Red Pen Tool Case Study - Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools

A presentation by P LangdonHead of ICT

The Hulme Grammar Schools

Three reasons why I switched to digital, online marking:

1)To Save Money!

My centre was spending approximately £5,000 per suite,

per year on consumables.

....and it was rising

2) To access my marking from homeMy marking has gone from this....

to this.................

Actual screen shot of current GCSE controlled assessments (WJEC Board)

3) Another reason I switched...

Who was actually doing the coursework?

Or...

Running Red Pen Tool through

I can do the following...

1.Restrict access by time2.Restrict access by location3.Monitor activity using log history

I’ve now put the ‘control’ into coursework assessment

Is it quite a radical switch?Yes

Will you face resistance?Yes

Is there initially more work?Yes

Is it worth it?

YES!

As a teacher of technology how can I preach the advantages of going on line if I’m still using ink and paper?

Now I don’t just teach ICT

I practice it.

...... and so do my students.

Have I been paid by TAG to create this presentation or am I financially

associated with them?No. I simply believe that this approach to working

will improve my staff’s working life and my student’s involvement with their studies. That and on the

three occasions that I needed the software altering they did so with impressive speed.

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