Parent+and+Guardian+Wiki+Instructions



Dear Parents and Guardians,

At Armstrong, we understand the importance of helping our students learn to become more independent as they ready themselves for more rigorous academic requirements and additional responsibilities for high school. One of these responsibilities is to manage due dates of homework assignments, quizzes, tests, and projects; however, how can we assist our students with this requirement without removing the overall responsibility?

To begin answering this question, I created the //Homework Tracker// http://homeworktracker.wikispaces.com whi ch enables your child  to confirm his/her nightly homework for any given week; all in one location from participating classroom teachers. For your convenience you can also access the //Homework Tracker// via a link entitled //Homework Tracker //from Armstrong’s webpage []. Once on this page, locate the center panel and scroll down about half-way. Please see below.



The //Homework Tracker// is not just for our students. As parents/guardians you will find several helpful features listed on the Home Page. For example, there are links to Armstrong’s Staff Email Directory and to iCampus [] which will enable you to monitor your child’s grades.

Please encourage your child to use the //Homework Tracker// to confirm his/her nightly homework; however, the //Homework Tracker// does not replace your child’s responsibility of writing down the nightly homework. If you have any questions about your child’s homework, please call or email his/her teacher. Please call me with all questions about the //Homework Tracker at// 215-945-2570 or kjones1@btsd.us . Thank you.

Sincerely,

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Karla M. Jones, M.Ed. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">School Counselor <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">Wikimaster


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Helpful Hints **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1//. Access the Homework Tracker daily.// **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 19px;">. ****//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Access iCampus daily //**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">–Provides parents/guardians with access to view their students’ grades and attendance.

//[|iCampus].//
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">New Users or //**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> **//Current Users//** – If you are a first time user or need help navigating iCampus, please call the Armstrong Guidance Department at 215-945-2570 and ask to speak with our Guidance Secretary, Mrs. Nancy Tkach.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">New Users //**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">– Please click on the link [[file:naahomeworktracker/ED540 Example Grade Book Page - Word Document for Home Page.docx|Example Grade Book Page]]and view an actual example of a student's grades that can be found in


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3. //Calendar Pages// **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">– Simply follow the instructions below to locate the desired week:

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">a. On the left-hand side of the page is the Navigation Bar. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">b. Click on the date for the week you want to know the homework. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">c. Locate your teacher’s name and nightly homework. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">d. Parents/Guardians can activate the email links to contact the teacher.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">All right reserved. No part of this webpage may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other – except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of Karla M. Jones, M.Ed. Copyright 2012.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Revised 8/31/2012