{"id":281,"date":"2021-08-31T21:29:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T21:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.218.229.253\/blog\/?p=281"},"modified":"2023-10-19T06:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T06:18:54","slug":"how-online-gradebooks-help-parents-stay-involved-and-students-score-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolcues.com\/blog\/how-online-gradebooks-help-parents-stay-involved-and-students-score-better\/","title":{"rendered":"How Online Gradebooks Help Parents Stay Involved, and Students Score Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Online gradebooks are one of the most time-saving, convenient features offered by many schools. With so much data and information being recorded every day, it’s easy for teachers to forget or neglect informing parents about their student’s grades. It can be challenging for busy parents, especially those who work outside of the home, to stay up-to-date on their students’ progress. When this is the case, parents may feel disconnected from their child’s education. It is crucial to help parents stay involved.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teacher-parent communication is an integral part of a student’s academic success. When teachers and parents have a line of communication open in both directions, it can help to create a sense of trust between them. In addition, when a parent is involved in their child’s education, teachers and parents can expect that their student will perform better in school.<\/span><\/p>\n

When teachers make an effort to inform parents about their student’s progress, it can create a sense of trust. Students can feel more comfortable coming forward with any academic issues and learn from their teachers more effectively when this happens.<\/span><\/p>\n

Online Grading Systems to Help Parents Stay Involved<\/b><\/h2>\n

Some teachers are still sending home notes written on paper or sticky notes for parents to view. While this can help parents stay up-to-date, it can also be very time-consuming and cause a lot of hassle for the teacher who has to go back through their grading book every day. Even with teachers who make an effort to send a weekly email, it can still be somewhat time-consuming because it takes extra planning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teachers using online gradebooks can upload their students’ grades into one single system from any device whenever they feel like grading. This means that parents will receive automated updates every time there is new information added. Parents can also log in to view their child’s grades, check to see if their child missed a test, or simply see the global progress of their student throughout the academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using online gradebooks instead of paper-based grading systems is very convenient for teachers because they no longer have to write out notes or send emails that may not meet their parents’ needs. The flexibility of online grading makes it easier to communicate with a broader range of families, which may lead to better academic performance in the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make the online gradebook process as convenient and helpful for parents as possible, teachers should follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n