i'm used to keeping the records of my class by assignments and I can see thru this that it would also be beneficial to keep a seperate file of each indivdual student

That's funny how you find that you have a problem student i almost evrty catsgory. I learned that if a student is giving you a problem with something it's not always best to keep pushing that direction. Sometimes a change of direction will solve the problem

I've already found value in getting to know the students on a persinal level. i ahd never thought of the biography thing at the beginning of the class and I like that very much

I teach a subject online now that should have a lot of lab associated with it. it will not be online forever and by looking at the CMS i'm able to tell my students I can make up some of their lab time in other classwes that don't evolve a lot of lab if they will stay envolved and weork with me to master the theory part of thois subject