The Computer Assisted Instruction program will be self taught through instructional books that can be purchased at Amazon.com entitled, Computer Assisted Instruction written by Jack Chambers and costs about $13.00. The program allows me to create a classroom with the help of a wizard. I can modify with relative ease and begin the grading process immediately. The program promotes good communication between myself and the program and allows me to email the reports in English or Spanish to parents. In addition, the Gradebook software program offers the following features. These features were taken straight off their website (Gradebook Software 2004):
" Auto-Save. Auto-Calculate.
" Integrated attendance.
" No limits on students, classes, assignments, assignment categories.
" Excuse assignments.
" Password protection.
" Carry averages or points to new grading period.
" Track missing assignments.
" Dropped students can be archived, which preserves their grade when they dropped.
" Class statistics can be viewed with a mouse click.
" Export scores and grades to spreadsheets for custom display and processing.
" Transfer students and assignments from one class to another.
" Answer the question "What do I need to get on the next assignment to get an . . .?" easily and precisely.
" Synchronize with Palm or Pocket PC spreadsheet.
" Daily, weekly and monthly class Attendance Reports
" Daily Journal Ability to Mark Assignments Late