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Describe: Using progress book in the classroom makes it possible to keep close tabs on my students, assignments and grades. With 160 students it is possible to loss track of students who struggle with assignments. With this program, I can daily check the progress of my students by looking at their current averages, averages against class averages, and class averages against other class averages. I can see what students are struggling with different assignments and address these issues.

Impact: The impact of this program is twofold. First it can show me that my lessons were inefective or effective and what parts need changed or updated based on student averages on certain assessments within the lesson. Secondly, it allows me to see issues with certain students and address them individually with those specific students. It can also help me to assess which students may be in need of special services like 504 plans or even IEP's.

Intent: The intent is for me to become a more effective teacher by adjusting my lessons and targeting certain students and classes for additional help.

Summary: My methodology hasn't changed because I've had access to this program the entire time I've been teaching. Enhancements to the program have been beneficial however. Recently. progress book added the ability to see which students parents are accessing progress book to see grades. Although I have to be careful in making assumptions with this information, it does show me what parents are using the product and how often. This gives me one more tool in evaluating a students learning issues should that be the case.