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Teachers are very conservative. They are reluctant to jump feet first into the unknown. However, the typical reaction to MarkBook is as follows: after a week, the new user is comfortable and beginning to appreciate what MarkBook can do for them professionally. After a month, they feel very much in control. After half a year, our typical client says that they would never teach again without MarkBook! By this time, the tools, the analysis, the communications, and the positive changes in student performance and attitude are indispensable!

The following is a small sample of the unsolicited comments we have received from around the globe:

                           
 

The improvements in Markbook (2010) this year are superb. It is becoming a complete teaching 'platform' or user environment.

 
                           
 

In 2008, Asylum Software Inc. conducted a survey asking educators what features they liked about MarkBook.
This is what they said:

Markbook has always had superior features compared to anything else on the market. I am in my third school now and I have purchased the program or have had the school purchase the program on my behalf every single year. I am currently trying to convince my school in China to purchase Markbook for all of us...

Seating plans, classroom forms, email communication

Easy to use and great printed forms. Super results in both look of product and professionalism.

Professional appearance of Reports handed to students; Access to Comment Bank; Helpful graphs.

Printed student reports look professional and are easy to customize. I like the flexibility in the weighting of categories and assignments.

Simplicity and ease of use. Smart design, price and affordability. I think... everyone is envious at how problem free my record keeping is.

Graphs of student progress and analysis of student performance

Most of them! The ability to show parents how their child is doing visually never fails to impress.

The loaned items is useful as I know where all of my resources are at any time.

Sorting and printing option of students with less than 50%

Being able to assign categories weighted or not weighted- weighted affects average if I wish... not weighted (assigned %) allows me to see achievement per strand yet still have control over my grades by not weighting.

the details in the individual student reports; the ability to copy assignment; templates from one class to another so I don't need to re-enter them each time; the comparison of student grades against a class average

I like the anecdotal notes, student reports and the comment banks. I also like the flexibility offered in customizing the details for each class.

statistical analysis

I love being able to enter marks, being able to do seating plans, progress reports and so much more. I can't live without it now... it makes marking and keeping track of marks so much easier

The student report and combined report and the analysis of trends.

I like the fact that it calculate all my marks by itself. I save a lot of time. Students loves to know there average marks frequently, so it's perfect.

Seating Plans; Mathematical Statistics; Printed Forms; Many other things

Reports, ability to change weighting, attendance

Everything. It is extremely user-friendly. You can set-up, weight, assign marks any way you want. The printable forms for attendance and marks are great. The ease of creating reports for students or parents is great. The ability to create different marksets within one class for multi-level classes is fantastic.

I like the flexibility that the software offers. I am able to adjust the weight of marks as the year progresses to reflect what I am emphasizing in class. Likewise I like the options for how I weight the students' grades. I like having the ability to make my own comments & apply them to multiple students as needed.

Easy to set up and enter new marks.

Easy mark weighting and conversion of numeric marks to alphabetic marks.

It is so easy to use and the reports are beautiful! I love the charts & visuals -- they are so easy for the students to understand at a glance.

grading options (weighting)

Many... ability to display data in multiple ways, the adaptability to my needs, the email feature is particularly useful for keeping in touch with parents.

I like MarkBook's user-friendly interface.

I love the organization and the fact I can print reports anytime I want. I would be lost without it.

The ability to quickly print of a document clearly showing all of a students marks including zeros and did not complete, the seating plan creator feature, the class reports, the new feature that allows you to keep track of loaned items. There is not much I don't like about it.

ease of use and easy "teachability" to new staff

Ability to enter / categorize student work pieces quickly and easily. Individual student and class reports - kids love them; very good tool for students managing their own learning. Exportability between home desktop / work laptop.

seating plan with pictures, organization of categories, removal of students does not remove their info

emailing the report to parents; easy to use; seating plan

Ability to tailor personal data input for each class. Reports showing attendance & performance. Seating plans & Photos. Ability to upload data to web page

all of them

The ability to easily create reports based on data input

Ease of use

Student reports, email reports to parents

seating plans (with the 25 boxes in each seat); class lists visual presentation on the computer; display options for students to see their marks; I also like thatI can focus on one assignment at a time. I really love how visually organized the program is.

