diff --git a/src/app/services/cRaterPingService.spec.ts b/src/app/services/cRaterPingService.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c6aa052077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/services/cRaterPingService.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { CRaterPingService } from '../../assets/wise5/services/cRaterPingService';
+import { TestBed, fakeAsync, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
+import { of } from 'rxjs';
+
+let cRaterPingService: CRaterPingService;
+let httpClientMock: jasmine.Spy;
+const testId = 'berkeley_test_id';
+
+describe('CRaterPingService', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [MockProvider(HttpClient), CRaterPingService]
+    });
+    cRaterPingService = TestBed.inject(CRaterPingService);
+    httpClientMock = spyOn(TestBed.inject(HttpClient), 'post').and.returnValue(of({}));
+  });
+
+  it('should send ping to endpoint when startPinging() is called', () => {
+    cRaterPingService.startPinging(testId);
+    expect(httpClientMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should wait before sending another ping', fakeAsync(() => {
+    cRaterPingService.startPinging(testId);
+    tick(294999);
+    expect(httpClientMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    tick(2);
+    expect(httpClientMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  }));
+
+  it('should stop trying to ping when stopPinging()', fakeAsync(() => {
+    cRaterPingService.startPinging(testId);
+    expect(httpClientMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    cRaterPingService.stopPinging(testId);
+    tick(500000);
+    expect(httpClientMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  }));
+});
diff --git a/src/app/student-teacher-common-services.module.ts b/src/app/student-teacher-common-services.module.ts
index 158f6dff01f..98ac36eec2d 100644
--- a/src/app/student-teacher-common-services.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/student-teacher-common-services.module.ts
@@ -1,64 +1,65 @@
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { AchievementService } from '../assets/wise5/services/achievementService';
+import { AiChatService } from '../assets/wise5/components/aiChat/aiChatService';
+import { AnimationService } from '../assets/wise5/components/animation/animationService';
+import { AnnotationService } from '../assets/wise5/services/annotationService';
+import { AudioOscillatorService } from '../assets/wise5/components/audioOscillator/audioOscillatorService';
+import { AudioRecorderService } from '../assets/wise5/services/audioRecorderService';
+import { BranchService } from '../assets/wise5/services/branchService';
+import { ClassroomStatusService } from '../assets/wise5/services/classroomStatusService';
+import { ClickToSnipImageService } from '../assets/wise5/services/clickToSnipImageService';
+import { CompletionService } from '../assets/wise5/services/completionService';
+import { ComponentService } from '../assets/wise5/components/componentService';
+import { ComponentServiceLookupService } from '../assets/wise5/services/componentServiceLookupService';
+import { ComponentTypeService } from '../assets/wise5/services/componentTypeService';
+import { ComputerAvatarService } from '../assets/wise5/services/computerAvatarService';
+import { ConceptMapService } from '../assets/wise5/components/conceptMap/conceptMapService';
 import { ConfigService } from '../assets/wise5/services/configService';
-import { ProjectService } from '../assets/wise5/services/projectService';
-import { ProjectLibraryService } from '../assets/wise5/services/projectLibraryService';
-import { VLEProjectService } from '../assets/wise5/vle/vleProjectService';
+import { ConstraintService } from '../assets/wise5/services/constraintService';
 import { CRaterService } from '../assets/wise5/services/cRaterService';
-import { SessionService } from '../assets/wise5/services/sessionService';
-import { StudentAssetService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentAssetService';
-import { TagService } from '../assets/wise5/services/tagService';
-import { AudioRecorderService } from '../assets/wise5/services/audioRecorderService';
-import { AnnotationService } from '../assets/wise5/services/annotationService';
-import { StudentWebSocketService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentWebSocketService';
-import { StudentDataService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentDataService';
-import { AchievementService } from '../assets/wise5/services/achievementService';
-import { SummaryService } from '../assets/wise5/components/summary/summaryService';
-import { TableService } from '../assets/wise5/components/table/tableService';
-import { NotebookService } from '../assets/wise5/services/notebookService';
-import { NotificationService } from '../assets/wise5/services/notificationService';
-import { OutsideURLService } from '../assets/wise5/components/outsideURL/outsideURLService';
-import { MatchService } from '../assets/wise5/components/match/matchService';
-import { MultipleChoiceService } from '../assets/wise5/components/multipleChoice/multipleChoiceService';
-import { OpenResponseService } from '../assets/wise5/components/openResponse/openResponseService';
-import { NodeService } from '../assets/wise5/services/nodeService';
+import { DialogGuidanceService } from '../assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialogGuidanceService';
 import { DiscussionService } from '../assets/wise5/components/discussion/discussionService';
 import { DrawService } from '../assets/wise5/components/draw/drawService';
 import { EmbeddedService } from '../assets/wise5/components/embedded/embeddedService';
