There are many benefits for a teacher to be using FreshGrade. FreshGrade was designed to help parents engage in conversation with their children at home. Parents are often frustrated with children who when asked “What did you do today?” are often met with “nothing” or “I can’t remember.” FreshGrade is a window into the classroom, so when teachers post assessments, notices, updates as special days happen at school, parents can see and talk about it with their children at home. FreshGrade is an opportunity for students to show and discuss their learning. Students today are encouraged to talk about how they have come to find an answer about the questions rather than teachers looking for a right answer or marking things wrong. Students can be captured on video tape explaining what they have learned and or explaining how they have come up with the answers for the questions they have been asked. Another big benefit of FreshGrade is that it is a communication tool for schools who wish to go paperless. FreshGrade is a digital planner. Teachers can communicate to all parents, letting them know about things happening at school, things needed to be brought in, and they can communicate with students who are old enough to work with the technology. Another benefit is that a person can access FreshGrade on any device that is connected to a network. FreshGrade has a mobile application that parents can be given direct message alerts when a teacher has posted something. Yet another advantage for using FreshGrade is that this program is very easy to use. Anyone from grade one to twelve can take photos or videos of their learning and upload it to the program. Once the primary students are trained they can begin to take videos and photos of their learning and their peers learning. FreshGrade also allows for cross circular programming. Students who act as big buddies can assist and train the younger students on how to document their learning. FreshGrade is a tool where teachers can keep the parents in the loop with their child’s learning. It has ongoing feedback for the families and the learners. It is a platform for learners to reflect and self-assess on their learning. The portfolio online can showcase evidence of growth over the school year. Another benefit would be for people who want to live a more green lifestyle. The program acts as a time capsule that allows students and families to view previous years. So instead of families and students accumulating projects to keep in the homes from kindergarten to grade twelve, families can simply log in to FreshGrade and remember what they did.
BENEFITS
BENEFITS
- real time updates
- showcases student growth
- continuing communication with families/students/teachers
- easy to use
- time capsules
- "green" lifestyle