RE: Re: [school-discuss] Easy-to-use gradebook software

["Anthony Baldwin" <mrbaldwin@school-library.net>]

I owuld llike to say that I ahve not interestin an on-line database for a gradebook.  My school ahs us posting our lesson plans to taskstream.com and I don't even like that, even though some of thier tools are very useful.  I simply want a local gradebook to keep my classes organized.  The Teachers Toolbox  is awesome(I have 3.0 but I found 4.0 at tucows, haven't taken the time to download, crawling at 56k), but is only available for windows...

Tony
School-Library.net


>Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 00:05:39 -0800
> schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net Chris Francy <francyci@yahoo.com> Re: [school-discuss] Easy-to-use gradebook softwareReply-To: schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net
>
>
>For the killer gradebook application I would suggest a couple things.
>
>Keep the students gradeview app separate from the gradebook 
>application.  My desire is that there is absolutely no way that a student 
>can login to the gradeview application and through some bug in the code be 
>able to edit the information in the grade book.  Also if student view pages 
>are kept separate from the gradebook app a school can use the opensource 
>gradebook app and a commercial gradebook at the same time and still be able 
>to have a unified method for student (and parents) to track their progress.
>
>Create a good database structure and use lots of OOP and abstraction.  If 
>PHP is choosen platform it would be possible and very cool to both have a 
>web-based version of the application and also a version that will run as 
>locally using the PHP-GTK extensions.
>
>Build in easy and robust reporting.  Currently where I work we are doing a 
>lot of work trying to get teachers and schools to make DATA-DRIVEN 
>decisions.  The gradebook application would store lots of data.  We should 
>make it easy for teachers/administrators to use it.
>
>If possible make it easy to import/export existing data and accounts 
>from/to other applications.
>
>I have been thinking about building a gradebook application for quite a 
>while.  The tables for a gradebook application for a fully functional 
>gradebook is fairly complex if you want to be competitive with the some of 
>the popular commercial apps.
>
>Chris
>
>At 09:07 PM 4/2/2002, you wrote:
>>[snip]
>>mysql/php/apache would be low heartburn for us, that's our normal venue.
>>so that's our platform ... any problems ?
>>[/snip]
>>
>>Sounds good.  My only concern is the programing "style" for PHP.
>>What I would like very much is if most parts of the program are all broken
>>down into small functions called from a single main file.  I think this
>>makes it easier for integrating with other Programs, like my own
>>MyPHPSchool, so that if I wanted to use it, I could just include/require the
>>file and call any of the needed functions instead of having to go line by
>>line changing everything to fit it in my existing system.
>>
>>Also, one thing that would be *nice*, but not too important would be to
>>build in a database abstraction layer from the start so that it could use
>>PgSQL, or MySQL, or other SQL databases.
>>
>>-Paul Querna
>
>
>
>
> > 1) Student - student information including:
> > a) Lastname
> > b) Firstname
> > c) Student Number (local or state/provincial)
> > plus any other useful demographic stuff.
>Maybe a password colloum?(md5 of cource!)
>So that students could view their grades?
>
>On this matter, it would be nice if users are authenticated via a single
>function, and then granted/dennyed access based on what vhat that function
>returns.(ie so it would be easy to rip and replace the authentication system
>to use another Table/database from an existing system)
>
> > *****************
> > Operations Required: (by a teacher)
> > a) Enter/Edit/Delete Students
> > b) Enroll/Drop students in Subject/Section.
> > c) Add Tests to the Subject/Section.
> > d) Enter/Edit/Delete Student Results.
> > e) Print/View results by Student, Test.
> > f) Adjust Test Weightings including grouping by category.(overall balance
> > of course)
>Regarding E, I know with PHP it is possible to output to PDF files, which
>would be good for making printable reports.
>
>-Paul Querna



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