This past year I was a planning time teacher to nearly 300 students, which makes remembering every student’s names and needs very difficult. In the beginning of my teaching assignment, I was suggested an iPad app called iDoceo for assessment purposes, and I have to say I love this app! iDoceo was created for teachers to help them keep up with the needs of every student while being able to record their growth in various ways. Teachers can set up different classes on the home page, which is what I do for all the different grade levels I teach. A core teacher can set up their own class and then create tabs on the side for subjects.
There are many features on the app:
– Schedule, agenda, diary : this feature is an all-in-one schedule/agenda/diary and acts as a calendar for the teacher for EACH subject/class, so instead of trying to put in all 8-9 of my classes on one schedule, this feature allows me to have a personal schedule for each
– Seating plan : the program allows you to take pictures of students, if you wish, and sort them on seating plan. There are two seating plans you can create at a time and share with supply teachers if you wish or keep it for your own use. In my case, I use them to remember the squads students are in during Physical Education class.
– Bulletin board : for teachers who are more visual, this feature allows them to put images and files for each classroom up as a reminder. I personally do not use this feature, mostly because I teach 8+ classes in a week.
– Grade book : this is the most important, and best, feature in the application. The grade book has the students you have previously added to that classroom. You can take a quick attendance, using the grade book or seating plan feature. In the settings, teachers can choose icons and attach meaning to each. For example, I have star icons of 3 different colours suggesting the level of understanding a student has with the topic I am currently assessing. This helps create a quick check list on skills I am looking for in the subject area.
Back in the grade book, teachers can set up columns for topics they would like to assess. The columns can be colour coded e.g., my curriculum expectations are yellow; fit tests are purple; health tests are red; homework is green. Within each column teachers also have a choice to assess through the icons they decided on (checklist) or they can write annotations and take pictures/video/ voice recordings to support the annotations. This is why the Grade book is my favourite from the apps I have tried, the format is very neat and does not feel like a cluster of information. Finally, all this information gets sorted in your student summary when it is time for the report card.
iDoceo is definitely a product I use myself, and being a planning time teacher it help me keep in track of lessons and testing that I have completed with the classroom, as well as remember their names and make notes accordingly. You can also back up all your data to a destination of your choice – Dropbox, Google drive, iCloud etc. Lastly, the website provides tutorials and answers many FAQs, it is a great help for someone who is new to this app.
I have to add the app is $7.99 in the AppStore, but in my opinion definitely worth it!
You can find more information here: http://www.idoceo.net/index.php/en/
There are many features on the app:
– Schedule, agenda, diary : this feature is an all-in-one schedule/agenda/diary and acts as a calendar for the teacher for EACH subject/class, so instead of trying to put in all 8-9 of my classes on one schedule, this feature allows me to have a personal schedule for each
– Seating plan : the program allows you to take pictures of students, if you wish, and sort them on seating plan. There are two seating plans you can create at a time and share with supply teachers if you wish or keep it for your own use. In my case, I use them to remember the squads students are in during Physical Education class.
– Bulletin board : for teachers who are more visual, this feature allows them to put images and files for each classroom up as a reminder. I personally do not use this feature, mostly because I teach 8+ classes in a week.
– Grade book : this is the most important, and best, feature in the application. The grade book has the students you have previously added to that classroom. You can take a quick attendance, using the grade book or seating plan feature. In the settings, teachers can choose icons and attach meaning to each. For example, I have star icons of 3 different colours suggesting the level of understanding a student has with the topic I am currently assessing. This helps create a quick check list on skills I am looking for in the subject area.
Back in the grade book, teachers can set up columns for topics they would like to assess. The columns can be colour coded e.g., my curriculum expectations are yellow; fit tests are purple; health tests are red; homework is green. Within each column teachers also have a choice to assess through the icons they decided on (checklist) or they can write annotations and take pictures/video/ voice recordings to support the annotations. This is why the Grade book is my favourite from the apps I have tried, the format is very neat and does not feel like a cluster of information. Finally, all this information gets sorted in your student summary when it is time for the report card.
iDoceo is definitely a product I use myself, and being a planning time teacher it help me keep in track of lessons and testing that I have completed with the classroom, as well as remember their names and make notes accordingly. You can also back up all your data to a destination of your choice – Dropbox, Google drive, iCloud etc. Lastly, the website provides tutorials and answers many FAQs, it is a great help for someone who is new to this app.
I have to add the app is $7.99 in the AppStore, but in my opinion definitely worth it!
You can find more information here: http://www.idoceo.net/index.php/en/