Electronic Teachers Journal A software tool for teachers

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1404 Electronic Teachers Journal - A software
tool for teachers Theo Tsourdalakis, Bacchus
Marsh Grammar
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Teachers Journal
Electronic

• Saves time

• Reduces frustration and stress

• Increases confidence

• Improves teaching

Taking the drudgery out of teaching
www.teachersjournal.com.au
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Teaching is a noble profession however it can be

• Stressful
• Frustrating
• Time consuming
• Fearful
• Time Pressured
• A drudgery

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New figures show WorkCover stress bill for
teachers outstrips claims in all sectors of the
states public service-including police and
nurses The Herald Sun 15/9/03 (page 1)
There is a better way !!
Computers are good at storing and retrieving
information. Lets use them to.. Take the
drudgery out of teaching
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Are you content with this?
Or would you prefer .
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Teachers Journal
Electronic

• Saves time

• Reduces frustration and stress

• Increases confidence

• Improves teaching

Taking the drudgery out of teaching
www.teachersjournal.com.au
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Retrieves Student data
Electronic Teachers Journal

• Quickly
• Accurately
• Conveniently

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Consider some printouts
These reports are created automatically Simply
by clicking a button.
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Create Work Requirements

• Quickly
• Formatting automatically done
• Re-use work requirements
• Professionally
• Clarity which students love
• Conveniently
• With (selectively) imbedded Assessment Criteria

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Convenient marking

• Assessment Criteria sheets takes the drudgery out
  of marking.
• These automatically print out with each students
  name.
• Give clear and useful feedback to students.
• Criteria entered once but used in both the work
  requirement specification as well as the
  assessment sheet

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Easy entry of results

• Entering student results is easy, quick and
  convenient
• Calculation of percentages and associated letter
  grades for assessment task is automatic
• Speed fill features enables entry of whole class
  automatically
• Hide entered names button causes entered names
  to disappear after entry, thereby making entry
  even easier.
• Easy exporting of results to Excell spreadsheet

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Reusing work requirements is a breeze

• Work requirements are stored by Teachers Journal.
  No searching through directories trying to find
  them.
• Simply select the source then click to import
  into focus subject
• Numbering is automatic

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Aggregate Work Requirements

• Create new (aggregate) work requirements which
  are a combination existing results.
• Eg. Overall mark for subject
• Simple to do
• Assign the title of new Work Requirement
• Assign the weightings
• Click the button.
• New aggregate with results automatically created
  and appended to Work Requirement list

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Roll Call and period notes

• Record attendance electronically
• Speedfill enables marking the whole class in one
  click
• Provision to give period a title,
• Was it a SAC, a test, or free period
• Keep notes about the period
• Eg. The class was very agitated because the the
  principal after principals address

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Peace of mind through backups

• Backing up your data is easy
• It is quick
• It gives peace of mind
• No fear of loosing paper based journal
• Backups include
• Core data only, or
• Everything

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Photos of students

• Assist in memorizing student names
• Accessible by clicking button on Main Form

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Setting up is easy

• Teachers are completely autonomous and self
  sufficient
• Student Names can be imported from Excel
  spreadsheet
• Teachers can enter their own
• Letter grades
• Relationship between percentage and letter
• Attendance abbreviations etc

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Additional printouts include
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Teachers Journal
Electronic

• Saves time

• Reduces frustration and stress

• Increases confidence

• Improves teaching

Taking the drudgery out of teaching
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Lets review
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Review continued
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BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE!

• Learn the easy way
• ScreenCam training modules
• Put the CD ROM into the Drive and wait
• Select the module of interest
• Click the button then sit back, view live
  demonstration with explanatory audio naration

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I am convinced, HOW DO I GET A COPY FOR MYSELF!!!

• Get a copy from a friend
• Visit www.teachersjournal.com.au
• Obtain through DET, S4E program
  (sofweb.vic.edu.au)
• Send email to tbmsystems.com.au