Evaluate 2.1.1 Data Driven Instruction, Analytics, Reporting Tools Quest

This software system does a great job of tracking student data and analysis.  It begins with the class ID, term, and course(s) for the teacher, along with the number of students enrolled in the class. The second chart gives the teacher an overall look at the type of student, if the student is ready to begin the class(completion of orientation) and the test they expect to take at the end of the course.  

The communication log is something I have not seen before and I can see how useful it would be to have it on the system, instead of on a different file or notebook. One could easily be created by the teacher as a personal inactive file to help instructors remember to contact parents often for good things as well as issues.

The lesson tracking system is good because you can see when the student accessed a lesson and how much of the lesson was viewed.  This is extremely important, especially for younger children who tend to go straight to the end of the lesson and try to take the quiz.  Sometimes, students log on so their parents think they are working, but just leave the site up and many of the systems show that no files have been opened so this gets nipped pretty quickly.  It is helpful to see the dates because you can see if a student might be waiting until the last minute to do the work and you could use this data to conference with the student to help them get back on track.  The student activity explains quite a bit about the grade.

Most systems allow students to view their grades and it would be a shame for a teacher just to give a grade with no feedback.  The comments should provide the student with advice or suggestions on how to better understand the concept. Then, the dropbox allows the student to submit more open-ended work and gives the teacher opportunities to comment on those assignments, with plenty of feedback.