Russ’ World

This web site provides Story books from days of old, now flipbooks with “real pages” that turn with a click of the mouse.

Old Picture Books

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The CPS CPS online grade book is coming soon. I have spoken to teachers and students at CPS schools where the online grade book will be used soon.  Most teachers are glad to finally get a useful tool, but fear that training may be slow in coming and that the grade book may not work (like IMPACT!)  Students say they will not tell parents/guardians that the online grade book is available to view students’ attendance and grades.

Joshua Pollock, on May 22, 2008, put some interesting thoughts together on this topic.

Online grade book will allow parents to track CPS students’ grades, attendance; privacy concerns raise questions

What do YOU think. Click on comments and join the fun.

Web-Based Gradebook to be Implemented District-Wide at Chicago Public Schools.

Read all about it!! http://www.prweb.com/releases/software/gradebook/prweb879524.htm

Click the logo to see the web site of the product selected.

Notice, the press article says

“No school district as large as CPS has ever implemented an enterprise-wide electronic gradebook solution.”

Doesn’t that sound like what CPS said after IMPACT crashed on the first day of school?

Greetings!

Educational Web Log Examples

The following Educational Web Logs were created and are maintained by CPS teachers and administrators …

Charlotte’s Weblog (Classroom instruction)

Cyberspace Galaxy (Classroom instruction and information)

Coleman’s Corner (Classroom information)

Canter Middle School (School information)

Corbin’s Corner (Science Fair)

Dr. Shegog’s Online Portal (Classroom instruction and information)

I am setting up computers for Canter School, which were generously donated by a downtown Chicago architectural firm.

Look! The other “temp” switch is in. And patch cables.

The application seems to be running. Some places. For some people.

I logged on to it at Leadership HS, but a teacher could not.

Time will tell.

Animated clay at Mollison.