+import { GraphService } from '../assets/wise5/components/graph/graphService';
 import { HTMLService } from '../assets/wise5/components/html/htmlService';
 import { LabelService } from '../assets/wise5/components/label/labelService';
-import { AnimationService } from '../assets/wise5/components/animation/animationService';
-import { AudioOscillatorService } from '../assets/wise5/components/audioOscillator/audioOscillatorService';
-import { ConceptMapService } from '../assets/wise5/components/conceptMap/conceptMapService';
-import { GraphService } from '../assets/wise5/components/graph/graphService';
-import { ComponentService } from '../assets/wise5/components/componentService';
-import { WiseLinkService } from './services/wiseLinkService';
-import { DialogGuidanceService } from '../assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialogGuidanceService';
-import { PeerChatService } from '../assets/wise5/components/peerChat/peerChatService';
-import { ShowMyWorkService } from '../assets/wise5/components/showMyWork/showMyWorkService';
-import { ShowGroupWorkService } from '../assets/wise5/components/showGroupWork/showGroupWorkService';
-import { ComputerAvatarService } from '../assets/wise5/services/computerAvatarService';
-import { StudentStatusService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentStatusService';
+import { MatchService } from '../assets/wise5/components/match/matchService';
+import { MultipleChoiceService } from '../assets/wise5/components/multipleChoice/multipleChoiceService';
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { NodeProgressService } from '../assets/wise5/services/nodeProgressService';
+import { NodeService } from '../assets/wise5/services/nodeService';
+import { NodeStatusService } from '../assets/wise5/services/nodeStatusService';
+import { NotebookService } from '../assets/wise5/services/notebookService';
+import { NotificationService } from '../assets/wise5/services/notificationService';
 import { OpenResponseCompletionCriteriaService } from '../assets/wise5/components/openResponse/openResponseCompletionCriteriaService';
-import { ComponentServiceLookupService } from '../assets/wise5/services/componentServiceLookupService';
-import { ComponentTypeService } from '../assets/wise5/services/componentTypeService';
-import { BranchService } from '../assets/wise5/services/branchService';
+import { OpenResponseService } from '../assets/wise5/components/openResponse/openResponseService';
+import { OutsideURLService } from '../assets/wise5/components/outsideURL/outsideURLService';
 import { PathService } from '../assets/wise5/services/pathService';
-import { TabulatorDataService } from '../assets/wise5/components/table/tabulatorDataService';
-import { StompService } from '../assets/wise5/services/stompService';
-import { ClickToSnipImageService } from '../assets/wise5/services/clickToSnipImageService';
-import { StudentPeerGroupService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentPeerGroupService';
-import { ConstraintService } from '../assets/wise5/services/constraintService';
-import { NodeStatusService } from '../assets/wise5/services/nodeStatusService';
+import { PeerChatService } from '../assets/wise5/components/peerChat/peerChatService';
 import { PeerGroupService } from '../assets/wise5/services/peerGroupService';
-import { NodeProgressService } from '../assets/wise5/services/nodeProgressService';
-import { CompletionService } from '../assets/wise5/services/completionService';
+import { CRaterPingService } from '../assets/wise5/services/cRaterPingService';
+import { ProjectLibraryService } from '../assets/wise5/services/projectLibraryService';
+import { ProjectService } from '../assets/wise5/services/projectService';
+import { SessionService } from '../assets/wise5/services/sessionService';
+import { ShowGroupWorkService } from '../assets/wise5/components/showGroupWork/showGroupWorkService';
+import { ShowMyWorkService } from '../assets/wise5/components/showMyWork/showMyWorkService';
+import { StompService } from '../assets/wise5/services/stompService';
+import { StudentAssetService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentAssetService';
+import { StudentDataService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentDataService';
 import { StudentNodeService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentNodeService';
+import { StudentPeerGroupService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentPeerGroupService';
 import { StudentProjectTranslationService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentProjectTranslationService';
-import { AiChatService } from '../assets/wise5/components/aiChat/aiChatService';
-import { TeacherNodeService } from '../assets/wise5/services/teacherNodeService';
+import { StudentStatusService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentStatusService';
+import { StudentWebSocketService } from '../assets/wise5/services/studentWebSocketService';
+import { SummaryService } from '../assets/wise5/components/summary/summaryService';
+import { TableService } from '../assets/wise5/components/table/tableService';
+import { TabulatorDataService } from '../assets/wise5/components/table/tabulatorDataService';
+import { TagService } from '../assets/wise5/services/tagService';
 import { TeacherDataService } from '../assets/wise5/services/teacherDataService';
+import { TeacherNodeService } from '../assets/wise5/services/teacherNodeService';
 import { TeacherWebSocketService } from '../assets/wise5/services/teacherWebSocketService';
-import { ClassroomStatusService } from '../assets/wise5/services/classroomStatusService';
+import { VLEProjectService } from '../assets/wise5/vle/vleProjectService';
+import { WiseLinkService } from './services/wiseLinkService';
 
