[Yr7-10it] RE: Electronic reporting system

[RILEY, Bruce]

Lorette,
We have used Markbook for about 8 years now. We are happy with it
although admin is high in terms of setting up classes, maintaining
accurate class lists, etc. It works with either an Access or SQL
database (which we now use) and we import student details from
FirstClass (also now SQL). Staff have a client on their machine to write
student reports. Each staff member is able to develop their own comment
database. Update of files is down using TCP/IP. 
The program allows for interim reports and full semester reports. It can
handle multiple template layouts and there is a comprehensive report
module to pull out summary of results for coordinators and other VIPs.
I believe Markbook are also developing a browser based version.
Bruce

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[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Dobb, Lorette
Sent: Friday, 2 December 2005 11:19 AM
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Subject: [Yr7-10it] RE: Electronic reporting system

Our school is considering alternatives to Filemaker as a reporting
system. Does anyone have a suggestion for a better alternative? What do
people think of Markbook?

Lorette Dobb
Head of Technology & Coord Gifted Programs
Kingswood College
Box Hill

(03) 9890 0677
dobb.l at kingswoodcollege.vic.edu.au


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au]On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 9:44 AM
To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [Yr7-10it] Re: Open Source Software for schools (previously RE:
Re:


Sounds like a good port of Open Office to run on a Mac. Only review that

I read suggested that if you can use an X11 application, then use the 
Mac OS X release of OpenOffice.org

Regards Roland

Robert Minato wrote:

>Our school is looking at changing over from ms office to an open source
>program called Neo Office. Not familiar with it myself. Anyone know how
it
>compares with Open Office for a Mac network.
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