[Offtopic] Electronic Student Diaries

[Litsa Tzelepis]

Re: [Offtopic] Electronic Student DiariesThank-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
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andrew Shortell 
  To: Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 12:01 PM
  Subject: Re: [Offtopic] Electronic Student Diaries


  Hi Litsa
  My daughter's school sends email to parents - they have set up yr level lists, home group lists, "middle school " 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 "Communications director"
  There is a "style guide" 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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  On 7/06/11 11:42 AM, "Litsa Tzelepis" <htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au> wrote:


    Hello.

    Our school is looking into replacing the traditional paper-based student diary with an electronic version.
    Are other schools using electronic diaries, and if yes:

    1. Are they working for your students and staff?
    2. How are you communicating information to parents?

    Thank-you, Litsa {:-)

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    Litsa Tzelepis
    Mount St. Joseph Girl's College
    htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au
    Year 11 Level Co-ordinator
    P:8398 2000 | F:9398 3498


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