 @NgModule({
   providers: [
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ import { ClassroomStatusService } from '../assets/wise5/services/classroomStatus
     PathService,
     PeerChatService,
     PeerGroupService,
+    CRaterPingService,
     ProjectLibraryService,
     { provide: ProjectService, useExisting: VLEProjectService },
     SessionService,
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.html b/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.html
index d284b34aee1..3edec8608db 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.html
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
       i18n-placeholder
       [(ngModel)]="response"
       (keypress)="keyPressed($event)"
+      (focus)="focusEvent.emit()"
     ></textarea>
   </mat-form-field>
   <button
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.spec.ts b/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.spec.ts
index 0c11e989d4e..e2a6d3d8101 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { ChatInputComponent } from './chat-input.component';
 import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
+import { ChatInputComponent } from './chat-input.component';
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
+import { CRaterPingService } from '../../services/cRaterPingService';
 
 describe('ChatInputComponent', () => {
   let component: ChatInputComponent;
@@ -8,7 +10,8 @@ describe('ChatInputComponent', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [BrowserAnimationsModule, ChatInputComponent]
+      imports: [BrowserAnimationsModule, ChatInputComponent],
+      providers: [MockProvider(CRaterPingService)]
     });
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ChatInputComponent);
     component = fixture.componentInstance;
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.ts b/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.ts
index 18226bb579c..e6392ac18c5 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import { MatFormFieldModule } from '@angular/material/form-field';
 import { MatInputModule } from '@angular/material/input';
 
 @Component({
-    selector: 'chat-input',
-    templateUrl: './chat-input.component.html',
-    styleUrls: ['./chat-input.component.scss'],
-    imports: [FormsModule, FlexLayoutModule, MatButtonModule, MatFormFieldModule, MatInputModule]
+  selector: 'chat-input',
+  templateUrl: './chat-input.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./chat-input.component.scss'],
+  imports: [FormsModule, FlexLayoutModule, MatButtonModule, MatFormFieldModule, MatInputModule]
 })
 export class ChatInputComponent {
+  @Output() focusEvent = new EventEmitter<string>();
   protected response: string = '';
   @Input() submitDisabled: boolean = false;
   @Output() submitEvent: EventEmitter<string> = new EventEmitter<string>();
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/component/component.component.ts b/src/assets/wise5/components/component/component.component.ts
index 5a5ecbe191a..f9a82b9b38b 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/components/component/component.component.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/components/component/component.component.ts
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ import {
   createComponent
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ClickToSnipImageService } from '../../services/clickToSnipImageService';
-import { ConfigService } from '../../services/configService';
-import { NotebookService } from '../../services/notebookService';
-import { ProjectService } from '../../services/projectService';
-import { StudentDataService } from '../../services/studentDataService';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { Component as WISEComponent } from '../../common/Component';
 import { ComponentFactory } from '../../common/ComponentFactory';
 import { components } from '../Components';
+import { ConfigService } from '../../services/configService';
 import { HelpIconComponent } from '../../themes/default/themeComponents/helpIcon/help-icon.component';
-import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { NotebookService } from '../../services/notebookService';
+import { ProjectService } from '../../services/projectService';
+import { StudentDataService } from '../../services/studentDataService';
 
