Introducing: Teacher's Pet.

Designed specifically to fulfill the needs of educators, Teacher's Pet is a powerful tool for collaborative online learning.

Why? So you can teach.

For all of the reasons educators choose to embark upon their careers, a love for grading papers is rarely at the top of the list. Hours are spent marking assignments, providing feedback, and recording grades. As educational requirements have become more strict, it has become increasingly important to continuously evaluate and track each student's progress. This takes time away from what teachers love - teaching.

Teacher's Pet aims to solve this problem by automating the more tedious aspects of educating students. Completed assignments are automatically graded, with scores instantly available to both you and to the student. You can even configure assignments to automatically assign themselves on specified dates, so that an entire year's worth of work is planned ahead of time before classes even begin.

By performing tasks such as work assignment and grading for you, you can maximize your time spent interacting with your students.

It's all there.

Assignments can have any mixture of the following question types: short answer, multiple choice, multiple answer, fill in the blank, matching, essay, yes/no and true/false. You can provide section-specific instructions within each assignment, as well as designate percentile weights for different assignment types. Once an assignment has been graded, a feedback tool allows you to offer question-specific advice or help for each student.

As a creative education professional, odds are that you have a few unusual assignment types that Teacher's Pet wasn't designed to support - that's okay, special "offline assignments" can be created with whatever grade/scoring information you provide. With Teacher's Pet, flexibility is built-in.

Say goodbye to repetition.

Teach the same class every semester? Odds are that most of your curriculum is re-used, possibly with a few changes here and there. By creating an assignment template, all it takes is a few clicks and you can assign it to a new group of students with ease. Changes can be made just as easily, either in the template (if the changes are permanent) or in the assigned copy. You can even share templates with other teachers, so that duplication of effort is avoided.

Collaboration.

Prepare students for a life after school through the use of the Teacher's Pet Forum tool. This threaded discussion forum feature allows students to post messages and discuss class materials, collaborate on group projects, and ask questions of their peers. For many, this will be their first step into the real world where the ability to work with others is the key to success.

Another powerful collaboration feature is Mail, an email-like tool that allows students and teachers to communicate directly with eachother. Unlike email, though, online dangers like email viruses and spam are held at bay - Mail is completely separate from the rest of the online world.

At their finger-tips.

Using the Knowledge feature, educators can provide students with commonly needed information. Anything from class schedules to study materials, it's all available from an easy-to-navigate hierarchical interface. Students can even use the commenting feature to provide their own annotation and feedback on these resources, encouraging them to look for and share useful information.

Priced for school budgets.

While demands on educators have increased, resources often have not. We understand the budgetary environment that schools are forced to work within. For this reason, we have priced Teacher's Pet licensing well within reach. Unlike competing products, Teacher's Pet is available at a reasonable one-time fee, keeping you off of the yearly licensing treadmill that competing online learning system providers insist upon.

Teacher's Pet, in a nutshell.

Teacher's Pet is a powerful online education tool that emphasizes collaborative learning, automation of the assignment creation and grading processes, and ensuring easy access to learning materials. It is geared toward charter schools, private schools, and anyone else that requires a flexible online learning platform.

Want to know more? Please feel free to check out our online tour, common frequently asked questions, or a comprehensive list of features. If you still have questions, don't hesitate to let us know!