As I sit here and try to write this, I am currently not a happy camper with some technology. In our program we are trying to use Infinite Campus to do our grading (it's a bit different than mainstream) and are running into many roadblocks. I can't think of a day when I haven't seen Jason Pelowski in our office trying to answer the new question of the day when it comes to the system. A fellow teacher reminded me that with innovation and improvements come change, but I'm not entirely sure I want this change. We are at the point where we are making fundamental changes to our program to suit the technology, and not the other way around. Isn't technology's purpose to make life easier? Shouldn't the issues we're having with the infernal campus be easily remedied because of this new fangled technology?
I can't really think of anything positive to say right now about technology--sorry! Maybe, too, it's because I've been teaching about the old ways in Russia. It seems like we're moving at breakneck speed into the age of technology and I'm feeling connected to the old, Russian serfs out there. Ugh.
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As a software designer I'm eager to know... is your bad experience with Infinite Campus due to design (scrolling, number of clicks, finding what you're looking for) or is it more due to lack of functionality. (It can't do what you need it to do)?
I have heard similar complaints from other teachers who use Infinite Campus and I'm not sure technology is to blame. Have you worked with other electronic gradebooks that you liked?
I feel your pain, but my frustration is more with rSchoolToday. The more I use it, the more I dislike its limitations! I love our technology department and some of the amazing things they have done for us, but I am NOT loving our new websuite!
The issues that I have currently with Infinite Campus are completely within the lack of functionality. It seems that there would be an easier way to access things, rather than to make more steps to follow and have it be less user friendly.
This is my third year of teaching, so I don't have too much experience when it comes to other electronic gradebooks. I used TIES while student teaching, and didn't seem to have any issues with that. Although that was for 13 weeks total, so I may have not heard any of the issues surrounding it!
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