Strand weighting

Ease of entering grades and attendance. Also the way the seating chart can be adjusted so easily

It is very user friendly and professional looking.

I like MarkBook's statistical and reporting functions.

multiple report options, input method is intuitive to me

Many teachers enjoy the use and ease of the program. Our ability to upload student information into MarkBook makes our life so much easier as teachers. What is also important is the ability to send e-mails home to parents using this feature to report student progress and achievement. This improved communication tool has been embraced by our school community and staff love the feature. Our ability to change the assignments/ tests etc. is an excellent feature as students progress throughout the course.

The variety and scale in which grades can be kept, the ease in communicating grades with students and parents, the ease of setting up the markbook and many other features

I love the mini reports for deficiencies and progress notes and records for comments that I record.

User friendly; up-to-date

easy to use, reports

 
 

From just one of the many faculties of education using MarkBook®:

All of my students got nearly perfect on the assignment, did all the things from class seating plan to producing class and student reports (some even embedded photos in seating plan for fun) and showed proper calculation/weighting methods.

I am a sold fan. I use it myself... and promote it actively in my Assessment class

Thank you for all your help... excellent customer service! Canada

Comment from a college instructor: MUCH thanks. My teacher graduates report that me teaching MarkBook... is a HUGE asset (aka HUGE!!!)... the principals are thrilled my grads know how to do marks, do interim reports and such. I can't thank you enough for the support and access to this product - it really is a win-win situation for everyone involved!

The support from MarkBook/MarkBook Admin/LockerManager has been outstanding. Canada

Thanks again for your prompt assistance. Our school has loved Markbook for a couple of years now and last year we adopted the Markbook report as our report card for the school. It became a huge time saver for our staff and our students and parents liked the updated email reports that many teachers were sending!

Thanks again for a great product. Canada

The support we teachers get with MarkBook is outstanding and is greatly appreciated. Once again, thanks! Canada

Cheers mate!! As usual your support is sensational!! Australia

We purchased a copy of MarkBook Admin in December and... just love it. Canada

You have really started a wave, and we are finally having super conversations about the underlying issues around assessment! Your presentation has done so much more for our PD here than you will ever know. Canada

Thanks so much for getting back to me so quickly... I really appreciate your assistance (and I love the program, by the way)!!! Canada

Your company has always been amazing with fast and accurate support. Keep it up!

My whole department uses (MarkBook) regularly and... love to talk about its virtues. We all think your product is outstanding.

The MarkBook program is invaluable to our teachers. Every teacher uses it which is amazing since we have a few that are not so computer friendly.

I have been using (MarkBook) for 4 years since reading about it in a teacher's journal. It is a fantastic tool that allows me to keep an electronic (grade book) on each of my classes... students and parents love (MarkBook) - they get wildly excited over their position in the class and parents appreciate the professional quality of the reports it generates. It puts me in control of assessment and is of great interest to my colleagues many of whom have taken the package up.

It is quite simply the best piece of educational software I have ever used. England

Thanks for the speedy reply. I've been using (Markbook) ever since it first came out. It's a great program. Canada

Thanks so much for your solutions. I've been using (Markbook) for several years and it keeps getting better and better. Thanks for a great program and more importantly your continued support. Canada

I have used spreadsheets since 1989. The printouts were not very easy to read and it used to take hours to crunch the numbers - I had to design my own columns and rows and fonts and the possibility of formula errors meant checking and rechecking constantly.

This semester however I discovered MarkBook... and it was amazing. At first I kept updating my spreadsheets because I couldn't believe that MarkBook was as simple and reliable as it appeared. It is the perfect program for this English teacher. Teaching a new curriculum with new expectations means my marks must reflect the new categories, strands, and learning skills for the new report cards. Such reporting takes 2 minutes using MarkBook.

I am thrilled that MarkBook... provides median marks as well as average marks - the kids are highly motivated by the statistics I can give them about class achievement and they love their own printouts which I provide twice a semester. MarkBook is also a wonderful way to inform the administration, special education teachers, and the parents of student progress and problems.

