[nobe-l] question about grading

Thu Mar 11 16:42:10 UTC 2010

Depending on which grades you teach, you might consider having them write 
answers to  lessons on a laptop. Especially if you're not actually grading 
them on their penmanship.
Just a thought. :)
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Faith Manion" <faith_manion at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB Education" <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] question about grading

Hello,

I am teaching english.  The lessons are not handwritten.  I type those up. 
Its the student answers to the multiple choice questions and the writing 
assignments that are hand written.  So someone read everything to you as 
well?  I wish there was away to get around that and make grading a more 
independent task.

Thanks

Faith

> From: hope.paulos at maine.edu
> To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:28:01 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] question about grading
>
> Hi there. When I student-taught, I did the same thing. Had reader read
> things out loud for me (including the multiple choice questions). What 
> will
> you be teaching? Is there a reason you need to have lessons hand-written?
> HTH
> Hope and guide dog, Beignet
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Faith Manion" <faith_manion at hotmail.com>
> To: "NFB Education" <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:37 PM
> Subject: [nobe-l] question about grading
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have about a year before I begin my student teaching and this semester I
> am teaching several lessons. With these lessons I am giving multiple 
> choice
> tests and writing activities. In the past someone has just graded the
> multiple choice items for me and then read the writing responses out loud.
> Do you guys know any other way to grade papers when they are hand written
> and not typed? Is there any new type of technology out there that I am
> unaware of that will read handwriting?
>
> Thanks
>
> Faith Manion
>
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