August 19, 2008
Introducing SCHOOLCHAPTERS PhotoTag Plus: Online Software designed specifically for programs undergoing NAEYC accreditation
Chapter 97, a Connecticut-based web 2.0 company, has announced the release of the latest product available in the SCHOOLCHAPTERS product line. SCHOOLCHAPTERS PhotoTag Plus is the first web-based classroom portfolio management system designed for early education programs undergoing accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. (NAEYC). NAEYC Accreditation is a voluntary system in which early education programs can enroll to measure themselves against a national set of standards and criteria *on education, health and safety*. According to the Wall Street Journal (March 24, 2006), NAEYC Accreditation "is regarded as the gold standard by parents, educators, and facilities," and has been endorsed by many prominent early childhood experts including T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. (as cited in http://www.naeyc.org/academy). During the NAEYC accreditation process, programs must create portfolios which demonstrate through photo, text and other documentation, how the programs meet NAEYC's criteria. SCHOOLCHAPTERS provides programs with a dynamic online method to manage accreditation e vidence, link to NAEYC criteria and seamlessly create electronic and printed classroom portfolios. Online reporting makes it simple for education professionals to gage their progress and work-flow. While NAEYC accepts portfolios in many different mediums, it has approved the use of the SCHOOLCHAPTERS product for the purpose of creating portfolios as cited at http://www.naeyc.org/academy/
"Organizing data has never been so straight-forward and having the capacity to convert the data into printed books is completely revolutionary", says Wendy McGrath, an early education consultant. SCHOOLCHAPTERS is the 2nd product in Chapter 97's SCHOOLCHAPTERS' line. At www.schoolchapters.com, education professionals can also create child portfolio books while cross-walking State Performance Standards and Head Start Child Outcome Indicators. "Our goal at Chapter 97 is to create web-to-print solutions that impact the way individuals and organizations conduct business. With legislators rallying for Universal Pre-school, I believe it will be critical to provide web-based software applications for early childhood professionals. " says, Chapter 97 President and Co-founder, Claudia Reuter.
January, 2008
Use SCHOOLCHAPTERS PhotoTag to instill the Cycle of Intentional Teaching
Chapter 97, a Connecticut-based web 2.0 company, has announced the release of the first product available in the SCHOOLCHAPTERS product line. SCHOOLCHAPTERS PhotoTag is the first web-based child portfolio management system where education professionals can make multiple child portfolios from one template and convert to hardcover professionally bound books. Education professionals can easily manage photos, text and documents online at SCHOOLCHAPTERS. While organizing data, SCHOOLCHAPTERS automatically generates individualized books with its patent-pending technology. Educators can get creative by using student artwork, logos, unique designs and more for customized book covers and page designs. While creating portfolio books, educators are provided with a sophisticated online method for child assessment and curriculum development. SCHOOLCHAPTERS' revolutionary system lets educators sort evidence by categories, which in turn can be cross-walked to performance standards and Head Stat Child Outcome Indicators. State of Connecticut users also have access to child assessment forms and classroom assessment forms. "Its really a revolutionary tool for educators. By sorting evidence into categories that in turn can be cross-walked to standards and other indicators, educators are being provided with a real resource for inforcing the cycle of intentional teaching", says Wendy McGrath, an early education consultant. SCHOOLCHAPTERS is the 2nd product in Chapter 97's web-to-print product line. Launched in 2006, www.littlechapters.com is an online resource for new parents to write journals, track development, milestones and store photos. LittleChapters' online system, automatically converts their data about baby's first year into printable hardcover books and into websites. At Little Chapters, every month is a little chapter. "Our goal at Chapter 97 is to create web-to-print solutions that impact the way individuals and organizations conduct business. SCHOOLCHAPTERS is a niche product designed for educators who are creating multiple individualized books by hand right now. But it is also a revolutionary resource or professionals who are trying to accumulate evidence about their children and their curriculum and programs." says, Chapter 97 President and Co-founder, Claudia Reuter.