Last year I became very tired that students could not locate information off our on-line grade book. I am going to change this. I want the students on the grade book daily. So I have been hiding secret words for extra credit, handouts and even typed notes for students to use. I also made one of the homework assignments a Scavenger Hunt. I tried to make sure that each of the tabs on the grade book had to be used. I was so excited.
Well I have received them back and found that they might be digital natives but do not have a digital vocabulary. I asked students which attachments you could find on a certain page and have received a list of the links on a totally different tab.
Alright so I need to help them with some of their challenges but what about the next question that I asked: "Where you can find my e-mail?" That should be easy, right. No, the students are giving me the schools web site. Oh well, I will make sure they know the terminology and where to find the information. It can only help as I continue to use the grade book all year long.