 @Component({
-    imports: [CommonModule, HelpIconComponent],
-    selector: 'component',
-    templateUrl: 'component.component.html'
+  imports: [CommonModule, HelpIconComponent],
+  selector: 'component',
+  templateUrl: 'component.component.html'
 })
 export class ComponentComponent {
   protected component: WISEComponent;
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialog-guidance-student/dialog-guidance-student.component.html b/src/assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialog-guidance-student/dialog-guidance-student.component.html
index 883da2d58e8..5db2a6e921d 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialog-guidance-student/dialog-guidance-student.component.html
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialog-guidance-student/dialog-guidance-student.component.html
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     />
     @if (studentCanRespond) {
       <chat-input
+        (focusEvent)="startPinging()"
         [submitDisabled]="isWaitingForComputerResponse"
         (submitEvent)="submitStudentResponse($event)"
       />
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialog-guidance-student/dialog-guidance-student.component.ts b/src/assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialog-guidance-student/dialog-guidance-student.component.ts
index 2a6d59b1c37..8a255b0a3c6 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialog-guidance-student/dialog-guidance-student.component.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/components/dialogGuidance/dialog-guidance-student/dialog-guidance-student.component.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { ComponentHeaderComponent } from '../../../directives/component-header/c
 import { DialogResponsesComponent } from '../dialog-responses/dialog-responses.component';
 import { ChatInputComponent } from '../../../common/chat-input/chat-input.component';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { CRaterPingService } from '../../../services/cRaterPingService';
 
 @Component({
   imports: [
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@ export class DialogGuidanceStudentComponent extends ComponentStudent {
     protected notebookService: NotebookService,
     protected studentAssetService: StudentAssetService,
     protected dataService: StudentDataService,
-    protected studentStatusService: StudentStatusService
+    protected studentStatusService: StudentStatusService,
+    private cRaterPingService: CRaterPingService
   ) {
     super(
       annotationService,
@@ -110,6 +112,18 @@ export class DialogGuidanceStudentComponent extends ComponentStudent {
     this.initializeComputerAvatar();
   }
 
+  protected startPinging(): void {
+    this.cRaterPingService.startPinging(this.getItemId());
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    this.cRaterPingService.stopPinging(this.getItemId());
+  }
+
+  private getItemId(): string {
+    return this.component.content.itemId;
+  }
+
   showInitialMessage(): void {
     this.addDialogResponse(
       new ComputerDialogResponse(
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.html b/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.html
index 1b760bc27aa..25997b1f8f0 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.html
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.html
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     (ngModelChange)="studentDataChanged()"
     [disabled]="isDisabled"
     cdkTextareaAutosize
+    (focus)="onFocus()"
   >
   </textarea>
   <speech-to-text
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.spec.ts b/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.spec.ts
index ee41c6fbb8a..eff699d8375 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import { OpenResponseService } from '../openResponseService';
 import { OpenResponseStudent } from './open-response-student.component';
 import { DialogWithoutCloseComponent } from '../../../directives/dialog-without-close/dialog-without-close.component';
 import { provideHttpClient, withInterceptorsFromDi } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { CRaterPingService } from '../../../services/cRaterPingService';
+import { MockProvider } from 'ng-mocks';
 
 let component: OpenResponseStudent;
 const componentId = 'component1';
@@ -31,8 +33,9 @@ const response = 'Hello World';
 describe('OpenResponseStudent', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-    declarations: [DialogWithoutCloseComponent, OpenResponseStudent],
-    imports: [BrowserAnimationsModule,
+      declarations: [DialogWithoutCloseComponent, OpenResponseStudent],
+      imports: [
+        BrowserAnimationsModule,
         BrowserModule,
         CommonModule,
         ComponentHeaderComponent,
@@ -41,9 +44,15 @@ describe('OpenResponseStudent', () => {
         MatDialogModule,
         MatIconModule,
         ReactiveFormsModule,
-        StudentTeacherCommonServicesModule],
-    providers: [AudioRecorderService, provideHttpClient(withInterceptorsFromDi()), provideHttpClientTesting()]
-});
+        StudentTeacherCommonServicesModule
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        AudioRecorderService,
+        provideHttpClient(withInterceptorsFromDi()),
+        provideHttpClientTesting(),
+        MockProvider(CRaterPingService)
+      ]
+    });
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -180,18 +189,15 @@ function expectPopupToBeCalledWith(
 
