Engrade gets an A!

I absolutely love engrade grading program! I signed up as a user and I think it is the most wonderful and convenient program. I think it beats the traditional pen and gradebook system. And the best part is that you don't have to worry about losing your gradebook because your grades are saved on this website!

I really like how you have options on how you can set up your gradebook. You can choose if you want points or percents. It's very flexible and doesn't force you to use just one format. I also especially liked how after you entered the grades, that it gave you the entire class average so you can gain a better understanding of your students' performances. I also thought it was great that you could give students their own personal ID number so they can sign on and see how they did on an assignment or test. This is a great way to keep parents informed of their student's progress! One thing that I think would make engrade better would be to have the option, for each assignment, to be able to enter a percent in points and a letter grade because often times students see a percent and ask what grade it translates into. Other than that, I am pleased with engrade's performance.

I think this is so useful for classroom teachers. It's so easy to use and as I mentioned before is so much more convenient that traditional gradebooks. I remember when I was student teaching and my cooperating teacher lost her gradebook. She was in such a panic and had to "estimate" the grades for the ones she lost. It was terrible! But with this software, everything is saved and in one place. I am definetly going to use this in my classroom for grades this upcoming year.

I think students and teachers would be on board for use of this software in the classroom. Students would be able to use their personal ID to log on to access their grades and would not have to hassle the teacher for their grade. Parents could also access their child's grades without having to worry that their child is not telling them their grades and without the hassle of calling the teacher to find out the results. I think engrade is the next generation of grading!