We all want to incorporate the most efficacious technological lessons as frequently as possible. We all want a hassle-free system of grading those technological assignments, too.
But that's easier said than done.
How does a teacher grade computer-based work without investing so many hours that the teacher wishes he/she had just done the assignment on paper??
"Blackboard," you say. "Blackboard is a user-friendly, easily accessible, self-explanatory platform for turning in assignments. From there, grading is a cinch."
Except, no. It's none of the above.
My students are confounded by Blackboard, and I end up spending more time one-on-one explaining how to turn in assignments than I should. Way more than I should.
Once they've turned it in, I have to retrieve from Blackboard, grade it, then re-post the graded assignment on Blackboard (so the students can see the evaluation).
Then I have to transfer the grade to Gradespeed, which is seperate from Blackboard.
Do you know how tedious that is? Consider the amount of time each assignment requires, even assuming you have a T3 Ethernet connection.
Ah, but I have a solution, and it's in the veign of "keep it simple, stupid."
When my students finish a computer-assignment, such as a document or slide show or spreadsheet, or whatever, they simply copy it to my flashdrive.
Simple. No one-on-one session required.
Easy. Even a cave-man could do it.
Quick. No connection to the Internet necessary!!!!!
When students finish an assignment, they just pass my flash drive around the class. Are there problems with this method of turning in assignments? Sure,but there's no perfect answer to this sort of situation. But I'm pretty close to perfection with my new system of keeping it simple.
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