Comments on: A Site That Stank http://msgtc.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/a-site-that-stank/ Thoughts and Wisdom from an Air Force JROTC Instructor Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:37:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris L http://msgtc.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/a-site-that-stank/#comment-6 Chris L Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:37:47 +0000 http://msgtc.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/a-site-that-stank/#comment-6 This is a great discussion because it so perfectly illustrates the point of paying attention to design and usability-- there is not a LOT of argument that the functions that Centerpoint provided are desirable, but there is a lot of dissatisfaction at the way that information was presented and the way the application works. The moral of the story is that users won't stick around for bad design and usability, unless they HAVE to and then it is a black eye for whoever is sponsoring the movement, no matter how well intended... This is a great discussion because it so perfectly illustrates the point of paying attention to design and usability– there is not a LOT of argument that the functions that Centerpoint provided are desirable, but there is a lot of dissatisfaction at the way that information was presented and the way the application works.

The moral of the story is that users won’t stick around for bad design and usability, unless they HAVE to and then it is a black eye for whoever is sponsoring the movement, no matter how well intended…

]]> By: Greg http://msgtc.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/a-site-that-stank/#comment-5 Greg Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:59:49 +0000 http://msgtc.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/a-site-that-stank/#comment-5 I do believe that NPMS was one of the test beds for this program and as such, you had Center point for two years. I may be wrong about this. Change is difficult and I understand your frustration. However I really believe that once you get more comfortable with Powerschool you will come to like it. One of the pluses we realized already was midquarter grades. All we had to do was make sure our gradebook was up to date. There was no logging on, going to another page and verifying the grade was what you wanted. You can do all of that right inside gradebook without leaving the homepage screen.. Hope you learn to like our new School District enforced program. Greg I do believe that NPMS was one of the test beds for this program and as such, you had Center point for two years. I may be wrong about this. Change is difficult and I understand your frustration. However I really believe that once you get more comfortable with Powerschool you will come to like it.

One of the pluses we realized already was midquarter grades. All we had to do was make sure our gradebook was up to date. There was no logging on, going to another page and verifying the grade was what you wanted. You can do all of that right inside gradebook without leaving the homepage screen..

Hope you learn to like our new School District enforced program.
Greg

]]> By: sadieak http://msgtc.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/a-site-that-stank/#comment-4 sadieak Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:44:16 +0000 http://msgtc.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/a-site-that-stank/#comment-4 Great post and so funny. My teachers at NPMS think that PowerSchool stinks and they so want they SO want the versatility of CenterPoint. FYI: Centerpoint purchased PowerSchool (and several other online grading programs) and now have market cornered. The Centerpoint team then took the best of everything and enhanced PowerSchool, which in reality is fairly limited. It is the programming ability of Kevin Heneveld that the portal (where you take attendance) is as robust as it is. The gradebook on the other hand is hacker impervious and we have take what were given. Which gives me a giant headache, since I have library aides that are graded on a P/F basis…..and for some reason that can’t be done, so I have to manually override the grades. Yes, I miss Centerpoint. Great post and so funny.

My teachers at NPMS think that PowerSchool stinks and they so want they SO want the versatility of CenterPoint.

FYI: Centerpoint purchased PowerSchool (and several other online grading programs) and now have market cornered. The Centerpoint team then took the best of everything and enhanced PowerSchool, which in reality is fairly limited. It is the programming ability of Kevin Heneveld that the portal (where you take attendance) is as robust as it is. The gradebook on the other hand is hacker impervious and we have take what were given. Which gives me a giant headache, since I have library aides that are graded on a P/F basis…..and for some reason that can’t be done, so I have to manually override the grades.

Yes, I miss Centerpoint.

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