Learning.com Update 09/11

LEARNING.COM UPDATE:

Student and Teacher Accounts:

• Middle Schools are back! (seems that they disappeared over last weekend.....hmmmmm)
• Student accounts should be working.
• Teacher accounts should be working.

Classes:

The auto-upload process that PISD started this year has not been without it's problems...in case you haven't noticed!  Auto-generated classes in Learning.com are not looking exactly the way we would want them just yet.  Learning.com's statement regarding the timeline for correcting this problem is:  "I was given a time of “next week” for the fix of the removal of old classes to be ready and applied to districts."

Here is an overview of what you are (or will be) seeing, as well as our goal for this year.  

MANUALLY CREATED Classes from Previous Years:

• Old manually created classes can only be deleted or edited by the teacher or campus coordinator.
• As a district, we chose NOT to delete them in case a teacher wanted any information or curriculum they had assigned to the class in previous years.
• Teachers can manually create classes this year, but students will not auto-update in them.  That will need to be done manually by enrolling or un-enrolling them.

LAST YEAR'S "Synced" Classes:

• CURRENT SITUATION: When we first tested the auto-upload process to see if it worked successfully (in early August), classes with last year's students were auto-created under each teacher's login.  So, everything worked out great at the time. 
• PROBLEM: These classes from last year are still there, and they aren't being removed like they should.  
• GOAL: Removal of all 2013-2014 (last year's) auto-generated classes with last year's students in them.
• RESOLUTION: Learning.com is aware of their programming issue and are working to rectify the situation.

THIS YEAR'S "Synced" Classes:

• CURRENT SITUATION: 2014-2015 classes were auto-uploaded (created) using the teacher's schedule.  
• PROBLEM: This creates about 7-10 classes per teacher at the elementary and middle school level, instead of just one class for each group of students he/she teaches.  
• GOAL: Each teacher sees one auto-created class for each group of students they teach.  Elementary - that means that each teacher would have one or two classes.  Middle - that means that each teacher would have 4-5 classes.
• RESOLUTION: Allen Brown (PISD Student Data Department) has the upload file ready.  As soon as Learning.com corrects their programming issue, the upload file will be imported and the goal of one class per group of students will be accomplished.