After recent conferences, it has come to mind that while some parents use our technology, we have so many others that do not. We have been told many times that our World History textbook is heavy, ummm yeah there's a lot of history in the world that has happened. When you mention that the book is online and that we have CD Roms available, this still did not make some people happy! We cannot purchase 2 textbooks for each student at eighty dollars each, so either carry the book or use the online version. I had a few parents say, well it's hard to monitor their use, they may switch onto different sites--- hello I have to check on 30 plus students when we are in a lab-so maybe you can check up with your student.
So anyway, the real part of my post is that we have all these tools to use: Online book, parent portal, email, webpages with assignments posted and the actual assignments ready to print, and many times parents don't help their student take advantage of them. Even parents I had attend Curriculum Night asked me at conferences, can I see their assignments? He says he never has homework-- wake up this is high school, if he never does, his grade is probably not looking to good--- use the website, use portal!!! I guess my frustration is that we spend a lot of time with technology resources for students, but many times they are not getting used. Now, I know we have people who watch the portal hourly, and I don't want obsessiveness either, but with all these tools, if you have internet access-- check it out, and help your student use the resources.
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I completely understand how frustrating it can be to have students/families that are not really with it when it comes to checking up on their child and making sure work gets done. Technology is supposed to make things easier, but if they do not have access to it, it's hard to really appreciate it. I think there will always be a lag in those who are with it, and those who are not. Even with the technology we could potentially have in 30 years time--there will still be those who have no idea.
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