[Year 12 IPM] OT: Markbook Co-ordinator

Wed Apr 19 18:31:26 EST 2006

Hello Leslie

I would echo the sentiments re great support from the MarkBook people. I would also add that overall it's a good package and teachers like using it. It's the admin that's the killer - as Laurie said get your data sorted right from the start, think carefully about your coding system for subjects, assessment items and so on (again, seek MarkBook's advice) or else you can get stuck with an unwieldy system.

I was fortunate that my AP had come from a 'MarkBook School' and so knew about the admin work load - I have a 4 period per week time allowance (50 min periods) plus an assistant who gets 1 period per week (she is also our attempt at succession planning - something I think you need with MarkBook because of it's sophistication)

Regards
Robert T-A
Brighton SC

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lesley Humphries 
  To: ipm at edulists.com.au 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:24 AM
  Subject: [Year 12 IPM] OT: Markbook Co-ordinator

  Good morning,

  Our school has just purchased Markbook, and I have been appointed Markbook Co-ordinator. We haven't had computerised reporting before. I just wondered if anyone could let me know how the co-ordination of this is done in other schools. Is it a separate POL with time release, is it a part of the Learning Technologies Co-ordinator's role, etc? 

  Any advice gratefully accepted.

  Thanks, Lesley
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