Engrade

Exploring Engrade was fantastic! I found all the same features that a regular grade book would have plus extra features that could be very useful to any and all teachers. Being able to put the grades online would allow more people, such as the teacher, student, and student's parents. Having the grades for all to see would alleviate the questions that usually arouse towards the end of marking periods. The only real downside to this program, or having a grade book online would be for those who do not have access to computers. Granted the students would be able to see the grades at the school library and whatnot, but some parents would not necessarily have access to the computer.

An improvement that Engrade could work on would be making the access to the students grade easier for the parents. Being able to set up a parent account was an option, but one that I could not explore because I set up a different type of account. The possibility for this is present, and I will later go back to see how the parent accounts also work.

This software would be extremely helpful for teachers. Not having to ever buy another grade book, is a cost saving reason. Yet there are other reasons as well, such as the fact that the computer will average all the grades for each individual as well as the class. The software also makes referring to prior assignments very easy. This program seems like a major win! The teacher even has the choice to print out the grades, to have a paper copy or to post in the classroom.

Parents, teachers, and students would all like this software. All can see assignments and grades without having to wait till the end of the semester. They can also see what work was not handed in or what must be done over, before it is too late! This is the ultimate reason why this software would be detrimental to any classroom. Parents can also look at the missing work , and talk to their children directly. without having to use the teacher as a middle man.