Comments on: Dad…I’m Doing Fine…Don’t Worry About It! http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/dadim-doing-finedont-worry-about-it/ Just another Edublogs.org weblog Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:17:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: kayda http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/dadim-doing-finedont-worry-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-32 kayda Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:17:13 +0000 http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/dadim-doing-finedont-worry-about-it/#comment-32 One of my teachers in high school attempted to use Blackboard, but it never really got off the ground because it was very confusing to use, and also because most teachers felt it was unnecessary. Instead, all of the teachers in my school were given website that could be accessed through the school's main webpage. Teachers posted homework assignments and upcoming events there. Also, all the middle and elementary schools in my district have a call-in service, where parents can call an extension number and hear all the homework for the week. Also, I don't really see how giving parents access to a Blackboard-type site would help in a situation like the one you describe. Even if they were given such an opportunity, some parents would still be too lazy to actually check it, so the problem would continue. Parents who actually care about how their child does in school have always had ways to check their child's progress, and parents who don't care have always been able to ignore their kid's academic progress. One of my teachers in high school attempted to use Blackboard, but it never really got off the ground because it was very confusing to use, and also because most teachers felt it was unnecessary. Instead, all of the teachers in my school were given website that could be accessed through the school’s main webpage. Teachers posted homework assignments and upcoming events there. Also, all the middle and elementary schools in my district have a call-in service, where parents can call an extension number and hear all the homework for the week.

Also, I don’t really see how giving parents access to a Blackboard-type site would help in a situation like the one you describe. Even if they were given such an opportunity, some parents would still be too lazy to actually check it, so the problem would continue. Parents who actually care about how their child does in school have always had ways to check their child’s progress, and parents who don’t care have always been able to ignore their kid’s academic progress.

]]> By: meliser http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/dadim-doing-finedont-worry-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-31 meliser Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:11:28 +0000 http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/dadim-doing-finedont-worry-about-it/#comment-31 I must admit I am not a HUGE fan of blackboard. It is a lot of work keeping up with all of the changes that are made on blackboard (sometimes hourly, it seems) but I am not saying that it's a bad idea. The school I taught at utilized a program called Edline. It was similar to blackboard but a bit more user friendly. Since I taught at a boarding school and the students' parents felt generally out of touch with what their kids were doing they could sign on to Edline and see how their child was doing, what they had for homework, their daily schedule, what their $40,000 was buying them...but let me tell you, it was A LOT of extra work for the teacher!! I must admit I am not a HUGE fan of blackboard. It is a lot of work keeping up with all of the changes that are made on blackboard (sometimes hourly, it seems) but I am not saying that it’s a bad idea. The school I taught at utilized a program called Edline. It was similar to blackboard but a bit more user friendly. Since I taught at a boarding school and the students’ parents felt generally out of touch with what their kids were doing they could sign on to Edline and see how their child was doing, what they had for homework, their daily schedule, what their $40,000 was buying them…but let me tell you, it was A LOT of extra work for the teacher!!

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