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Latest InterWrite PRS Software Offers Educators Greater Flexibility and Control Over Student Data
New reporting functions and ability to export data to leading course management systems
February 1, 2005 – GTCO CalComp Inc. announced today the release of Version 3.10 of
InterWrite PRS Software, with more options for administering and reporting student results from classroom tests and quizzes. Developed using Java, InterWrite PRS is a stand-alone application built with a standards-based approach and provides cross-platform compatibility for both the Windows® and MAC OSX® operating environments. InterWrite PRS now provides the ability to export grades to leading course management systems including Blackboard Learning Systems, Web Assign, and WebCT. In addition, the latest software provides a variety of reports that can analyze the results for a single question session or a series of sessions in a grade book. Some of the new reports include session attendance, summary results by question, and cumulative grades by student.
“The new reporting features of InterWrite PRS software provides educators greater flexibility and power to leverage the student assessment data collected through PRS,” said Rob Meissner, Vice President of Marketing. “Using these reports, a teacher can easily view attendance, print out the question and answers for each student to use as a study guide, or view a summary of student results by question. In addition, by adding a grade book export function for multiple formats, we have simplified integrating PRS results with popular 3rd party packages such as Blackboard, Web Assign, and WebCT. The new set of features and industry standard approach makes PRS the most complete and flexible assessment tool for both the K-12 and higher education markets.”
Features of the newly released InterWrite PRS Software include:
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Grade book export in Blackboard,
WebAssign, and WebCT compatible formats.
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Exporting a session in an .XML format.
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Multiple reports including: Attendance, session results by student, session summary results by question, cumulative grades by student.
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Attendee Response Display Mode – As students respond, their names are removed from the displayed list allowing teachers and students to more easily identify those who have yet to respond.
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Question weighting
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InterWrite PRS software is included with the company’s InterWrite PRS (Personal Response System), formerly Educue PRS, the most widely adopted audience response system in the higher education market with over 250,000 users at over 300 universities. The InterWrite PRS Software is available from GTCO CalComp through its strategic partners and its extensive network of resellers. Updates for existing users are available free of charge, on-line at:
http://www.gtcocalcomp.com/supportprs.htm. In addition, customers can receive free online training for InterWrite PRS from either
online video tutorials or live
online training sessions (via
WebEx).
About EduCue PRS
In April 2004, GTCO CalComp acquired EduCue, the developer of PRS and the pioneer of low cost handheld infrared systems for audience feedback. The assessment capabilities of PRS, now marketed as the InterWrite PRS, complement the superior delivery of information provided by GTCO CalComp’s family of interactive products, including the InterWrite SchoolBoard, SchoolPad, and iPanel.
About GTCO CalComp
GTCO CalComp is a leader in computer input peripherals, with over one million systems installed worldwide. Founded in 1975, GTCO CalComp pioneered the use of pen-based electromagnetic sensing technology currently utilized in the Company's Interactive Whiteboard and Digitizer product lines. GTCO CalComp Inc, a global company, is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in Scottsdale, Arizona; and Munich, Germany. GTCO CalComp maintains distribution partners in over 90 countries, providing solutions to professionals in Education, Training, Presentation, GIS, Computer Aided Design, Construction Estimating and Graphic Arts. For more information on the brands and products offered, visit the GTCO CalComp website at
www.gtcocalcomp.com.
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