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Nov 3, 2008 Advantages for Advantages for Teachers, Students Teachers, Students and Parents and Parents

Nov 3, 2008 Advantages for Teachers, Students and Parents

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Nov 3, 2008

Advantages for Advantages for Teachers, Students Teachers, Students

and Parentsand Parents

Nov 3, 2008

Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

No need to input names or other No need to input names or other data, retrieve directly from a hidden data, retrieve directly from a hidden document filedocument file

Even imports information like Even imports information like birthdays, email addresses and birthdays, email addresses and telephone numbers for quick telephone numbers for quick referencereference

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Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

Bring in student photos, similar to Bring in student photos, similar to SIDSID

Quicker way to learn student namesQuicker way to learn student names Print out photos with proper seating Print out photos with proper seating

arrangement, especially for arrangement, especially for occasional teachersoccasional teachers

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Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

Can print a variety of useful forms Can print a variety of useful forms such as textbook loans, attendance such as textbook loans, attendance and mark entryand mark entry

Great for providing hard copies of Great for providing hard copies of digital materialdigital material

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Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

Can import a mark set or template Can import a mark set or template from a previous semester or year from a previous semester or year when teaching the same course for a when teaching the same course for a second timesecond time

Can save a great deal of time at the Can save a great deal of time at the beginning of the semesterbeginning of the semester

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Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

Templates or setups are flexible; Templates or setups are flexible; they are not carved in stonethey are not carved in stone

Teachers using a template will see Teachers using a template will see material from the past semester, but material from the past semester, but this does not mean they need to this does not mean they need to carry out the exact same carry out the exact same assessmentsassessments

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Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

Can clone a mark entry for several Can clone a mark entry for several categories without retyping the categories without retyping the resultsresults

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Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

Very easy to back up on a memory Very easy to back up on a memory stick or CDstick or CD

Can be reminded to back up at given Can be reminded to back up at given intervalsintervals

MB is available for home installation MB is available for home installation (PC only) (see your Computer (PC only) (see your Computer Contact Teacher for a copy)Contact Teacher for a copy)

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Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

Can be password protected if in a Can be password protected if in a public areapublic area

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Benefits for studentsBenefits for students

Can compare marks with different Can compare marks with different algorithms on the flyalgorithms on the fly

Excellent tool to aid with Excellent tool to aid with professional judgmentprofessional judgment

Teachers can use three different Teachers can use three different measures of central tendency to measures of central tendency to guide them in determining marks.guide them in determining marks.

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Benefits for Benefits for teachers/parentsteachers/parents Trends Graph can be used to Trends Graph can be used to

visualize most recent resultsvisualize most recent results By including a Trends Graph and By including a Trends Graph and

print out of marks, it makes it easier print out of marks, it makes it easier to guide parent-teacher conferencesto guide parent-teacher conferences

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Benefits for Benefits for students/teachersstudents/teachers Can visually see mark distribution by Can visually see mark distribution by

levels or also by categorieslevels or also by categories Can play an important role in reflection Can play an important role in reflection

for determining the term or final grade of for determining the term or final grade of a studenta student

MarkBook is a very “visual” program, MarkBook is a very “visual” program, helping teachers, parents and students helping teachers, parents and students understand progress and where learning understand progress and where learning has occurred or needs improvementhas occurred or needs improvement

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Benefits for Benefits for parents/studentsparents/students Can email regularly home to parents Can email regularly home to parents

and/or studentsand/or students Email can be in the form of a series of Email can be in the form of a series of

tables or a notetables or a note Emails can be individual or bulk to all Emails can be individual or bulk to all

parentsparents Setup is very simple and many parental Setup is very simple and many parental

emails are already in the database, emails are already in the database, imported from Trillium (via the hidden imported from Trillium (via the hidden text file)text file)

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Benefits for teachersBenefits for teachers

Can use a different Mark Set for Can use a different Mark Set for Learning SkillsLearning Skills

Helps teachers track and record Helps teachers track and record information regarding the five information regarding the five learning skillslearning skills

Does not conflict with other Does not conflict with other assessment dataassessment data

Aids teachers in explaining Learning Aids teachers in explaining Learning Skill results to parentsSkill results to parents

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In summation…In summation…

MarkBook provides teachers with a MarkBook provides teachers with a wide variety of calculations and wide variety of calculations and visualizations of the data to support visualizations of the data to support teachers in their application of teachers in their application of professional judgment.professional judgment.

MarkBook is the only software MarkBook is the only software supported by B&LT offering training supported by B&LT offering training and technical supportand technical support

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The final word…The final word…

For more in depth information, For more in depth information, please consult the please consult the Educators’ Educators’ Resource Guide: Assessment, Resource Guide: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting of Evaluation and Reporting of Student Achievement Student Achievement (Secondary)(Secondary)