http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/ A blog about effectively using The Gradebook Program and related issues for teachers who need to grade students. http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/ http://www.gradebook-program.com/images/blog88by31.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Copyright 2009, Scott McDonald PC Services Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:30:00 +1100 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:30:00 +1100 All:All:All Running your gradebook program on a removable USB Flash drive raises the issue of security if you store your gradebooks on the same drive. This post examines three ways of protecting your gradebook files by using different approaches to encrypting the files. http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/03/encrypting-gradebook-files-portable-usb-drive.html http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/03/encrypting-gradebook-files-portable-usb-drive.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:29:00 +1100 The 4.0 point scale for Grade Point Averages is a common standard for recording and comparing student achievement. This post explains how to calculate a weighted grade point average or an unweighted gpa. http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/02/how-to-calculate-grade-point-averages.html http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/02/how-to-calculate-grade-point-averages.html Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:01:00 +1100 Running your gradebook software from a removable USB Flash drive can be very convenient. This post examines some of the possibilities of doing this and offers tips to get your software running in this portable way so you can grade your students almost anywhere at any time. http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/02/gradebook-software-from-portable-usb-drive.html http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/02/gradebook-software-from-portable-usb-drive.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:53:00 +1100 A look back at the state of gradebook programs in the early 1980's. Gradebook programs today are far removed from the do-it-yourself programs written in BASIC for the early personal computers. Here you can examine a piece of history by trying an old gradebook program from over 20 years ago. http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/02/write-your-own-gradebook-program-in-15-minutes.html http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/02/write-your-own-gradebook-program-in-15-minutes.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:03:00 +1100 The gap system is a method of grading students that avoids some of the disadvantages of norm based grading. This post explains how teachers can use this grading method with a spreadsheet or gradebook program. http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/02/grading-students-gap-system-gradebook.html http://www.gradebook-program.com/blog/2009/02/grading-students-gap-system-gradebook.html Mon, 9 Feb 2009 10:22:00 +1100