<s>
Gradescope	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
gradescope	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
ed-tech	B-Application
company	O
that	O
offers	O
online	O
and	O
AI-assisted	O
grading	O
tools	O
for	O
higher	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
2020	O
school	O
year	O
Gradescope	B-Application
boasted	O
over	O
"	O
25,000	O
educators	O
"	O
used	O
their	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Gradescope	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
purchased	O
by	O
Turnitin	O
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
sum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
and	O
many	O
students	O
taking	O
classes	O
from	O
home	O
,	O
Gradescope	B-Application
released	O
a	O
LockDown	O
Browser	O
that	O
prevented	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
device	O
from	O
visiting	O
other	O
sites	O
while	O
taking	O
an	O
online	O
exam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
,	O
though	O
still	O
in	O
beta	B-Language
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
academic	O
institutions	O
with	O
an	O
institutional	O
site	O
license	O
on	O
a	O
request-only	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
