Pros & Cons.
PROS:
Easy and intuitive to use. Reduces waste and saves time at the copy machine- everything is digital. Students can easily submit assignments and receive teacher feedback on the app. Keeps students and teachers organized: everything can be submitted and graded through Showbie. Flexible: teachers can use it for many types of assignments as well as offer multiple forms of feedback. Teachers and students can communicate through typed text, written text on a tablet, stickers, and audio. Students can ask questions privately trough the chat feature. Cross-platform: Teachers and students can upload items from Drive and Office 365. Compatible with thousands of educational applications (Padlet, Storybook, etc.). Parents can have access (with paid account) to see student progress. Students can work in groups (with paid account) on an assignment. Teachers can keep an integrated online gradebook (with paid account). Teachers can schedule assignments, provide due dates, and lock assignments (with paid account). CONS: The Pro version is needed to really provide an optimal resource for classrooms and students (grading, groups, parent access, etc.). Teachers might initially feel constrained over creating assignments to fit within the application, but practice, creativity and available resources can help teachers get the most out of Showbie’s paperless classroom. |