The software does not appear to be Universal Binary, but should run in the Rosetta emulation mode on Intel Macs. It's also cross-platform and has full-featured Windows Mobile and Palm OS companions (not included).

A free limited-functionality trial is available for download.Įasy Grade Pro (below) from Orbis Software is another gradebook app that your favorite teacher will love. Convert missing grades to any grade you wish automatically.Īn individual teacher license is US$79, and school site licenses vary from US$695 to US$995 depending on the size of the school.Create semester grade reports combining averages for each six weeks.

Print student report cards that combine averages from different classes.

Print commendation, marginal, and failing letters in either English or Spanish.

No Mac screenshots were available, but the some of the features are pretty impressive: It provides over 40 on-screen and printed reports, and uses a simple spreadsheet-like interface for data entry. The Mac GradeBook software from Schoolhouse Software is another cross-platform gradebook. The licenses allow you to use Gradekeeper on Windows and Mac OS X, at school or at home, with no cost for future upgrades. A single user license is US$20, school licenses are US$100, and a district license is only US$500. Gradekeeper runs on both PCs and Macs, and there are even Palm OS and Windows Mobile versions for taking attendance (no word on whether or not this will eventually be done for iPhone). Your favorite teacher can take attendance, create seating charts, and enter assignments and scores. Gradekeeper (screenshot below) is the electronic version of that old paper gradebook that my teachers used to carry around and guard with their lives. What can make life easier on the poor teacher? Great Mac software! Read on for information on a grab bag of Mac and web apps to help out your favorite educator.

Going back to school isn't all about the students the educators are often just as excited or stressed out as the kids about the beginning of a new school year.

TUAW's going Back to School! We'll be bringing you tips and reviews for students, parents and teachers right up until the bell rings in September.

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