The service, brought by Engrade, is truly free and will remain free. We are able to offer Engrade free of charge because we have been fortunate in past business, allowing us to volunteer our talents and to pay for expenses out of our own pockets. In the future, we may add optional premium services (for example, a service to send student transcripts to colleges) to help pay for costs, but we will always keep the main features free
This tool is free of charge, which will be a great supplement to the classroom management for teachers. Teachers would have a peaceful mind, knowing that they have the database of attendance book, gradebook, and assignment calender online. Students also are able to access their grades through Engrade, so they would know their grades on specific assignments, quizzes, or projects immediately after the teacher input their grades online. Also, they are able to look up for upcoming homework on assignment calender, develop their own public websites where students and parents can view on who they are, and send the messages to the teacher to ask questions outside of the classroom.
Administrators are able to add this classroom management tool for its school, allowing the teachers to participate in using this complimentary service that matches their classroom management needs.
This classroom management tool can apply to any grade level in any school that does not provide its own course management system . Teachers will need to input the database of students, set up the scoring for each assignment, and adjust the percentages of the grading in a course easily. Here is a list of complimentary online features, as retrieved from Engrade's website.
Complimentary Online Features
Assignment Calendar
- Post homework, tests, in-class events, and discussions; attach files and worksheets so students can download these materials from home; students and parents can post comments, send messages to ask questions to the teacher, and check their replies.
Attendance Book
- Easily point-and-click to enter scores just like a spreadsheet; capable to enter any custom marks based on the school’s system; and provide instant, private online reports for students and parents to view.
- Gradebook
- Have Engrade automatically calculates grades for the teacher or they can enter the grades by themselves. Students can enter to view their grades from home or school or anywhere with an Internet connection.
Secure Messaging
- Answer questions and send notices to the students and parents after class. The online messaging is secured and spam-free for only teachers to use.
Engrade has a lots of tools students can use. It's not just a to-do list, a reminders pad tool, etc. It's an all-in-one online application that does lots of things. Teachers' accounts differ with the students' accounts. It manages things like quizzes, discussions, attendance, reports, grades, lessons, and even messages.
We find Engrade very appealing. Its interface is very clean and user-friendly, it is easy to use both for students and teachers/professors, it manages lots of things, and does a lot of things(better, faster, and easier).
Reference from: http://etec602.wikispaces.com/Engrade
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