I found the
Engrade.com tool to be very user friendly and a useful platform for teacher-student communication.
There are many different interactive tools that can maintain communication between teachers and students.
Students can log on to view their grades, they can message with the teacher, and they can view the online calendar to see when assignments are due, as well as any other relevant upcoming events that the teacher posts.
I like that these tools promote student independence and responsibility by providing the necessary resources for students to behave in these ways.
In addition, the tools, with the addition of the comments section and the attendance tool, provide teachers a very convenient and straightforward means for organizing and keeping track of student learning. The only downside that comes to mind for using this program is the dependency a teacher has on having access to the Internet. Teachers likely have to export their data into a computer-based program like Excel and do so consistently so that in the case of an Internet shut-down they will have access to the data they need (e.g. for holding a parent-teacher conference).
I think it would be helpful for
Engrade.com to include an area for creating and/or posting rubrics and other kinds of assessment tools that underlie the grades in the grade book.
It would then enable students to relate their grades to the criteria for their performance and bridge those two areas, which enhances students’ goal-setting and problem-solving abilities.
For all of the reasons I have already stated, I think
Engrade.com is an excellent tool for teachers to use in their classrooms. In addition, I think students would enjoy using this tool because it is technology-based, and therefore inherently more engaging to them, and it provides instant access to both feedback and to resources they need to function more independently as learners.
Parents as well may enjoy this tool for many of the same reasons.
Another benefit for parents is that they can stay apprised of their student’s progress and have the resources necessary to collaborate and communicate with the teacher when concerns or ideas arise for them.
Below is a screenshot of the grading tool I created using
Engrade.com:
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