 function createComponentState() {
   describe('createComponentState', () => {
-    it(
-      'should create component state',
-      waitForAsync(() => {
-        spyOn(TestBed.inject(OpenResponseService), 'isCompletedV2').and.returnValue(true);
-        component.studentResponse = response;
-        component.createComponentState('save').then((componentState: any) => {
-          expect(componentState.componentId).toEqual(componentId);
-          expect(componentState.nodeId).toEqual(nodeId);
-          expect(componentState.studentData.response).toEqual(response);
-        });
-      })
-    );
+    it('should create component state', waitForAsync(() => {
+      spyOn(TestBed.inject(OpenResponseService), 'isCompletedV2').and.returnValue(true);
+      component.studentResponse = response;
+      component.createComponentState('save').then((componentState: any) => {
+        expect(componentState.componentId).toEqual(componentId);
+        expect(componentState.nodeId).toEqual(nodeId);
+        expect(componentState.studentData.response).toEqual(response);
+      });
+    }));
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts b/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts
index 34c1a803ea8..eb5ee7ff06d 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ import { copy } from '../../../common/object/object';
 import { RawCRaterResponse } from '../../common/cRater/RawCRaterResponse';
 import { hasConnectedComponent } from '../../../common/ComponentContent';
 import { ConstraintService } from '../../../services/constraintService';
+import { CRaterPingService } from '../../../services/cRaterPingService';
+import { OpenResponseContent } from '../OpenResponseContent';
 
 @Component({
-    selector: 'open-response-student',
-    templateUrl: 'open-response-student.component.html',
-    styleUrls: ['open-response-student.component.scss'],
-    standalone: false
+  selector: 'open-response-student',
+  templateUrl: 'open-response-student.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['open-response-student.component.scss'],
+  standalone: false
 })
 export class OpenResponseStudent extends ComponentStudent {
   audioAttachments: any[] = [];
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export class OpenResponseStudent extends ComponentStudent {
     protected ComponentService: ComponentService,
     private constraintService: ConstraintService,
     protected ConfigService: ConfigService,
+    private cRaterPingService: CRaterPingService,
     private CRaterService: CRaterService,
     protected dialog: MatDialog,
     private OpenResponseService: OpenResponseService,
@@ -107,8 +110,21 @@ export class OpenResponseStudent extends ComponentStudent {
     this.broadcastDoneRenderingComponent();
   }
 
+  protected onFocus() {
+    if (this.isCRaterEnabled()) {
+      this.cRaterPingService.startPinging(this.getItemId());
+    }
+  }
+
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     super.ngOnDestroy();
+    if (this.isCRaterEnabled()) {
+      this.cRaterPingService.stopPinging(this.getItemId());
+    }
+  }
+
+  private getItemId(): string {
+    return (this.component.content as OpenResponseContent).cRater.itemId;
   }
 
   performSubmit(submitTriggeredBy: string): void {
@@ -501,8 +517,8 @@ export class OpenResponseStudent extends ComponentStudent {
 
   snipButtonClicked($event: any): void {
     if (this.isDirty) {
-      const studentWorkSavedToServerSubscription = this.StudentDataService.studentWorkSavedToServer$.subscribe(
-        (componentState: any) => {
+      const studentWorkSavedToServerSubscription =
+        this.StudentDataService.studentWorkSavedToServer$.subscribe((componentState: any) => {
           if (
             componentState &&
             this.nodeId === componentState.nodeId &&
@@ -522,8 +538,7 @@ export class OpenResponseStudent extends ComponentStudent {
             );
             studentWorkSavedToServerSubscription.unsubscribe();
           }
-        }
-      );
+        });
       this.saveButtonClicked(); // trigger a save
     } else {
       const studentWork = this.StudentDataService.getLatestComponentStateByNodeIdAndComponentId(
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.module.ts b/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.module.ts
index 964ee33d9af..4e160377648 100644
--- a/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.module.ts
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.module.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import { AudioRecorderComponent } from '../audio-recorder/audio-recorder.compone
 import { OpenResponseStudent } from './open-response-student.component';
 import { SpeechToTextComponent } from '../speech-to-text/speech-to-text.component';
 import { TranscribeService } from '../../../../wise5/services/transcribeService';
+import { CRaterPingService } from '../../../services/cRaterPingService';
 
