Micrograde
Author:
Barbara Bell
Department of English
Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic.
- Arthur C. Clark
Introduction
Do you spend more time calculating grades at the
end of the semester than you do teaching the class? Is your grading
formula more complicated than the federal budget? Does your gradebook
resemble the diary of a deranged statistician? Do you dread the
inevitable student question: "How am I doing in your class?"
If you answered an embarrassed "yes" to
any of these questions, MicroGrade can help.
MicroGrade is a grading and class management program,
available in both Macintosh and Windows formats. The software
allows faculty to create and maintain a gradebook, track student
progress, produce a variety of reports, post information on the
Internet…and keep their sanity. This lesson provides an overview
of the various features offered by MicroGrade, allowing faculty
to determine its potential usefulness in their classes.
Learning Objectives
Lesson Goal
To familiarize faculty with MicroGrade
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the faculty member will be able to:
- Review features of MicroGrade
- Demonstrate knowledge of where to go/whom to
contact to learn more about MicroGrade
- Determine applicability of MicroGrade to his/her
classes
