Hiding notes from school might become a dying art.
Parents can boot up computers to get the lowdown.
A few clicks later, she learned he had plenty of homework. His mother wasn't convinced. He tried to pull one over on us, but now he can't do that, not in two classes at least. In increasing numbers, teachers throughout the Tampa Bay area are using technology to apprise parents of their children's progress and behavior. Until the electronic age harkened, bad-news report cards, quizzes and notes sent home with students sometimes disappeared into a black hole.