Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Classroom Management Software

Microsoft management software has a ‘Class server’ at the teacher end and a ‘Class Server’ at the student end. Class server is one of the tools that helps manage class room works like activities and assignments. It makes the job easier for the teachers, students and parents with respect to teaching and learning. Teacher Class Server allows the teacher to create any resources assignments or activities add it to the school server, and then onto the Student class Server. In that way, student could access to what they should be doing as individuals.

This software also has provision for the teacher to tailor the assignments according to every student’s learning style. It automatically grades the assignments and records them. I think this (grade and record) would be the most difficult part for a teacher to accomplish in the given time. All that a teacher needs to do is to create the assignment. Resources include any type of questions (multiple choice, essay type) or activities. It is teacher friendly. Even if the teacher wants some resource to be aligned for the state Standards, he/she could combine it with ‘virtual education’ software to make sure that it fits into State Standards. ‘Virtual education’ is a software that checks the resource if it fits into the Standards. It really reduces teachers work and stress. The teacher could also use this as an assessment tool to assess her/his instruction quickly and could reteach them if necessary.

This tool is interactive in nature, so it is interesting for the students too. They like working with student class server, because the assignments are not going to be the same for every one they could show their individuality. Parents also get a chance to help their kids or reflect on their kids’ performance on the assignment. Parents also take part in the progress and learning experience of their kid.

This type of classroom management would help the school district to produce good results, because the teachers’ job is made easy. At the same time, this could also help to check if the students are tested or assigned works that meets State Standards. I really like the way the classroom management tool works; because as a teacher I could understand the importance of this tool in making my teaching efficient, improving my students learning experience as well. Time is the main constraint for most of the teachers in completing the tasks; and this tool will be really helpful in accomplishing those tasks. I think the main obstacle would be the cost. I could not imagine if this tool would be affordable for all the schools.

No comments: