Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ Detail
1. Why should I used Report Robot? Report Robot requires teacher intervention at every step of the report writing process. Teachers know their students best and what they have and have not achieved. They use Report Robot to "help" start the comments by selecting what the student has achieved and what they are working towards. Without Report Robot, teachers would need to re-write the syllabus indicators from the syllabus anyway (for every student, in every semester, year after year). Re-typing syllabus indicators is wasted effort. Once the comment is produced, teacher intervention is required to edit and draft the generated comments to personalise them. We recommend teachers tweak and edit the comments to individualised the comment for each student. But isn't it easier to edit a comment compared to writing it from scratch? Furthermore, most teachers have their own comment banks, usually in Excel or Word format that they have built up over the years. These custom comment banks range in size and variation. Eventually though, comment duplication occurs, especially for those students who fall in the mid region of the bell curve. Report Robot has permutations that range in the hundreds of thousands and will reduce comment duplication as well as providing you with professionally sounding reports. You can also add your own custom comments to suit your writing style. Report Robot is a new technology that is used to "help" teachers write reports. Not long ago, reports were hand written. Computer and Word Processing technology was used to improve the effciency of report writing. Now, the next phase of report writing technology has arrived with Report Robot. Report Robot streamlines the reporting process further. It is a technology to help you. Teachers play many roles and take on many responsibilities at school. Come reporting time, the workload seemingly doubles (teaching, lession prep, disciplining, couselling, marking, assessing, scoring, grading and of course, reporting). Stress levels also increases for everyone. So with Report Robot, teachers get to continue doing what they have always done - but they get to do it better! Besides, Report Robot was created with significant input from the teachers themselves. So Report Robot is created for teachers, by teachers. Report Robot will help provide a better "Work-Life Balance" to the lives of educators. Go on - You deserve it!
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2. I like the Copy-and-Paste method. Why should I change? Cutting and pasting comments is not the ideal way to write reports as student reports should be personalised. Parents and the government want more accurate and detailed reports and want each report to be individualised. Hence, there is a certain amount of stress and pressure relating to the old copy and paste method when parents compare reports and see that comments are re-used. What kind of impression do you want to leave? Regardless, report writing with Report Robot is even easier than cutting and pasting comments! Plus the comments that you generate are of exceptional quality and are modelled on best practice report comments. Syllabus outcomes and indicators are logically organised and at your finger tips, so there is no more need for cross referencing heavy syllabus documents. You will be surprised at how much time and stress Report Robot will save you.
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3. Will the program give me control over what I want to write? Yes. Report Robot gives you control over the way the comments are written. Comments are based on the grades and indicators you select. There are also options for you to customise your own data. The more you use the program the better you are able to use it and have the program mimic your writing style and reporting conventions. Furthermore, comments are positively and professionally phrased so your comments will sound impressive. |
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4. Our school uses a different reporting system (SBSR, ONE SCHOOL, QUICK VIC). How is your program different? Simply use Report Robot to generate your comments and paste them over to your reports. So even if your school uses SBSR or another reporting tool, Report Robot can save you 90% of the time you normally take to write your reports. In fact, many schools and teachers are using Report Robot in conjunction with SBSR, One School, and Quick VIC and this has proven to further enhance the report writing process. Report Robot actually compliments your reporting system very well. Download the trial and try it yourself. You will be surprised.
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5. Will Principals be ok with the program? Report Robot Home and School Edition is being used by schools and teachers around Australia. Report Robot helps schools meet all reporting requirements set out by the government. Report Robot helps teachers produce report comments which are personalised and communicates better to your community. Comments are modelled on best practice report comments. Would your Principal say no to professionally sounding and personalised report comments? |
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6. What is the cost and how do I purchase? Report Robot Home Edition is sold as a subscription and is valid for two reporting semesters! See website for latest pricing information. Report Robot will save you many many hours. How much are teachers worth per hour? If Report Robot saves you 1 hour, you have already made your money back several times over! Plus, you’ll never have to endure the painstaking effort and stress that is associated with report writing ever again. What's that worth to you? To purchase Report Robot Home Edition, download the trial and purchase from within the program. Schools must contact us for a quote. |
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7. Does Report Robot work on Mac computers?
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