gradequick – Technology in the Classroom

Podcast Episode 17 – January 19, 2012

January 19, 2012January 19, 2012 Patrick CauleyLeave a comment

This week we rock out another fantastic podcast. Check out our topics below and as always don’t forget to subscribe to us through iTunes. Oh yeah and we hate SOPA just in case you weren’t aware 🙂

1) SOPA we don’t like you.

2) iBooks 2, iBooks Author, iUniversity – Link to coverage on Gizmodo

3) “Students with smartphones study more” PC World – Tony Bradley

4) Mobile Phone app of the week EasyBib – iOS App & Android App

5) Tony’s post “Specifications”

6) Patrick’s post about GradeQuick on Mac OSX Lion

7) New Edmodo Guide 3.1

8) “Internet Access is Not a Human Right” Op-Ed Vinton Cerf

Gradequick – Arrrrggghhhh revisited!

January 15, 2012January 15, 2012 Patrick Cauley34 Comments

I can access my grades on my Mac . . . sort of 😦

Back in August I wrote a rant about Gradequick the grading program that our school (and tens of thousands of others) use. The rant basically stemmed from Edline (the company behind Gradequick) not having any support for Mac OSX 10.7 – more commonly known as Lion. They claimed that they did not have time (a hardly believable statement in my opinion) to develop it. They also said that they would have something in place in Decemeber. So, I placed them in my crosshairs and went to town and have been waiting ever since. You can read the rant in its entirety here.

NOTE: If you are using Snow Leopard or Leopard you should be able to use Gradequick Web. This only applies to people who have Lion.

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Gradequick – Arrrrgghhhhh!

August 7, 2011August 7, 2011 Patrick Cauley64 Comments

Image by Phaitoon: http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=2588 Photoshopped by Patrick Cauley

I am a frustrated educator. I mean, I am really, really frustrated. If you could see me right now . . . well you would see me typing, but pretend I am wringing a towel out of utter frustration. I’ve never been a big fan of GradeQuick but have been forced to use it. If you want to find out why this program has angered me read on past the break and if you’re a GradeQuick user yourself please read on and leave your own opinion below.

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