This reply is quite late, but thank you Keith for sharing. I don't have access to a PDA or laptop at work but I may be able to adapt some of these ideas to a paper and pencil format.
How does everyone else collect data? Kerry/5th On 6/25/07, Keith Mack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a friend Carolyn Hinshaw that operates her own site: > http://www.rightinclass.com. She teaches 5th grade in the Bellingham WA > school district. > > Within her site she has a teacher tools page with examples of how she uses > Excel to help monitor and assess student progress. There is a > reading/writing example: > http://rightinclass.com/integrate/teacher_tools.htm. > > While it may seem complicated to use this sort of electronic format, the > nice thing is that she can easily sort students for remediation. For > example, she can sort for students scoring "2" in "Finding Main Idea" and > pull them out for special small group instruction. > > The other nice thing is that the school district uses a "Mail Merge" > feature > for the report card so teacher notes and key area scores are merged > directly > on the student report card without the need to get out the pen and rewrite > everything. > > I've used the same sort of system and mail merge in my middle school > classes > to send out individualized progress reports to keep parents and students > updated on what the individual student has accomplished and what s/he > needs > to work on. > > We both found having a laptop or PDA works best so that you can input data > right as you work with individuals or groups. > > Keith Mack > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
