Review: TeachFile

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Summary

TeachFile, by EddieSoft, is teacher/class management software.

Overview

Manufacturer: EddieSoft
Platform: Palm
Current Version: Palm: 1.2

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Inexpensive
• Does basic class management: attendance, grades, reports
• Allows tracking of non-scoring assignments
• Allows weighting of grades

Cons

• Not very intuitive

Why Did I Download/Buy This?

I was heavily into teaching classes for my employer, and I was required to track attendance, as well as if the student had done the weekly assignment (yes/no) and also two graded projects. This software allowed me to track all of these quickly and produce the reports I needed.

How Did I Use This?

I used this to take attendance, then to check off each persons weekly work. For each of the graded projects, the first was worth 25% of the final grade, and the second 50% (attendance was the remaining 25%). I entered the scores of the projects, and printed out a report for my employer listing each of the grades. It saved me a lot of time tracking down bits of paper and scores.

I no longer use this software because I stopped teaching in 2002. When I put the application onto my Zire 72 it didn’t work all that well. I would suggest that if you have an older PDA it would work well, but for newer models, you would be better off finding something else to do what you need.