Math teachers Natalie Steutermann and Darrah Batcheler agree the changes to My Big Campus make it more difficult to work with.
My Big Campus is based off of Facebook. Its appearance is similar; you have your own profile, along with comment boxes.
However, this is not a social site. This website allows teachers to post notes, homework assignments, missing work, etc. online to benefit students who are sick or absent.
“If I were to post something, say, notes or a worksheet, being able to post to all my other classes at the same time isn’t possible. That’s where teachers do not like it,” Steutermann said.
According to Steutermann and Batcheler, the time teachers get in planning period is precious.
“You have to repeat the process of copying stuff into your classes individually and that’s taking time away from our planning period,” Steutermann said.
Steutermann said it’s a good idea for it to be like Facebook.
“Why not have it be like something everyone is used to using,” said Steutermann. “If this is supposed to be something for kids, then we need to use something that they are used to using.”
Sarah Banks, freshman, also said she likes My Big Campus being based off of Facebook.
“Well Facebook is really easy to look at when they post stuff, so you don’t have to go all over the place to find it, it’s just right there,” said Banks.