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Software and Equipment Needed for Health Education Class. By Evan Picariello. Class Action Gradebook Software. This software helps make the teachers job less stressful by keeping their class data organized and easily accessible. Helps the teacher to keep the class structured and on pace.
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Software and Equipment Needed for Health Education Class By Evan Picariello
Class Action Gradebook Software • This software helps make the teachers job less stressful by keeping their class data organized and easily accessible. • Helps the teacher to keep the class structured and on pace. • Projects and assignments can be posted on this software that students and parents can access with their own protected account. • It has an automatic backup feature that saves the work the teacher has been doing so information, projects, assignments, and tests cannot be lost. • Easy to use step-by-step program that can be used by all teachers at any level.
Keep Organization in the Classroom • Seat arrangements can be made and saved • Alphabetically • Random • Specific groups
Keep Grades in Check and Up-to-date • The summary page shows each student’s grades from homework, classwork, and tests. • This information can be posted on the Internet for parents and students to check progress and current status.
Stay on Top of Assignments • Assignments can be added into the assignment category making it easier to stay on top of the workload • Grades can be entered in this section as points, percentages or letter grades. • The option to weigh an assignment as more or less, or even dropping low scores is an easy process. • Curve scores
Proficiency and Deficiency Reports • Reports can be sent to students and parents discussing the students progress in the classroom. • A list of assignments, missed assignments, quizzes, tests, individual comments and any other information that is needed to be shared by a printed report given to the student/parent or through email. • This is a great way to keep in contact with the family and to let them know how the student’s progress in the classroom is going.
Proficiency and Deficiency Reports Parent Letter
Proficiency and Deficiency Reports Student Report
Present Grades to Students • After an assignment and after the grades have been filled in, they can be displayed so that students can check their progress. • The teacher can show the student’s names, or for confidential reasons, the name can be replaced with an ID number.
Class Action Gradebook • Class Action Gradebook can be purchased online at http://www.classactiongradebook.com/index.htm • There are special deals for districts, schools, and departments. • The cost is $30.00 per teacher for orders of at least five teachers. Each teacher between ten and twenty is $20.00. Each teacher over twenty is $10.00 • For Individual purchase, the software is $39.00
Equipment Associated with Class Action Gradebook • Dell Computer (Laptop or Desktop) • A computer is necessary for Class Action Gradebook to be installed • Most schools provide computers for their teachers • This would be used every day by the teacher and possibly students/parents to input and view grades • Ranges anywhere from 400-1000$ • Can be purchased at http://www.dell.com/ or any other computer retailer.
Equipment Associated with Class Action Gradebook • SMART Board • The SMART board can be used to teach the class on materials and subject matter • It’s a touch screen that can have access to the internet • Can be used to bring up the Class Action Gradebook and show the student’s their: • Grades • Class averages • Next upcoming project • Seating Assignments • Ranges anywhere from 1000-5000$ and can be purchased at http://smarttech.com/
Equipment Associated with Class Action Gradebook • Pen-Style Laser Pointer • Pen style design • Easy to use during a lecture • Point out information from anywhere in the room • Requires two AAA batteries. • Cost $29.99 and can be purchased at:http://www.radioshack.com/home/index.jsp
Equipment Associated with Class Action Gradebook • Sanyo PLC-XK2600 Classroom Projector • This projector can be used in the classroom to enlarge information so the whole classroom can see it • Lecture notes can be put on the white board large enough for the students to read • The Sanyo PLC-XK2600 Classroom Projector can also be used with Dell Computer and Smart Board • The projector will be able to show: • Notes • Directions or assignments • Pictures • Presentations • Ranges anywhere from $650 – $900 • Can be Purchased at http://us.sanyo.com/