I showed Karl Fisch’s original Did You Know video at the start of the year. Scott McLeod later re-did the video with new music and graphics. Here is the updated version.

Download Video: Posted by ksblues at TeacherTube.com.

Edulink–love it or hate it, our parents and students are using it to check academic progress online. Ten thousand of our almost 30,000 hits last month came from students and I think that is awesome! As young adults, we want our students to be responsible for their own learning rather than depending on us or their parents to “make” them learn.

With the end of the 1st Marking Period upon us, it will soon be time to switch our gradebooks to the 2nd Marking Period (I recommend making this switch a few days after the report cards go home). In order for the grades to show on Edulink, the 2nd Marking Period spreadsheet name must be displayed in italics. That is what tells Edulink to “grab” those grades each night and post them online.

To make this change:

1. Select Setup/Classes. The Classes window displays.
2. In the Classes window, in the field for Current Grade Spreadsheet, select the new marking period from the drop-down list.
3. Repeat this process for each of the classes listed on the left side of the window.
4. Click Close.