PocketClassmaker free for single users
- My 2015 New Year's resolution is to make PocketClassmaker freeware for single users with no restrictions except for the expiry date that ensures you stay up to date with the latest version.
- PocketClassmaker is mature software that does everything I need it to do, so updates are rare, approximately every six months. I use PocketClassmaker every day for my own use with three different databases always available. My core database now exceeds 225Mb and the software's as fast as ever.
- PocketClassmaker has no nag screens, no advertising, no printing watermarks and no communicating with servers in the background to collect information. It's just a plain old Windows app, kind of like this Web site which I hand crafted directly using plain old HTML!
- Obviously, it costs money to maintain a Web site and to develop software. If you have been using PocketClassmaker for a while and it's making a difference to your life, consider paying me a donation. My email address is Rob Kellock:sales@creditscore.co.nz
What is PocketClassmaker?
- A point and click calendar based lesson planning portable app software package designed for effective teachers. No installation is needed to run PocketClassmaker and no directories, files or Windows registry settings are left behind when you delete it. No separate third party libraries need to be downloaded. PocketClassmaker has everything it needs in it's zip archive. Simply download the zip archive from the Downloads page and extract it to:
- Your USB drive. You can run it from there. Yes, really!
- Any directory on your Windows machine
- Your Google Drive or Dropbox
- Your school network
- It's industrial strength database, FirebirdSQL, can be used as either single-user or multi-user. Plan together as a syndicate.
- Continuously under development since 2005, PocketClassmaker is mature software with so much functionality it cannot be listed here!
- PocketClassmaker works on all 32bit and 64bit editions of Windows from XP through Windows 8.
Key Features
- Can handle any kind of schedule, from ad hoc planning through to rotating schedules.
- Multiple users with different subjects share the same database.
- Individual lessons and file attachments organised under Units of Work.
- All data, including file attachments, are stored inside a single database file for simple backup.
- All data stored inside the database can be searched using Windows Search. No tags required.
- A daily print-out of all lessons can be printed off in summary format, regardless of the Unit of Work they belong to.
- Reports can be customised using Microsoft Word mail merge or Javascript.
Does your Lesson Planning Software have these Nine Must-Haves?
- Using Classmaker as an Effective Teacher.pdf sums up my teaching philosopy as it relates to software tools for teachers. Please read it before you proceed further. It may be that after reading it, you will realise PocketClassmaker isn't for you.
Still with me? What next?
- Go to Downloads and download the latest version.
- Have a look through the Classmaker User Guide in HTML or here as a PDF. The User Guide contains a lot of detail that will be too much to digest in one sitting. For some light relief...
- Check out the Tutorial videos. These show you some of the cool things PocketClassmaker can do.
- If you're here because you are a teacher and you need support, join the Classmaker Yahoo Group email list or email me directly. Please don't email either the list or me unless you've already downloaded and run PocketClassmaker first.
- If you're here because you're interested in the technical aspects of what I'm doing, read my blog. I talk about all sorts of things IT there, as the mood takes me.
What does PocketClassmaker cost?