Hello Holly, Casey and Kate here!
Today we wanted to share a bit about a new app that teachers are using called Fresh Grade!
Keep reading to learn more about this awesome online resource and to discover our true thoughts on this app…
So what is Fresh Grade? First off, this app allows students to watch their growth over their educational career from k-12 in the form of a digital portfolio/learning journal. If that isn’t cool enough, it also grants access to parents so they can comment and add posts to their student’s profile.
Some more sweet features are:
Free for everyone to use (teachers, students and parents)
Create lesson plans and activities
Unlimited number of classes and subjects
Unlimited number of assignments and projects
Attach files (rubrics, links and examples)
Make online groups within your classes
Compatible with more than 100 apps
Unlimited storage
Useful to create and store formative, summative and interim assessments
Create custom assessments for each student
Embed google translate for international students to communicate with teachers and parents
Send messages to parents private or in groups
There is a fresh grade blog!
Online professional development and learning available for teachers
E-books and case studies available
There is an area where your whole school can go onto Fresh Grade and principals/admins can see (with privacy permission)
Some unfortunate cons…
If parents/guardians or students are not familiar with technology or they don’t have accessibility to a laptop or computer it would be difficult
If parents/guardians don’t feel comfortable having their students information online even though it is private and secure
If you still don’t know what is going on in this blog… here are two videos that hopefully sum up any questions you still might have about Fresh Grade!
Anyways, that’s all for today, hoped you enjoyed our surprise collab.
Holly, Casey and Kate