[Year 12 IPM] OTT - VELS Reporting Software

Thu Aug 10 12:17:35 EST 2006

I have looked at the Department provided software QuickVic (no cost) and
it is very similar to Markbook (written by same company) a download is
available to play with at
http://www.semaphore.com.au/quickvic/index.php?option=com_content&task=s
ection&id=7&Itemid=51.  

Regarding the student input. We are in the process of creating a Access
Database and giving students a choice of topics (up to three for year
7's eg Maths, organisation, spelling etc) and up to three items that
they can pick in each area to work on (eg. Use diary, set specific time
to do homework). Students will be able to input their choices and
towards the end of the semester type in their comments on how it worked.
I hope that we will be able to link it to QuickVic but if not will print
out separately and attach to reports.

Ian Clare
Information Technology Teacher
Casterton Secondary College
Ph   03 5581 1588 Fax 03 5581 1518
clare.ian.j at edumail.vic.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Rankin, Ellen E 
Sent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 10:29 AM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
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Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] OTT - VELS Reporting Software

Hi All,

We have Markbook and think it is great.  How are others who are using it
working with the Reporting People in their schools to implement the new
report cards?  Are you totally changing your report formats or are you
cutting and pasting and including the mandatory sections and adding
other parts that your school wants or going for the least line of
resistance. 

How is your school going to deal with the Student input section?  Are
they going to type directly into markbook? Or are they going to hand
write a separate page?  The logistics of them typing into Markbook will
be something to work out I think?

Will your parents have a tear off section to return to school later?
What are you going to do with this?

Ellen Rankin

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On Behalf Of Hock Khaw
Sent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 9:53 AM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
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Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] OTT - VELS Reporting Software

Hi Michael,
The import and export facilty in Markbook is excellent. It imports CSV
files in a very systematic manner. I have used Markbook since 2000 in
conjunction with Maze (similar to Cases21 - supplied by CAZ) which was
used as the timetabler package previously. We have now moved to The
Timetabler which can export the relevant Markbook files in the CSV
format. Is CASES21 used for timetabling? If your timetable package can
export the required fields easily and stored as a CSV file, you can
easily import them into Markbook.

I will be happy to give further advice if you wish as I have been a
Markbook Administrator since its inception in our College as well as a
timetabler for three years before handing the job back to a teaching
staff.

Hock Khaw
Computer Systems Manager MACS PCP MCP
St Joseph's College Melbourne
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-----Original Message-----
From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Michael Warden
Sent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 9:05 AM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'
Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] OTT - VELS Reporting Software

Hi Laurie,

You might be right about the cost but it took 10 hours of solid work to
create the working model based on our school's needs (including deriving
the algorithm as per department guidelines) - I wanted a challenge!
Funny thing is - our school has yet to decide whether to go FM Pro or
Markbook but I suppose they still need to see a working model anyway.

Can I ask - since we do not have Markbook - How well does it integrate
with
Cases21 and other programs - Do you have to export and then import data
via a txt/csv file and vice versa OR can Markbook directly access data
from the data files of other programs?

Please provide some info.

Michael

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