I saved hours of time and thousands of key strokes by using MarkBook this semester. Thank you for developing this software for teachers!!!! USA

Wow! I'm so impressed with the new version [of MarkBook CNX]. Thanks for your help! Canada

I am a classroom history teacher who has bought Markbook for his personal use. This is the third or fourth school year I've been using your program and I really like it... especially when I get into those parent-teacher meetings, where the other teachers show their rinky-dink printout from their simplier programs, and I've got the big, bold, Markbook printout. Thank you. USA

I'm using MarkBook's html reports combined with the free services of www.yourhomework.com to post students marks. My kids love it! They can check their marks any time. At first they were a little sceptical, but when I asked if anyone didn't want to be included in the report, not one student said they didn't! The ease of creating those reports is another big plus for MarkBook.

Thanks for the excellent product and support.

Wow, thanks for the speedy reply on a Sunday no less!

You are very kind to send such a lengthy and helpful response. As a consumer this will be maintained in the back of my mind for future purchases (I call it good business). Thanks again. USA

Just a quick note of appreciation from myself and the middle school staff (for) MarkBook (software). (Our) middle school (grades 5 - 8) report cards have anecdotal remarks for each student for each subject, 9 subjects in total, reporting on 3 strands in English and 5 stands in math. In the past, teachers have gone bonkers at reporting times due to all of these comments and marks...

(Now)... when it comes to... creating classes, recording marks in different categories, attaching names to multi-subject class teachers and using the array of comment banks on the MarkBook website, I am known as Superman. The teachers are amazed at the power of (MarkBook...).

It was honestly a really FUN experience! Our hats off to you and your gang!

Doe jey! (Thank you in Cantonese) Hong Kong

WOW. Just when I thought customer service was extinct. You guys and gals are AMAZING. Thanks for all your help. Canada

My technology director tried unsuccessfully to get me to switch from your software to the "school" software. The man even tried to convince me that I'd never go back after trying their software... he abruptly gave up when I showed him a student report with graphs and such. USA

Another year has come and gone and once again MarkBook has been a godsend. Canada

Thanks again for a wonderful program. USA

...thanks so much... for an amazing program. It almost makes me regret being retired from teaching and only picking up contract work. Almost... but for now, I’m teaching the entire semester and MarkBook’s definitely the way to go. Canada

Wow! Thanks for your quick response. I am very impressed. A+!! Level 4!! Canada

...Markbook continues to be a wonderful catalyst for extended discussions re: Assessment and Evaluation, and in many cases, it's the single most important thing that has helped teachers move forward in their practice. Canada

The MarkBook success story is working here very nicely and has been the catalyst for implementation of all the things the Ministry has been telling us for 5 years. Finally, we can get away from all their binders and actually implement good assessment. Canada

Awesome, I love it when software designers that listen to their "real world" users...many teachers have never heard of the concept of "mega-entry" but you should see their eyes light up when you explain it to them!!!!!!!!!! USA

Many thanks. I have placed an order for (next year's version of MarkBook), and I look forward to seeing it. This has to be the fastest technical support response I've ever had! USA

Thanks you for such a speedy reply. You have a customer in Boston that is your biggest fan. I have made copies of your web page for the entire staff. This is my way of saying thanks. I will introduce this program to the Instructional leadership Team. I am sure they will encourage every teacher to use this program. It is a must for parents, teachers, students, and administrators. USA

Wow! That's what I call support. Canada

I love this program because it saves time and prevents arguments. Yes! Arguments are a big part of school systems. Parents and students argue with teachers about the grades. This programs is hard to argue with. It just like having Sergeant Friday of Dragnet at every meeting. He is instantly saying "just the facts ma'am"... as a result, educators no longer spend more time defending how they gave that grade. USA

This is a powerful tool for the informed teacher... The Rubrics are clear for all assignments and your (grade book) is the paradigm that can be used to teach and help parents see what their child is doing or not doing. It really takes the teacher out of the lime light and puts the student in the light. Together the parent, teacher and MarkBook can help the student improve. We can instantly plot the grades at any point in the term. USA

I look forward to another year of fun in the classroom with MarkBook. This is the way it should be for all classroom teachers. Thanks a million USA

I continue to be impressed with your almost magical products for teachers. [MarkBook] actually affords us more time to do the hands-on teaching activities. Canada

I love the improvements MarkBook... made with regards to the generation of HTML pages. I used to take the pages into *********** to do what can now be done inside the program. Awesome! Canada

I already use MarkBook and it's brilliant! I have persuaded the school to trial it throughout the College and wouldn't be without it, so much so that I have bought a Palm handheld for portability. UK

