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%CO:A,5,80%%CO:B,12,62% %H1%Macro Report Writer
%JR% Last year my staff for the first time, completed all
%JL%end-of-year written reports on children for parents via
%JR%PipeDream. This was a major exercise for us. Advantages are
%JL%obvious. However this produced more work than expected, with
%JR%some requiring substantial editing for spelling and
%JL%grammatical misadventures. Many hours were spent thoroughly
%JR%checking the written material before reports could be signed
%JL%and dispatched to children's homes. To overcome that problem
%JR%arising again, a Macro dBase has been developed where the Alt
%JL%Ascii values from 127 through to 255 [covering the
%JR%international key set] have been redefined each with a
%JL%paragraph of text. This will allow those teachers who find
%JR%report writing via computer difficult, to use a shortcut
%JL%system. Great care is being taken to ensure that comment
%JR%quality is high and that an appropriate choice range is
%JL%provided. To be more precise teachers will be encouraged to
edit each comment following selection.
%JR% My intention is that the text files will provide a readable
%JL%reference for teachers locking comments to an ascii three
%JR%digit numeral. To input, the teacher needs to
%JL%double click on the relevant macro, and then enter Alt plus
%JR%the relevant ascii number at the keypad for chosen comments.
%JR% To provide sufficient comment options, several macros have
%JL%been completed. The full set of these together with the text
files for each is included.
%H1%Macro Files
%JR% A_RdgLang - Comments covering written language, oral
language and reading
%JR% A_MthSciSS - Comments covering maths, science and social
studies
A_Cultural - Comments covering Art, Music, Phys Ed,
Maori Culture
%JR% A_Character - Comments covering work habits, behaviour,
sociability, responsiblity, attitudes etc
%H1%Text Files for Each Macro
xRdgLang - for above
xMthSciSSt - for above
xCultural - for above
xCharacter - for above
%H1%TitlePage
%JR% This is a Poster desktop-equivalent file which produces the
%JR%title page for the school's end of year report form. A master
%JR%printout was obtained using an inkjet printer. This was then
%JR%used to photocopy high quality report front-page-title forms
on school-blue 120 gramweight copycard.
%H1%Sample
%JR% An example of a completed PDream report for a slow learner.
%JR%This file will be printed onto the
%JR%titlepage described above using the default printerdriver
%JR%Pica. This was prefered to a Risc-OS printer driver because
of printing speed.
%H1%SampleMT
%JR% This provides an empty report form onto which Macro-defined
comments may be input.
%JR% Note that it is necessary to enter the child's first name in
the title section of the Options page.
Window this by holding down Control and touching 'o'.
%H1%A_RdgLang
First load EmptyReprt.
Then double click on RdgLang
%JR% Position carat at the position where predefined text is
required.
%JR% Hold down the ALT key and type in the 3x digit number on the
key pad.
Continue process until language sections have been completed
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