Homeschool Record Keeping Guide
Making Homeschool Report Cards and Homeschool Transcripts
Jul 22, 2008
There are several companies that distribute homeschool record keeping software. Each has distinctive features that appeal to different users. Learn about the characteristics of four popular homeschool tracking software programs and decide which one is best for you.
Keeping Homeschool Records with Homeschool Tracker
The Homeschool Tracker program, by TGHomeSoft, offers a free trial download version and a “plus” version that you can buy and download from their website. It offers homeschool record keeping for students in kindergarten all the way through high school.
The free version never expires, all homeschool curriculum and student records are stored on your personal computer and if you decide to upgrade to the plus version, your records will transfer, too, at any time. They boast easy setup and allow you to track attendance and hours. Assignments can be rescheduled and copied to other students.
Both versions allow users to generate homeschool report cards and printable assignment sheets. The plus version allows users to print homeschool transcripts for high school.
Keeping Homeschool Records with Edu-Track
The Edu-Track system allows users to create lesson plans for each student. Homeschool grades are entered and progress reports can be printed. This record keeping software program has a teacher’s journal feature, allows users to track student’s hours, attendance, create assignment sheets, offers an electronic filing cabinet for easy access to previous years’ records, creates homeschool transcripts, helps organize student data, print report cards, awards, certificates, diplomas, fill-in forms and chore charts. It also has a form for entering all of the books in your home library and reminds you which friends are borrowing them.
Homeschool Record Keeping with The PER (Plan, Educate Record) Program
The PER program by Homeschool Incorporated is a free web-based program that stores your records online, so you never have to worry about a computer crash. Users can create an account for free and start setting up their lesson plans right away. The school program can be accessed from anywhere you have internet access. Students sign on with their own password. There are advertisements along the sides of the screen for homeschool curriculum products and users are rewarded with gold stars that can be redeemed for additional features for purchasing items from their store.
Homeschool Easy Records Software
Homeschool Easy Records allows users to create reusable templates, share lesson plans between users and offers an event planner with a reminder system. Unit studies can be divided among courses, and long range course planning is an option. Users can link websites to lessons and create Homeschool report cards and transcripts. They also offer reading lists and automatic calculation of attendance, Homeschool grades and hours spent in study. Users can enter an unlimited amount of students for an unlimited amount of years
There is a wide variety of programs available for keeping track of homeschool records. Compare the similarities and differences and decide if a computerized record keeping program is for you.
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