Did you know that there are more than just traditional uses for student work scanners? If you have a student work scanner in your classroom or school, there are many ways that you can use it beyond the obvious. This blog post will explore 5 unexpected ways to use a student work scanner. Who knows, one of these might just be the perfect fit for your needs!
1. Create a Digital Portfolio: A digital portfolio is a great way to showcase student work. By scanning in students' physical artwork, writing samples, and other artifacts, you can create an online portfolio that can be shared with parents, guardians, and other interested parties. Plus, by having a digital portfolio, students can easily add to it and update it as they complete new projects throughout the year.
2. Make a Classroom Newspaper: Scanning in students' writing and artwork can also be used to create a classroom newspaper. This can be sent home to families electronically or even printed out and distributed physically. It's a great way to stay connected with families and share what's going on in the classroom. Plus, students love seeing their work in print!
3. Take Attendance: Believe it or not, you can use an App for student work scanning to take attendance! All you need is a barcode system set up (which can be easily done with free software like Code 128 Barcode Fonts). Once that's in place, students can scan their own barcodes when they arrive to class each day. This is a quick and easy way to take attendance without having to call out names or keep track of paper slips.
4. Check Out Books from the Library: If your school has a library with books that can be checked out, you can use a student work scanner as a self-checkout station. Simply set up a barcode system for each book (again, Code 128 Barcode Fonts will work great for this), and then students can scan the barcodes of the books they want to check out. They can even scan their own ID cards so that you don't have to worry about keeping track of who has which book.
5. Give Students Instant Feedback: With many Grading tool, you can save scans as PDFs or images. This means that you can quickly provide feedback on student work by scanning it into your computer and writing directly on the digital copy. You can then save your changes and send the file back to the student via email or another file-sharing service. This is a great way to give students fast feedback without having to wait for copies to be made or wait until class is over to hand them back out.
Conclusion
As you can see, there are many ways to use a student work scanner beyond just scanning in traditional assignments. From taking attendance to creating a classroom newspaper, there's really no limit to what you can do with this handy tool. So next time you're looking for a new way to use your scanner, remember these 5 unexpected uses!
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