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Technical
Features
Technical Specifications
Hardware Requirements
Technical Features
Student data is imported from school administration
and timetable systems (including OASIS, Principal for Windows (PFW), MAZE, CASES21, Timechart,
FirstClass, Timetabler, SAMS) making data import hassle free.
· Curriculum Data and Comment Banks may be created at
school and/or downloaded from the Internet. Schools can also swap both
curriculum and comments.
· Courses are designed very easily
with a tree view.
· Lesson plans, work samples and assessment activities
may be added to the system.
· Teachers use the simple
data entry module at school or home; alternatively they may choose to record
their assessments on scanned record cards, called scansheets.
· Lesson plans, assessment
guidelines and other curriculum information may be accessed.
· Comment banks and/or
manually typed comments can be used.
· Senior and pastoral
teachers may view all comments and assessments as soon as they are entered.
· Data
checking tools allow missing data to be quickly identified
· Report formats are designed in school using MS Word or selected from a range
of pre-defined layouts.
· Senior staff receive feedback through instant analysis of
results, including a wide range of graphs.
· Reports are printed collated, and can be folded and stapled ready to go home.
· Reports are archived as MS Word documents, or even
PDF documents, for long term records.
· Reports can be posted, emailed or published on the Web.
Technical Specifications
Back End Database
· MS Jet 3.2/4.0 Database
Engine
· Enhanced Database
Replication Server
· Automatic Database
Management Tools
· Automated End-of-Year
or End-of-Semester Rollover
· Data
Import from OASIS, Principal, MAZE, CASES21, Timechart, FirstClass, Timetabler
and several other systems
· Curriculum & Comment
Bank Import and Export
· Typical Size: 5-30
Mb
Development Environment
· MS Windows (32 bit)
· MS Visual Basic 6.0
Application
Apple Macintosh
· Apple Macs may be used
with ReportCard, but is not natively supported. This requires a Windows
2000/2003 Terminal
Server and MAC OS10.2+ OR Citrix Metaframe)
Printers
· Any mid range laser
printer may be used for printing scan forms provided it possesses the following
capabilities:
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Paper
feeds straight and consistently positioned. This is normally the case with
printers that have a photocopier style feed tray.
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An
ideal choice for most printing applications is a digital photocopier - typically
30-60ppm, high volume paper handling and low print cost.
Scanner
· Any scanner capable of
300dpi black & white TWAIN scanning may be used. ARC recommends Fujitsu scanners
with automatic document feeders and Minolta digital copiers.
Hardware Requirements
Minimum Requirements
for
Teacher Data Entry Module (EAS)
Pentium II 300 MHz CPU
64 MB RAM
4 GB Hard Drive
1.44 MB 3.5' Floppy Drive
CD-ROM Drive
Windows 2000 or XP
Word 2000 or later
WinZip
For
Main PC (ReportCard2.0)
Pentium III 600
MHz CPU
256 MB Ram
10 GB Hard Drive
1.44 MB 3.5' Floppy Drive
CD Burner
Windows 2000 or XP
Internet
and Email
Internet Explorer 5 or later
Word 2000 and Access 2000 or later
WinZip
For further information on the teachers data entry modules
and how they work, please click the link for a PowerPoint Presentation on
Data Entry Modules / EAS.
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