Not to say that this is the measurement from which we should determine our level of Schoology expertise, but it could be. I sat down with Rick Conners from Wanganui Park Secondary College in Shepparton Australia - near Melbourne I think. Currently Rick is championing Schoology into his public school, trying to show the administration that it is a worthy investment. For the past couple of years he has been using Schoology on his own in his classroom. Ironically, I was the only one in the session so we got to share a lot of different information back and forth. Below is a brief summary, I think this is something we will need to look at on a Pro-D snapshot level
1. Differentiation- Grading Groups- Within your members list you can divide your students into grading groups based on level or skill. This is really cool because once you have your groups established you can then assign specific activities for each group and they will only see the differentiated assignment for them, not what students who are lower or higher will be doing.
2. Add Page/Text Block- This is something I (and I believe others) are under using. Placing information and resources in a linear fashion under the specific unit or lesson folder.
3. Student Completion Tasks within Folders- We have the ability to create a lesson folder with specific tasks that the students have to complete and in order. The best part is the next assignment doesn't even show up until the previous assignment is completed to the criteria that you defined for the step. For example: Student must read the article before they will be able to watch the video. They must complete these tasks before they can read the instructions for the project that will be done in class.
4. Did you know when you assign a test or homework using Schoology it AUTOMATICALLY adds it to our student's workload planning graph. (E-class flashbacks?)
Going to be a good day!
Cowboy up!
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