Reflection
The benefits of using an online gradebook are many. There are
practical benefits like not having to use a flashdrive and ship data
between computers and the also more obvious benefits such as being able
to have parents respond immediately when their child's grade slips.
Students responded frequently to seeing missing work by completing and
turning in work. Parents and students alike would message me
throughout the year.
A few things would improve the use of such a system. First of
all, getting more parents and students onboard would be
wonderful. There were about 4 students and 4 parents that checked
and messaged in Engrade regularly. Having login information
distributed to all parents would be ideal. Such things should
happen as a parent portal becomes available in the future. I
would love to have students check their grades on Engrade once a
week. Unfortunately, getting into the lab to just check grades is
a bother. I try and have students check grades whenever we are in
the lab though.
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