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- Report Writer : Demonstration Disc
-
- Report Writer is an application designed to enable teachers to write
- reports quickly and easily, while retaining full control over
- each individual pupil's reporting requirements.
-
- It does this by allowing access to the National Curriculum Statements and
- supporting sentences and phrases quickly and easily. Any statement
- or supporting material in any subject and at any level can be accessed in
- two or three mouse clicks. Once the statement appears on screen it may be
- entered anywhere into the report you are writing by a further mouse click.
- Alternatively it may be altered before sending. It may also be saved
- directly, or in altered form into your own personal bank of statements
- which may then be accessed in the same efficient way. You can also directly
- enter your own sentences and phrases into your personal data banks which
- you may build upon, edit and delete, thus creating an invaluable store of
- easily accessible information at your finger tips each time you need to
- record or report.
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- Report Writer features:
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- 1) a complete bank of statements for each Attainment Target for
- every subject in Key stages 1, 2, 3 and 4 for all National Curriculum
- subjects
- 2) a bank of statements supporting each of the above banks of data
- 3)) a bank of statements combining both of the above banks
- 4) an extra bank of eighty user created or edited statements for each
- attainment target of each subject
- 5) a bank of 240 user defined statements for RE
- 6) a bank of 240 user defined statements for Personal and Social Education
- 7) a bank of 160 user defined phrases
- 8) a bank of 160 user defined words
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- This demonstration version contains Speaking and Listening statements and
- supporting advice for Key Stages One and Two only. These may be accessed,
- edited and entered into your report. User lists may not be created in this
- demo version.
-
- Some options in this demonstration version have been greyed out and disabled.
- Sufficient data and operations are available to demonstrate the power and
- potential of the full version of Report Writer.
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- How to use this Demonstration Version
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- It is assumed that you are writing a report in a Word Processor or
- Desk Top Publisher (Edit, Impression, Ovation, Style etc).
-
- Open the DTP or Word Processor window and position it so that it uses
- about the top half of the screen. This is your report document.
- Click SELECT in your report document to ensure the CARET is present.
- The CARET is a short, thin red, vertical line. Report Writer sends any
- text to wherever the CARET lies.
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- Load Report Writer by double clicking on !Reports.
- Also double click on !RepData. !RepData resembles a filing
- cabinet and is on the same disc.
- This informs Report Writer where to look for the statements.
- !RepData may be copied on to your hard disc for faster access.
- If you do this double click on the newly copied filing cabinet to tell
- Report Writer to look on the hard disc for the data.
-
- Click on the Report Writer icon on the icon bar. A long narrow window will
- appear with 'Report Writer' in the title bar. This is the Report Writer
- Main Window.
-
- This window is roughly divided into a top and bottom half.
-
- The following briefly explains each row in turn.
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- Top row working from left to right:
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- 'he', 'him' and 'his' are words you will probably use quite a lot when
- writing your reports. Each word may be sent to your report by a mouse click.
- Make sure the CARET is visible in your report document
-
- NB any word, phrase or statement will be sent to your report PLUS ONE SPACE.
-
- If the pupil is female these words change to the feminine form. (Not
- available on this demo)
-
-
- 's' in a box - add to a word to make plural.
- Use the back arrow first to remove the extra space sent with the last
- data.
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- 'can' - a frequently used word. Send with a click.
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- comma and full stop - send with a click. Use back arrow first to remove
- extra space sent with the previous click.
- NB sending the full stop alerts Report Writer that this is probably
- the end of a sentence. CAPS (far right) lights up and the next statement
- sent will begin with a capital letter. Deselecting CAPS with a click
- prevents this.
-
- Back arrow - use to delete to the left.
-
- Right arrow - moves one space to the right.
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- Subjects - click for the subjects menu (see Subjects Menu below).
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- 'is able to', 'and', 'or' and 'but' - regularly used words. Click to send.
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- CAPS - If selected forces the next offering to be headed with a capital
- letter. Automatically deselects after sending.
-
- 'P' access the phrases banks. SELECT pulls in bank 1, ADJUST pulls bank 2.
