The 21st century is the era of electronics and nanotechnology. Computers and other fruits of technological progress have already firmly entered our everyday life. Paper books were replaced by electronic ones, letters in envelopes were replaced by e-mail, video calls and other benefits of civilization became available. Progress and education were not spared.
Pupils and students get more and more information on the Internet. Textbooks were replaced by electronic manuals. And even the school magazine is now digitized. Not so long ago, electronic diaries appeared in schools. Many parents were shocked by this innovation. But it is not all that bad. What is an electronic diary, we will understand in this article.
Electronic journal. Electronic diary. What it is?
The school electronic diary and journal is a software package designed to optimize the system of accounting for school performance and monitoring the educational process.
An electronic diary is a kind of program that contains student notes and homework, which is distributed by the teacher.
Parental control
What is an electronic diary from the point of view of parents? Many perceive this innovation with hostility. But in vain! Unlike electronic, a school diary of a familiar paper format can be "lost" or "forgotten" by careless students. Children often do not submit a diary to the teacher for evaluation or forget to write down the assignment. Then parents do not see the real picture of their child's performance and cannot fully control the educational process.
The school’s electronic diary allows mom or dad to monitor the behavior and performance of the child around the clock, even if they are not at home (for example, on a business trip). In addition, access to ED opens up the following possibilities for parents:
- Open access to information about school events, to the lesson schedule.
- Monitoring attendance of lessons and operational information about the behavior of students in the school.
- Free communication with teachers of an educational institution.
- The possibility of interactive communication with the school administration.
This is very convenient in the conditions of life of a modern person, when parents often do not have time for a personal visit to an educational institution to communicate with teachers. In fairness, I must say that many parents in their busy schedules have difficulty finding time to communicate directly with their child, not to mention school.
Why do students need electronic diaries
Everything in order. What to do if a child missed classes or forgot to write a task at school? An electronic diary will come to the rescue. Now you do not need to call classmates. It is enough to have access to the Internet on a computer or phone.
Given the fact that children today master the technique much faster than the alphabet, it is much easier for them than parents to understand what an electronic diary is and how to use it.
A student needs ED to:
- at any time of the year to have access to your grades and clearly monitor your progress;
- have access to the rating scale;
- keep abreast of all cool events and activities (even during illness or absence for other reasons).
Platform "Diary.ru" to help educators
The introduction of electronic diaries in the Moscow region began in order to streamline and simplify the work of the teaching staff.
The Diary.ru platform was designed to help teachers. Working with EC and ED involves:
- Automatic calculation of final grades and student ratings.
- Prompt communication with parents of students and communication with teachers.
- Integration with teachers from different schools to share experiences.
- Remote consultations and classes.
- Analysis of the work of teachers and the entire educational institution.
Difficulties in working with ED and EC
Electronic diaries and magazines in many regions of Russia are at the implementation stage. Problems arise due to the lack of necessary equipment and access to the Internet in remote areas of our homeland. In this connection, pedagogical workers and parents of students cannot fully work with electronic documentation.
Another obstacle to the introduction of school electronic diaries is the venerable age of teachers.
It is worth noting that in many schools, especially for small towns and villages, most teachers are of retirement age. It is difficult for these people to master the work on the Internet and, accordingly, educational platforms.
Another difficulty that practicing teachers talk about is that such electronic diaries and journals in many educational institutions run in parallel with paper journals. Accordingly, double burden is placed on the shoulders of teachers.
Therefore, many educational institutions introduce special posts of specialists responsible for maintaining electronic journals and other documentation.
The advantages of an electronic diary over paper
Despite these inconveniences, the electronic diary has many advantages over the printed counterpart:
- The electronic diary will not be lost, will not drown, will not be torn and burned.
- Grades in ED are not amenable to correction - the student will not be able to independently correct the grade.
- Parents have round-the-clock access to their child’s school electronic diary.
- Not a single grade put by a teacher in a journal will be missed in ED. Therefore, the child and parents will see the real picture and the dynamics of academic performance.
- In the absence of a child at school, he does not drop out of the educational process, as he has access to homework and teacher announcements.
Here is what an electronic diary is. It is convenient, easy to use, mobile and always available. Therefore, do not be afraid of innovation. Education today is keeping pace with the times!