Working with new software

You know, it can be a minor headache to keep track of curriculum and assignments and attendance in the whirlwinds of life. I've been struggling with this battle for years. I had been working with a program called HomeSchool Tracker, and it's pretty nifty, but it's taken me several years to work out the kinks. Then I got a PC, and realized I had tons of data to somehow get from one machine to the next... Oie Vie!!

So my friend suggested that I try www.homeschoolskedtracker.com instead. So Sunday, I sat down, and worked diligently at setting it all up, for all 4 children. I also spent all day putting in the first weeks worth of assignments.

So Monday and Tuesday, my girls sat down and paced through each assignment, happy to SEE their work getting marked off as complete. While they were basking in the glow of productivity, I was confused. How on EARTH am I supposed to give them grades on their assignments???

So today I looked through the help articles and FAQ for the website. I had done pretty good over all, but missed ONE little change on each assignment... It seems a "regular" assignment is not graded. I had to go through and edit each assignment for each child, and mark them "Workbook", "Field work", "Test", ect. AHHHHH

So I spent several hours today fixing all the assignments, (completed and not), and then another hour or so tracking down the finished pages, grading them, and entering the grades.

WOOOHOOOO!!! I am making progress. They are feeling accountable for their work, motivated by the grades, and working hard.

Let's just hope I get all the glitches figured out and solved before we get too much further in the month, going back 2-3 weeks to fix something will cause a temporary break from sanity! LOL