After using Engrade.com for its grading system, attendance, calendar, and some of the other features I found it rather easy to use. The only thing I did not do was print access code flyers for the students to have access to grades, etc. The students and grades I used were for a real 6th grade summer school math class which is why I used only the first initial of the last name. I based the dates of the assignments on July summer school days and used every other day for a due date. I found that I liked all of the features of the program. It took me a little while to figure out how to post a grade since I thought I had already entered the assignments, but once I did I was on a roll. The program was easy to use and the introductory tutorial was a great help and very simple to follow along with. I like that when entering grades the teacher has the option to mark the student as either missing or being exempt from the assignment. Depending on the option that is chosen could allow the student's grade to be added later. I also liked that there were several options on how the grades can be applied (percentages, tens, etc.). Having a calendar is nice for the teacher, students, and parents to keep track of work and due dates. Overall it is convenient to have access to a gradebook, class attendance, a calendar, and viewing student access in one area. I did not like that after I entered assignments while setting up the class that I later needed to reenter the information in order for it to appear in the gradebook. I thought it would be applied from the first entry. If there was one thing I would like to improve it would be creating different codes for parents and students. I feel that the parents should be able to view more than what the students do. Engrade would be useful for classroom teachers because it is nice and easy to have everything in one place rather than having to record everything in multiple areas and that the parents and students can see exactly what is going on and when. Parents and students would like this software because if a student misses school they would be able to see what work was missed and/or due. They would also be able to see when other assignments, tests, or quizzes are due. Parents would like the software because nowadays parents are not able to go to open houses or other school functions because of work and other schedule conflicts. By having access to this software parents would be able to see what their child is doing, when it is due, and if the child was absent when they thought their child was in school. This is my first time using any kind of grading system and overall I find it to be very useful. It's different areas make it easier for teachers to keep track of what the students are doing as well as when the students access their accounts. It is also convenient when talking to parents to be able to show them everything and explain to them that they can also view their child's work.
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