this (python) script takes a takes a csv with grades, comments and emails that to students using google email API (requires you to setup your API credentials). This is my favorite script and I use it 100x a year.

automatic unziping (e.g., from Google Forms/Drive submissions)

2. unzip-all-homeworks.sh: this (bash) script extracts any .zip files found in the current directory and deletes them after.
3. unzip-homeworks-into-named-folders.sh: this (bash) script extracts any .zip files found in the current directoryinto individual directories, each sharing the name of the original zip.

filename renaming (e.g., rename files to a specific convention)

4. filenameConvention.sh: this (bash + python) script renames picture filenames (as generated by android phone or OSX screenshorts) to a adifferent format and suffixes a string, for simplicity or archiving.

exam placement sheet generator

5. generateStudentsSheets.py: this (python) script generates PDFs that you can print for student placement in exams.

mechanical gear generator (for vector editing, laser cutting, etc)

6. gear.c: this (C) script provides a simple gear generator (derived code, see details in code).