Re: (FWD) Re: [seul-edu] Comprehensive Student ManagementSystem

[Bill Ries-Knight <brk@slip.net>]

Serious to silly, these names all tell a story...we want to be noticed and used.

MOM seems good.

Module Oriented Management.
or...
Manage Our Monsters.

Bill

Jim Aird wrote:

> Ray Olszewski wrote:
>
> > At 08:58 PM 9/6/00 EDT, Douglas Loss wrote:
> > ...
> > >I agree with what you wrote, but only want to reply about the
> > >name.  No boring names!  Let's come up with something memorable.
> > > Let's see, a student management system should keep track of how
> > >a student is doing in grades, attendance, discipline, etc., and
> > >should be able to flag potential problems for attention.  How
> > >about naming it "Mentor"?  Or maybe "Headmaster".  Or maybe
> > >something to do with recording data.  How about "Amanuensis"?
> >
> > If you're *sure* you want memorable, there's always ...
> >
> >         Legree
> >         Ratchett
> >         O'Brien
> >
> > ... or, if those are too obscure (I had to look up the last one, myself), an
> > obvious candidate is "Permanent Record" ... easy to remember, easier to
> > understand than, say, "Mentor".
>
> >From a school admin point of view:  "Site Record/Recorder", "Site Secretary",
> "Main Office", or "Cumulative Record Keeper"