Kentucky's student learning plans go "live".(Technology Update).

The state of Kentucky recently launched a new Web-based system that automatically creates Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) for every middle and high school student. The state is paying about $350,000 a year to Toronto-based Career Cruising for a system that will allow students (starting in the 6th grade) to begin planning for their futures. Students have the opportunity to explore careers and colleges, create resumes and online portfolios, and even determine financial aid options for college. The system also automatically uploads test scores to each student's page.
Several middle and high schools began training with this technological tool in September 2006. Training will continue throughout the 2006-2007 academic year.
According to the Courier-Journal, students in Cindy Meyer's eighth-grade health class at Oldham South logged on for the first time two weeks ago, using the program's career-matchmaker function that lets students complete an interest survey and matches them to 40 professions. The site then shows students information about those careers, including video interviews with people in those professions, and allows them to see the corresponding college majors, along with the colleges that offer them.
Parents will also receive passwords and will be able to access their child's online information. They will also be encouraged to leave comments for their child and/or the school's guidance counselor.
As an added bonus, the plans can also be viewed in English or Spanish, and can be accessed from anywhere there is an Internet connection.
While students and schools are not required to use the Web-based system, they are required to complete plans for each student as part of the state's new graduation requirements. In addition, the Kentucky Board of Education is considering holding schools accountable for the plans by including students' completion rates in the state's student-testing system.
Additional states including Washington and Delaware are looking into similar programs. Both states plan to begin getting students online in the next two years.
To find out more about Kentucky's Individual Learning Plans visit: www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+R esources/Individual+Learning+Plan/default. htm.Source Citation: "Kentucky's student learning plans go "live".(Technology Update)." Curriculum Review 46.5 (Jan 2007): 4(1). Expanded Academic ASAP. Thomson Gale. Florida Gulf Coast University. 4 Apr. 2007 http://find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.fgcu.edu/itx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T004&prodId=EAIM&docId=A157097310&source=gale&srcprod=EAIM&userGroupName=gale15690&version=1.0.
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My say:

This article is about the state of kentucky and how they are releasing there lesson plans to middle schoolers over the web. To many this is a smart idea, because kids know what to expect when they come into class. Not only does it put out the plans, but puts out all the stuff you did in class that day with the grades. This is a smart idea so kids know how there doing in class, as well as parents. According to one of the students of the program, Cindy, "using the program's career-matchmaker function that lets students complete an interest survey and matches them to 40 professions. The site then shows students information about those careers, including video interviews with people in those professions, and allows them to see the corresponding college majors, along with the colleges that offer them. "

In conclusion, this program is a terrific tool in technology. It is really great, because of the benefits it provides you with, such as test scores, hw, and even your attendance. It is a perfect way to see how you are doing in the course, and parents can see how your doing as well. This program has been used in many states and is proven to be effective, and is the new effective way to keep everybody up to date on your studies.