Comments on: Tell-A-Student http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/ Challenge The Status Quo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:52:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jackie http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-16959 Jackie Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:54:10 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/#comment-16959 We're using My Grade Book. Some parents expect it to be updated...within minutes of an assignment being turned in ("my student <b>says</b> they've turned in all of the missing assignments today, why isn't it updated yet?"). I try to update once a week and my school webpage states the last time it was updated. I've found that seems to alleviate some of the issues. We’re using My Grade Book. Some parents expect it to be updated…within minutes of an assignment being turned in (”my student says they’ve turned in all of the missing assignments today, why isn’t it updated yet?”). I try to update once a week and my school webpage states the last time it was updated. I’ve found that seems to alleviate some of the issues.

]]> By: Todd http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-16954 Todd Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:27:49 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/#comment-16954 Required to post on School Loop? Not going to happen. I don't think there are many unions that would let that kind of thing slide. School Loop is not a requirement; we just ask that parents question teachers who aren't using it. If the teacher has a good reason, all's well. I try to post to it whenever there's homework and to update grades as often as I collect them. Since I only enter grades into the computer (I don't handwrite them on any paper rosters), then I publish new grades whenever I'm finished with a set of papers. It's a problematic gradebook, though. School Loop was designed as a communication system. The gradebook just sort of happened. So they have a few things in place that don't work so well for gradebooks. Still, it's nice to have a gradebook that all parents, students, and staff can see. Like a stock ticker in that it's not important to pay attention to? Like a stock ticker in that it's hard to make sense out of? What online system are you using? Required to post on School Loop? Not going to happen. I don’t think there are many unions that would let that kind of thing slide. School Loop is not a requirement; we just ask that parents question teachers who aren’t using it. If the teacher has a good reason, all’s well. I try to post to it whenever there’s homework and to update grades as often as I collect them. Since I only enter grades into the computer (I don’t handwrite them on any paper rosters), then I publish new grades whenever I’m finished with a set of papers. It’s a problematic gradebook, though. School Loop was designed as a communication system. The gradebook just sort of happened. So they have a few things in place that don’t work so well for gradebooks. Still, it’s nice to have a gradebook that all parents, students, and staff can see.

Like a stock ticker in that it’s not important to pay attention to? Like a stock ticker in that it’s hard to make sense out of? What online system are you using?

]]> By: Dave http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-16950 Dave Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:31:16 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/#comment-16950 The Math4Mobile website says that the applications can run on most of the cell phones today, not only Nokia and SE... The Math4Mobile website says that the applications can run on most of the cell phones today, not only Nokia and SE…

]]> By: Jackie http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-16925 Jackie Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:45:32 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/#comment-16925 Oh, let's not get into what we <b>should</b> be doing. School loop looks interesting. Does your district/admin require that you post your calender with assignments? How often are you required to update grades online? We have parents who seem to think our online system is like a stock ticker. Oh, let’s not get into what we should be doing.

School loop looks interesting. Does your district/admin require that you post your calender with assignments? How often are you required to update grades online? We have parents who seem to think our online system is like a stock ticker.

]]> By: Todd http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/comment-page-1/#comment-16922 Todd Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:47:17 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/10/tell-a-student/#comment-16922 <strong>Jackie</strong>, I actually find myself forgetting to use TeleParent. Yeah, I know, bad teacher. It doesn't take long to do (though they should figure an easier navigation system because every little click adds more time), but it is a bit of a hassle to remember where each message you want to send home is. Things are slowly improving, but it's not organized so well. That's what adds time to it all. I use the gradebook and email homework reminder a lot (<a href="http://www.schoolloop.com" rel="nofollow">School Loop</a>) and that soaks up most of my time for this kind of thing. With all the other things that I need to have done by 5:00 each day, TeleParent tends to be the last one I think of. Admittedly, it should probably be the first. Jackie, I actually find myself forgetting to use TeleParent. Yeah, I know, bad teacher. It doesn’t take long to do (though they should figure an easier navigation system because every little click adds more time), but it is a bit of a hassle to remember where each message you want to send home is. Things are slowly improving, but it’s not organized so well. That’s what adds time to it all.

I use the gradebook and email homework reminder a lot (School Loop) and that soaks up most of my time for this kind of thing. With all the other things that I need to have done by 5:00 each day, TeleParent tends to be the last one I think of. Admittedly, it should probably be the first.

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