Definition of some stuffies;;

Well considering my IPT exam was a flunk ._. i dont know about the rest of the class though we gotta look up some stuff. ga

Bar code reader:
any device that can convert a bar code image into data
http://www.blogger.com/www.lomag-man.org/glossaire%20dico/glossairelinventaire/glossary-of-inventoryaccuracy.php

Magnetic stripe:
A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying
the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material
on the card. The magnetic stripe, sometimes called a magstripe, is read by physical contact and swiping past a reading head.
- thankyou wiki :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_stripe

Software Processing:

Large amounts of data processing such as spreadsheets and data bases i.e access.

Take good images on your camera you don't always use them as they are, you can edit and manipulate etc... This is processing

Movie maker is also a manipulating thing, video editing software. i.e adobe premiere - process high quality movie editing.

Sound files are also something you can process and manipulate.
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another software process thing involving sound ;;

Software that can take an appropriate voice and turn it into a command.. talk to the computer and it should be intelligent enough to process it into a command. :) recognise voice.

example - Dragon Naturallyspeaking

Group Assignment 1) (Oh the fun)

Well i havent posted in here for a while, since the last assignment... cause quite frankly im lazy but anywho.... We have a new assignment. My intial thought was "Oh Joy how fun." thennn.... well more like now im thinking... Oh joy how super fun another assignment to do overseas -.-" so you know... my thought hasnt really changed that much. please dont be offended ^^
** NOTE; all the quotes in this blog have intended sarcasm.**

What we are doing for this assignment is a group task making a data system. At first we had wanted to do a virtual school tour however 2 other groups had also chosen this and we wanted to be more original. Thinking further into it wanted to do something which could replace an old mthod of "something" yet also be entertaining and amusing for us so we wouldnt get bored of it too easily hence we thought profiles and the future. The finally Yearbooks!
What we plan to do is make an online yearbook intended to replace the more traditonal paper form, this is for easier access, saves paper obviously and to be kept for a longer time.

my Group consists of:
Me = Louisa
taco = Claudia
Maxi-Mo-Jo = Maxinne

and together we are LCM's!

DONE!!!!

sooo i finished most of my markbook database on the thursday i just had the instruction page left to do, Which i was going to do on friday but then went out and then on the Saturday i had work. So i finally finished it tonight instructions and all. After i uploaded it however i changed my mind and decided that perhaps i should add in a grade system with the letters "A,B,C,D,E" as overall marks, soo then added that in and hurrah my markbook is done ;)

Context Diagram and Data Flow Diagram

Context diagram ;D

Requirements report

The Purpose:
To enable a faster more accessible database for teachers to record marks, student names and averages based on formulas for quick results.
It should help with finding out which students passed and the ranks of which each student got, rather than manually writing out what each student has received the markbook stores and compares for a more flexible way to grade.

Data inputs would be The names of the students a column each for first and Surnames. The class number of which they're in e.g "english1 or english2" the mark they received out of a mark (e.g 67/100). The percentage as well as class average and finally the grade out of E,D,C,B,A.

Information processes involved are:
Collecting ~ Information such as Students names, Teachers, Class, Marks, Averages, Percentages and final Letter Grade.
Organising~ By using Autofillers you can organise the names into alphabetical order, or grades of students from highest to lowest or vice versa. Also organising different classes by creating new ones from maths to science and English :)
Analysing~The information is analysed to be sorted in order and different columns
Storing and retrieving~ Information can be saved and accessed later for editting.
Transferring and Recieving~ Can be sent to other teachers portable through USB's or over the internet.
Displaying~ What it is viewed on and how. On the excel markbook, through the computer moniter.
Processing~Using the formulas to process the marks into averages and percentages.
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Overall i plan to make my Markbook not so complicated, it will need the basic things teachers require such as the student names, the marks, percentages and overall grade marking which of course they can change to suit their own needs. Basically i'm leaving my database open for changes because each teacher prefers different settings/layouts and options. I'll also include and option to make new classes which of course if they need to separate the yr 10's from the yr 11's its much easier to record.

Im Really slack and delayed when it comes to Blogging

So I've come to realise that i tend to slack off when it comes to posting on my blog. (research)
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So when we first received this assignment we got told to do background research on Markbooks.


Firstly what they are:

markbooks are databases which allow you to "Assign grades, Scale results, Print results and graphs and Prepare for your reports", in an easy more accessible fashion. Allowing teachers the advantage of a place to keep records more easily formulas to sort out averages faster and easily sent out to others its flexible and replaces the old manual way of keeping records.


Example i found:

the website: http://www.trybuysoftware.co.uk/33379/details-teachers-personal-markbook.html

And here is a screen shot of what it looks like:


it can do: Average, Combine, Compare tasks, Convert z scores, Copy, Deciles, Elective Weight, Grade Average, Grade Cutoff, Grade Number, Grade Percent, Grade Weight, Linear Mapping, Linear Scale, Moderate, Quartiles, Range, Rank, Round, Standardise, Weight.


The main problem i find with this though is... it is NOT FREE. 30 day free trial ;_;"