Your software has the best Tech Support I have ever encountered. USA

comment regarding MarkBook CNX for Pocket PC: It's phenomenal - absolutely unbelievable! You caught a fish here! THANX 1000Ks. Canada

I've been using your program for two years now, and I can hardly remember how I validated marks before it came along. The program is perfectly suited to our new curriculum. After much prodding, next year our entire district will likely be moving to MarkBook. With very little training, students learned to read the data and now anxiously await the printout to see how they're improving. Thanks for bringing a truly professional and systematic approach to assessment and evaluation. Canada

I have been using MarkBook for two years now. From the moment I began using it, I realized MarkBook was head and shoulders above the other software I had been testing. The updates you come up with each year are testament to your continued commitment to educators everywhere. Your software makes comprehensive marks management both efficient and effortless Canada

I want to comment on how impressive and diverse your software is. Our school uses your software, simply for its user-friendly interface and exceptional handling of multiple subjects. The graphics and visuals make it even better. Great Job. England

I cannot sing enough praises for MarkBook. I am a veteran user and have introduced it at my school here in Turkey. Turkey

This will be my fourth year using MarkBook. I love the software and tell everyone I know about it. I think you are far superior to anything else on the market. This year's installation was very simple. Thanks for a great product! USA

You have an amazing product. It's an absolute winner. Canada

I have used it since it first came out and I love it. I wouldn't use anything else. Thank you. A wonderful product.

Just finished my initial playing with MarkBook. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Canada

A great product! I have used MarkBook now for two years and love it. I teach Adult Education and with four terms a year this is a great time saver. My students love it as well when they get their marks at mid term and the end of the term privately each student on a new sheet! Canada

I have frequently looked through the material contained on the WWW and your product is a clear leader offering exactly I want. USA

OK - I have to admit this is good. "The Definitive Marks Program, providing total class management for educators." That is the blurb and it lives up to the blurb. I've already saved hours of work using this... revolutionize your life... England

I like the attendance and text book features... [MarkBook is] useful over and beyond its mark management capability. India

Your solution works like a charm! I can't say how much I appreciate your commitment to product support - it just doesn't get any better than this. I shall be raving about it all over our district. Canada

I have used MarkBook for 2 years and love it! USA

[MarkBook] worked out really well, everyone liked the levels. They also liked the Mark Sets. The kids got to the point in several classes of wanting to see their levels etc. The weighting feature made it much easier to balance the courses. The feature of number of assignments in each category was well received as well... extremely positive comments from parents, students and especially staff... thanks very much for all your hard work to make the program so user friendly. Canada

I have so relied on [MarkBook], I couldn't bear to be without this year's version. UK

Our parents now insist on interim reports with the graph. It's astonishing how fast their standards and expectations change! You really raised the bar on report cards. USA

Keep supplying me with this good MarkBook stuff and you are welcome to stay with my family next holidays in Australia! Australia

I rely heavily on MarkBook to keep things running and dread the mayhem that could have resulted if I was without. I work in a rural, selective, Grammar School. I was sent to my current school about 18 months ago to try to restore it after a period of degradation over a number of years. The children are bright but they were disillusioned and I knew that the novelty of a "new face" would not be enough. MarkBook has played a key part in my strategy to improve student standards and examination grades. Since I have started at the school my public examination results have increased over 100% and I am sure that MarkBook has been instrumental in this success. You can be sure that I continue to promote your product whenever I talk to colleagues. Your quick and efficient response to my plea for help will be yet another plus point that I will mention. Many, many thanks. England

I have been using MarkBook for two years now and think it is a wonderful program. Switzerland

Hello Friends, it's that time again, and I'd like to order my new copy of MarkBook. Kenya

[MarkBook has] worked out really well, everyone liked the levels. They also liked the Mark Sets. The kids got to the point in several classes of wanting to see their levels etc. The weighting feature made it much easier to balance the courses. The feature of number of assignments in each category was well received as well... extremely positive comments from parents, students and especially staff... thanks very much for all your hard work to make the program so user friendly. Canada

My school has ordered a site licence. Yipee! The vice-principal is expecting all staff members (about 70) to use MarkBook. Canada

Greetings to the wonderful team at MarkBook! England

 

 

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