-
- Scroll arrow (up) - scrolls the data banks up. Clicking ADJUST moves up
- to the the next statement beginning with an asterisk, ie with most subjects
- this will mean up to the next level.
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- Bottom row working from left to right:
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- The NAME box. In this demonstration version the name 'Peter' is fixed.
- On the full version this box allows the pupil's name and sex to be chosen.
- If the pupil is female then words like 'he' and 'him' which appear in the
- statements will change to 'she' and 'her' when sent to the report.
-
- apostrophe s - use back arrow before sending.
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- 'cannot yet' send with a click.
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- down arrow - moves down a line. Different DTPs and processors react
- differently. MENU over the down arrow and click the choice that works
- correctly with your DTP or word processor.
-
- 'is not yet able to' - click to send.
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- The Date Box - a variety of options is available in the full version of
- Report Writer. Click to send. MENU for options.
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- The next yellow box is the Level Indicator. It contains the number one when
- Report Writer is loaded. Clicking SELECT moves the number up one, ADJUST
- decrements. When a bank of statements is selected it arrives on screen at
- whatever level has been selected in this box. This version allows up to
- level five to be selected.
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- 'W' access the words banks. SELECT pulls up bank 1, ADJUST pulls bank 2.
-
- Scroll arrow (down) - scrolls the data banks up. Clicking ADJUST moves
- down to the the next statement beginning with an asterisk, ie with most
- subjects his will be down to the next level.
-
- Certain subjects (eg Music and PE) are not presented in 'Level form'.
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- Subjects Menu
-
- Click SELECT in the green Subject Box to cause the Subjects Menu to appear.
- Each subject has an arrow leading off to the right. Only English operates
- in this version. Drag the mouse off to the right of English. The Subjects
- Menu will disappear and will be replaced by the English Screen.
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- The English Screen
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- Only AT1: Speaking and Listening is functional in this version.
-
- Clicking SELECT on AT will cause only the AT statements to appear
- (at whatever level was set in the Level Indicator). The scroll arrows
- (far right on Report Writer Main Screen move the statements up and down.
- ADJUST causes them to jump up or down a to the next asterisk or level.
-
- The English Screen may be accessed by clicking on the green Subjects Box
- and moving off to the right of English or clicking MENU over the statements.
-
- Clicking SELECT on Support will cause only the support statements to appear
- (at whatever level was set in the level indicator). The scroll arrows
- move the statements up and down. ADJUST causes them to jump up or down a
- level.
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- Clicking SELECT on AT & Support will cause both the AT and support
- statements to appear (at whatever level was set in the level indicator).
- The scroll arrows move the statements up and down. ADJUST causes them to
- jump up or down a level.
-
- Clicking SELECT on User allows access to your own bank of statements on
- the full version of Report Writer. These are the statements you may have
- added directly or may be exact or modified version of the AT or Support
- material. These User banks may be developed as you write your reports
- and saved for future use.
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- Sending a Statement to your Report
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- Click on the green Subjects Box, move the arrow up to English and
- follow off to the right. Click on AT, Support or AT & Support in the English
- Window which appears. The appropriate statement bank will be at
- whatever level is shown in the Level Indicator. Five yellow lines
- with blue or black text will appear.
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- Scroll up and down using the scroll arrows until the statement you wish
- to use appears on screen.
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- Clicking SELECT on the statement will send it directly to wherever the
- CARET (thin red vertical line caused by clicking SELECT) lies in your report.
-
- Lines beginning with an asterisk (* Level 1) will be ignored.
- Lines containing a square bracket (]) will send data one space after the
- bracket. This is useful if you choose to design your own statement banks.
- It helps you code and sort your user defined statements.
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- Clicking ADJUST will send a statement to the Editor.
- Click SELECT in the Editor and delete or add to modify.
- Click ADJUST in either of the blue bands to send your edited statement
- to your report. The complete version of Report Writer allows such
- statements to be added directly to your User Banks.
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- Phrases and Words
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- The P and W (far right) allows access to Phrase and Word Banks.
- SELECT pulls up Bank 1, ADJUST grabs Bank 2. Words and Phrases may be
- sent to your report with a click. ADJUST allows editing.
- Saving your own banks of Words and Phrases is available in the
- full version of Report Writer.
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