[Offtopic] Electronic Student Diaries

[Andrew Shortell]

edit:  I would NOT get them to buy an organiser/ph/etc


On 7/06/11 1:48 PM, "Litsa Tzelepis" <htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Thank-you Andrew.
> That's great feedback and it sounds like your daughter's school has been quite
> successful in adapting their system.
> We are looking at getting a rep in to demonstrate a few options.
> I'll let the list know what we decide to do.
> Thanks again and have a nice day.
> Litsa
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>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> From:  Andrew  Shortell <mailto:shortell at get2me.net>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 12:01  PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Offtopic] Electronic  Student Diaries
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>> Hi Litsa
>> My daughter¹s school sends email to  parents ­ they have set up yr level
>> lists, home group lists, ³middle school ³  lists yr level lists vce lists and
>> the staff use the lists and ensure that it  goes in the bcc.
>> Included in every list is the AP and ³Communications  director²
>> There is a ³style guide² for mass communications of this  nature
>> Important or last minute things are also sent by sms in the same  sorts of
>> lists
>> 
>> All parents are expected to check email, phs  regularly.
>> If there is no email registered then the system is set to send  an
>> email/notification  to the originator of the email so that they send a  paper
>> version of the email to the relevant people.
>> 
>> It has taken two  years to iron out the bugs and the back up of the paper
>> version for non-email  parents but is now working ok. I get an average of two
>> emails a  week.
>> 
>> For homework :  in schools that allow portable electronic  devices (e.g.
>> Phones/smart phones / ipods) I get students just to put their  homework in
>> their phone; and for the really forgetful I make them set an alarm  for that
>> evening ... And even an alarm to go off the day before it is due! Or  a
>> calendar event...
>> 
>> Personally I would ask them to buy an electronic  diary/planner/organiser.
>> Most of them already have something like that ­  just use what they have.
>> There are apps that can be downloaded for newer ipods  that can be used as
>> notes etc and similarly for other brands of phs with  apps.
>> 
>> Good luck and please give some feedback to the list about what  you do..
>> 
>> Andrew

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