SAN DIEGO, CA., (NATIONAL EDUCATION COMPUTING CONFERENCE (NECC) – June 28, 2006 – The School Tools Design Group will showcase a wide variety of K-12 database solutions at this year’s annual National Educational Computing Conference, at the San Diego Convention Center, July 5-7 (in the FileMaker, Inc. booth, #500).

The Data-Driven Decision Maker (D3M) allows teachers, administrators, supervisors, and district personnel to easily access a wide array of student assessment information in a point and click environment. D3M seamlessly interfaces with SIS and a variety of data sources, to display reading, math, and writing test data in table and graph formats. D3M allows you to target AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) students by sub group, to align instruction. This tool is what elementary, middle, and high schools need you achieve NCLB objectives, ensure AYP status, and much more.

Current technology curricula do a good job getting kids to understand and use word processors and electronic spreadsheets, but a poor job getting kids ready for the world of work using databases. Database Projects for Kids is an important program for both students and teachers because it allows the teacher to integrate reading, spelling, math, algebra, science, writing, vocabulary, computer training, art, music, digital photography and database use in a way that keeps students motivated to learn. DBPFK uses FileMaker Pro to teach students about database technology, while delivering academic content in a fun, motivating set of projects.

Observations are key elements for evaluating instruction, improving staff communication, and defining and documenting student issues, whether for IEPs, ARD meetings, or teacher-parent conferences. Observations for Administrators, Observations for Teachers, and Observations for Parents are tools for quickly gathering, compiling, and reporting this essential assessment data.

The School Tools Design Group will also be demonstrating several other new and recently upgraded tools for school administrators, including Locker Assignments, Detention Tracker, School Bus Manager, ClassMaker, and CourseWizard.

Tools for teachers include Lesson Plan Designer Supreme, Test Designer Supreme, IEP Writer Supreme, Goals, Objectives, Benchmarks, and Standards (GOBS), IEP Toolbar Supreme, Super School Portfolio, Archived Records Retrieval System, and more.

The School Tools Design Group products are available for Mac OS X 10.3 or later and Windows 2000/XP.

About The School Tools Design Group

The School Tools Design Group comprises resources from Super School Software, A Byte of Data, Waves in Motion, and Greg Walker School Consulting with the aim of designing new school tools that help principals and teachers keep their heads above water during these tough “No Child Left Behind” times in education. Principals and teachers have to plan better, react faster, do more, and get better results, or public education is not going to go the distance. Our team’s resources can develop easier to use, more competent solutions, so that educators can improve their assessment, planning, and instruction.

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AUSTIN, TX., (TEXAS COMPUTER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ) -- FEBRUARY 6, 2006– A Byte of Data showcases solutions for K-12 educators that help develop lesson plans, manage child and staff observations, and provide electronic portfolios for alternative student assessments, at the 2006 Texas Computer Education Association Conference in Austin, TX.

These ready-to-use and customizable solutions for educators and administrators were demonstrated within the FileMaker, Inc. booth.

A Byte of Data is a Dallas, TX-based FileMaker developer providing a wide range of services, including cross-platform database design and programming, application prototyping, simulations, data conversion among computing platforms, training, and technical support.

Products demonstrated at the show include the following:

Observations for Teachers, a computer-based assessment program that enables teachers to easily and quickly assess a student in 8 subject and behavioral areas.

Parents As School Partners, a computer-based assessment program that enables parents to easily and quickly assess their child in 8 subject and behavioral areas. This program is designed to complement the Observations for Teachers assessment tool, and provides a means for communication between parents and the classrom teacher.

Observations for Administrators, a computer-based assessment program that enables administrators to perform a walk-through assessment of a classroom in a matter of minutes. This program is also customizable for assessing specific learning programs, such as Companion Reading, Open Court Reading, Excel Math, etc.

Curricula, a FileMaker Pro template that helps in the creation, documentation, management, and storage of lesson plans and associated materials.

Also previewed were two products that will be released in the 2nd quarter, 2006:

Report Cards Plus, a program for generating report cards and progress letters/reports.

Archived Records Retrieval System, an application for creation of student electronic portfolios.

A Byte of Data is a privately help softweare development company based in Dallas, TX, which specializes in software for K-12 educators, intellectual property law offices, and graphics arts. For more information, visit www.abyteofdata.com, call 214-943-4522, or email info@abyteofdata.com.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA., (NATIONAL EDUCATION COMPUTING CONFERENCE) -- June 27, 2005 – A Byte of Data showcased solutions that track and report grades, develop lesson plans, manage child and staff observations, and provide electronic portfolios for alternative student assessments, at the 2005 National Educational Computing Conference in Philadelphia.

These ready-to-use and customizable solutions for educators and administrators were demonstrated within the FileMaker, Inc. booth.

A Byte of Data is a Dallas, TX-based FileMaker developer providing a wide range of services, including cross-platform database design and programming, application prototyping, simulations, data conversion among computing platforms, training, and technical support.

Products demonstrated at the show include the following:

Observations for Teachers, a computer-based assessment program that enables teachers to easily and quickly assess a student in 8 subject and behavioral areas.

Parents As School Partners, a computer-based assessment program that enables parents to easily and quickly assess their child in 8 subject and behavioral areas. This program is designed to complement the Observations for Teachers assessment tool, and provides a means for communication between parents and the classrom teacher.

Observations for Administrators, a computer-based assessment program that enables administrators to perform a walk-through assessment of a classroom in a matter of minutes.

Report Cards Plus, a program for generating report cards and progress letters/reports.

Archived Records Retrieval System, an application for creation of student electronic portfolios.

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