Teachers find alternative to Sharepoint site
Katie Clarke, Features Editor
December 18, 2009
Social studies teacher Brian Powell switched this year from using the SharePoint teacher websites to experimenting with Moodle, a course management system designed specifically for education. Powell, along with 30 classes and five other teachers started testing Moodle (Modular Object Oriented Dynamic... Read more »
Surveys allow students to voice opinions on teachers
Kate Froehlich, Executive Editor
November 9, 2009
For the first time since the early 1990s, students are able to rate their teachers in areas such as organization, difficulty of class, and ways to improve the classroom environment. The purpose of the survey is to be “formative” for teachers. “Even experienced teachers can learn something about... Read more »
Paperless policy gets mixed reviews
Catie Beth Shauck, General Staff
October 16, 2009
History teacher Brian Powell shuffles through papers cluttering his desk looking for that one elusive document that was handed in as a hard copy. When he finds it, Powell guarantees that it will be the last paper assignment to be graded. This is because Powell has embraced the new paperless policy. ... Read more »
