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I investigated Google calendar. I hoped to improve communication to parents and students by listing assignments and comments. I had been using youhomework.com for several years. the first two years went well but after that parents had to sign up to get assignments. Parents complained. google calendar allows me to see the month at a glance. Yourhomework.com didn't ( I haven't checked lately). It was a listing by date. Google calendar also color codes according to different calendar designations. This makes it easier for me to see all classes and yet separate. Yourhomework.com didn't as far as I could tell when I was using it. I used the school software last year where headings of assignments were listed at the top with grades below. I didn't want to put some assignments because I don't give a grade for every assignment. This looks like a good communication tool for me to use with parents and students. One troublesome part may be getting all 150 plus parents "invited" for the calendars so they can check the calender without having a Google account.
Ah, yes, unfortunately most tools have drawbacks as well as benefits. I hope you figure out a way to get all 150 parents invited so that you can utilize this tool! An idea: will your students all have google accounts? Can parents access through their student's account?
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