I hate shopping malls. Despite the allure of one stop shopping, there are too many people and too many things I don't need, making it harder for me to get what I want.
That being said, I love the concept of one stop shopping. Perhaps that's the allure of online purchasing; it's all right there at your fingertips.
My goal this summer has been to move my customized program in more of a one stop shopping direction. I'm getting there. This year, students will be able to access most of their independent learning through Educate (the learning management software purchased by the district). Each student will be able to look at his/her calendar and see what needs attention and then click on those tasks to receive step by step instructions, note sheets, video lessons, assessments, and more.
This is a big step up from last year, when students were informed of the major tasks that needed tackling but were not provided with links and other resources. This forced students to sort through Moodle, Google, and other locations to find their way to the checklists and other resources housed there. In short, my students were having to shop in a mall. Everything was there, but there were too many things in the way, too much sorting to do.
I think most students will be pleased with this latest progress as many of them spoke of the lack of logic in multistop shopping. Once again, the students have provided the next steps for me.
