FileMaker Press Release
FileMaker Solutions for Maximizing Student Performance and School Management Showcased at National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
Database solutions from five FileMaker K-12 developers to be featured
ATLANTA, Georgia, (NATIONAL EDUCATION COMPUTING CONFERENCE)
– June 25, 2007 – FileMaker will showcase a
wide variety of K-12 database solutions (booth #410) at this
year’s annual National Educational Computing Conference
(NECC), at the Georgia World Congress Center (
www.neccsite.org
), June
25-27. Attendees can also receive a 30-day trial CD of FileMaker
Pro 8.5 and a K-12 Starter Kit (while supplies last).
K-12 Solutions Showcased at FileMaker booth
“Data Analysis Demystified,”
by
Montgomery County Public Schools
(
www.mcps.k12.md.us
) Learn
about the SIMS (School-Based Instructional Monitoring System), a
set of FileMaker templates for elementary, middle and high schools
that helps schools get up and working with its data.
“Charting Assessment Data with
FileMaker,”
by
Proof Group
(
www.proofgroup.com
) Learn
how to use the FileMaker Web Viewer to dynamically display visual
representations of data stored in a FileMaker Pro database.
Charting student SAT and GPA performance and mapping addresses
using the Google Maps API will be showcased as examples.
“Using
Databases
for Creative Learning,”
by
Super School Software (
www.superschoolsoftware.com
)
Discover how schools are using FileMaker for project-based IEPs as
well as high motivational learning program that help student to
listen, speak, read, write, and compute.
“Grading Made Easy with FileMaker,” by The
Moyer Group (
www.moyergroup.com
) See
how FileMaker helps educators easily tracks grades for elementary
students. Learn how to track individual student scores for multiple
subjects, generate reports on these scores as well enter data via
the web.
“Managing Professional Development with
Ease,”
by
WorqSmart
(
www.worqsmart.com
) Find out
how to organize all the information pertaining to your
district’s professional development program, including
course catalogs, course locations, participants, instructors,
course evaluations, registrations and transcripts.
FileMaker Pro Also Featured in Workshop Sessions
FileMaker and K
-12 Education
About FileMaker, Inc.
FileMaker will showcase the following solutions from
five leading K-12 FileMaker database developers:
In addition, two NECC workshop sessions will focus on using
FileMaker to creating a wide variety of K-12 solutions, including
administration, curriculum management, professional development,
student assessment and regulatory reporting.
FileMaker database software helps schools in collecting, managing
and reporting on student and administrative data. More than 10,000
K-12 schools use FileMaker in their data-driven decision-making
processes to achieve greater operational efficiency, comply with
federal and state reporting requirements, and track student
performance. Recently, Technology & Learning magazine named
FileMaker Pro a 2006 Legacy Award winner. Educators can experience
a 30-day free trial of FileMaker Pro 8.5, the award-winning
database software, which includes the K-12 Education Starter Kit,
featuring five education starter solutions, a K-12 resource guide,
and a student assessment white paper. The trial can be downloaded
at
www.filemakertrial.com/k-12
.
FileMaker Pro is used by millions of individuals and workgroups
around the world to be more productive and efficient. Business,
education and government customers rely on FileMaker to manage
people, projects, images, assets and other information. In addition
to being the number one-selling easy-to-use database software, the
award-winning FileMaker product line also includes low-cost
Applications that automate basic business tasks, ready-to-use
Starter Solutions, and tools to create and share solutions from the
desktop to the web. FileMaker, Inc. is a subsidiary of Apple
Inc.
Customer contact:
800-325-2747
http://www.filemaker.com
Media contact:
Kevin Mallon
408-987-7227
kevin_mallon@filemaker.com
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