POWERTEACHER



**What is PowerTeacher? **

 PowerTeacher is simply an application that was created by Pearson School Systems used for grading, attendance, and most importantly tracking student progress. It can make one’s life as a teacher, student, or parent more efficient. PowerTeacher gives instant access to information about the students in your school. The information is not only for the teacher but also for the students and their parents. The parent and child can only see the information on their child or themselves which is protected by a password. Not only is it possible to see current progress but if submitted to PowerTeacher, grades from previous years are also accessible. PowerTeacher is rapidly becoming an application that no school can be without.



Introduction to PowerTeacher Video Link
[|**http://www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/products/powerteacher/**] ** What Can PowerTeacher Do? **    PowerTeacher’s function is simple; tracking student progress from multiple angles in an efficient style. With everyday feeling shorter because there is so much to do, efficiency is increasingly important. Twenty years ago teachers would have to do a lot of number crunching to figure the final grades of their students. One great thing about PowerTeacher is that it can break up the final grade of a student in to infinite categories and sub categories that all come back to a student’s final grade percentage. For example if I wanted twenty percent of the final grade to be based on participation. I would create a //participation tab// worth twenty percent. Then let’s say I wanted thirty percent of that initial twenty percent that is based on //participation// to be based on //classroom discussion//, then I would simply make a sub tab called //Classroom Discussion//. And of course each tab could be out of however many marks you would like it to be and then the percentages would be calculated accordingly. Once entered, the marks can be accessed by parents and the students through the ParentPortal found online. The schools attendance is done through PowerTeacher. Taking attendance on PowerTeacher is better than other programs for a couple of reasons. Alerts will sometimes show up next to the students’ names. These alerts will usually contain information as to why the student is not in class, or future dates and the reason why the student will be absent. The information on these alerts can also have to do with failing specific courses, or problems the child is having at home, or many other things. These alerts are only accessible by the student’s teachers. Every student will have their school photo next to their name in the class lists which is great for learning names. A free application can be downloaded on to an iPad so that you can do attendance from anywhere that you can get a WIFI connection. But the best thing about doing attendance on PowerTeacher is that once entered it is immediately put on to the ParentPortal so mom and dad can monitor their child’s attendance from work or home. Accessibility is just as good for the teachers. PowerTeacher can be downloaded for free (PC and Mac) and with your correct log in and password teachers can work from home or anywhere with a WIFI connection. ** How Does It Help Teachers? **    Mobile attendance. Learning students’ names. Single material (Powerteacher) needed for parent teacher interviews. Quick report card grading. Fast, organized, and efficient. Work from anywhere. ** How Does it Help Parents and Students? **    Instant access to grades. Instant access to attendance. Inputting absent information. Tracking progress instantly. Knowing where the student stands in each course.

PowerTeacher Demo Video
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