 @NgModule({
   declarations: [AudioRecorderComponent, OpenResponseStudent],
   imports: [StudentTeacherCommonModule, StudentComponentModule, SpeechToTextComponent],
-  providers: [TranscribeService],
+  providers: [CRaterPingService, TranscribeService],
   exports: [OpenResponseStudent]
 })
 export class OpenResponseStudentModule {}
diff --git a/src/assets/wise5/services/cRaterPingService.ts b/src/assets/wise5/services/cRaterPingService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f05ab02b2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/wise5/services/cRaterPingService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class CRaterPingService {
+  private pingUrl = '/api/c-rater/ping';
+  private intervals: Map<string, NodeJS.Timeout> = new Map<string, NodeJS.Timeout>();
+
+  constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
+
+  startPinging(itemId: string): void {
+    if (!this.intervalsIncludesItem(itemId) && this.forBerkeley(itemId)) {
+      this.sendPing(itemId);
+      // 295000 ms = 4min 55sec
+      this.intervals.set(
+        itemId,
+        setInterval(() => this.sendPing(itemId), 295000)
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  private intervalsIncludesItem(itemId: string) {
+    return [...this.intervals.keys()].includes(itemId);
+  }
+
+  private forBerkeley(itemId: string): boolean {
+    return itemId.slice(0, 9) === 'berkeley_';
+  }
+
+  private sendPing(itemId): void {
+    this.http.post(this.pingUrl, { itemId: itemId }).subscribe();
+  }
+
+  stopPinging(itemId: string): void {
+    if (this.intervalsIncludesItem(itemId)) {
+      clearInterval(this.intervals.get(itemId));
+      this.intervals.delete(itemId);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/messages.xlf b/src/messages.xlf
index 76ebb14170e..9c408cdcefc 100644
--- a/src/messages.xlf
+++ b/src/messages.xlf
@@ -15558,7 +15558,7 @@ Are you sure you want to proceed?</source>
         <source> Send </source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/common/chat-input/chat-input.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">19,22</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">20,23</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/peerChat/peer-chat-message-input/peer-chat-message-input.component.html</context>
@@ -16387,7 +16387,7 @@ Are you sure you want to proceed?</source>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.html</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">44,47</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">45,48</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7589669206989444799" datatype="html">
@@ -16398,11 +16398,11 @@ Are you sure you want to proceed?</source>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">163</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">179</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">179</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">195</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="4965414112249568013" datatype="html">
@@ -17336,7 +17336,7 @@ Are you ready to receive feedback on this answer?</source>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">166</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">182</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="2353574516166744013" datatype="html">
@@ -20357,7 +20357,7 @@ Current Score: <x id="PH_1" equiv-text="currentScore"/></source>
 Are you ready to receive feedback on this answer?</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">170</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">186</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7482125205220618294" datatype="html">
@@ -20366,7 +20366,7 @@ Are you ready to receive feedback on this answer?</source>
 Are you ready to receive feedback on this answer?</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">182</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">198</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="6316287012266891697" datatype="html">
@@ -20375,21 +20375,21 @@ Are you ready to receive feedback on this answer?</source>
 Are you ready to submit this answer?</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">186</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">202</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="8936495196157450285" datatype="html">
         <source>We are scoring your work...</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">305</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">321</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="2283191014272031538" datatype="html">
         <source>Please Wait</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">306</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">322</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="8785209093929133444" datatype="html">
@@ -20397,7 +20397,7 @@ Are you ready to submit this answer?</source>
 If this problem continues, let your teacher know and move on to the next activity. Your work will still be saved.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/assets/wise5/components/openResponse/open-response-student/open-response-student.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">328</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">344</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="1703970408358128709" datatype="html">