I also see some growing pains in the lessons databases. When I pulled up social studies lessons, for instance, I looked at 20 entries on the first page and then clicked Next to view the remaining 14. But instead of more lesson entries, I got an error message. And the many typos in lesson plans indicate that TaskStream needs a professional proofreader to polish teacher submissions. Web sites that use teachers' contributions should understand that they are serving as publishing companies for teachers and should provide editors and proofreaders.
Some teachers are great instructors but lousy spellers.
Let's give them the help they need. Despite these drawbacks, I find TaskStream has so many more positives than negatives that I give it a Best Bet. ThinkWave Educator 2.2 ThinkWave, Inc. ThinkWave is a formerly free web service that has now gone commercial. This information can be made available on the company's web site, where students and parents can log on to their private accounts to track grades, attendance records, and upcoming assignments, as well as communicate with the teacher.