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Planbook is software designed to manage a teacher's lesson plan book. In addition to the traditional functions of a planbook, this software allows you to link documents to your lessons (a word document describing a lab, for example), search your planbook and export your planbook to HTML or directly to an FTP or MobileMe server. 2.0 also allows you to track standards, units and tag lessons with keywords for advanced reporting.

Check out the Yahoo Group: Planbook for a mailing list and more information.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.1.8: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:Jeff Hellman
Downloads:10,769
  - Version d/l:321
Education:Teaching Tools
License:Shareware
Date:31 Oct 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$30.00
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Sep 1 2009
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DAIYI  Planbook is one of the best applications a teacher can make use of on either the Mac or Windows platform. It has made scheduling and teaching much easier for me, and I rely on Planbook more and more for my courses. The developer is helpful and responsive. He also has a clear vision of where he wants the application to go in terms of future development. As a teacher himself, Jeff is able to approach the application of technology from a very practical perspective. Pricing is more than fair for such a useful bit of educational software.   
(Version 2.1)

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Aug 10 2009

DANIELTHOMPSON  This is a great piece of software makes it so easy to keep track of all my lessons. Thanks for the software  
(Version 2.0.6)

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Jul 15 2009

MACINTOSH SAUCE  @ Jeff

Thanks for updating your program description to let us know that the upgrade is free. I had assumed there would be a paid upgrade... Duh!  
(Version 2.0)

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Jul 15 2009

LOTHERRO  Hi Jeff--

I downloaded the trial version tonight and I'm enjoying many of the features, but I'm also a little confused as to the overall setup and plan. Do you have a tutorial where I could learn some more specifics about Planbook? I've begun to enter in my first week of classes for August, and I'm just not sure that I'm doing it right. I would appreciate any help that you can give--thanks.

Nick  
(Version 2.0)

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Jul 15 2009

JEFFH  I am working on the help features for Planbook. There are a few screencasts (including getting started) currently available at the Planbook website (www.hellmansoft.com) that you'll find under the "Get Help" heading.  
(Version 2.0)

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Jul 14 2009

MACINTOSH SAUCE  Where is upgrade pricing for 2.0? I don't think it is nice to ask your customers to pay full price AGAIN just because you bumped it to 2.0 from 1.5.  
(Version 2.0)

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Jul 14 2009

ANONYMOUS  Upgrading is free. Just enter your existing serial number and you are good to go.

Jeff  
(Version 2.0)

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Mar 20 2009

JAYSCOTTGOLD  Great program, especially for long range planning. Best support of any program I've ever seen. I emailed Jeff about an issue and heard from him within a few minutes. He said he would update the program to address the issue and did so the same night! I'd gladly pay more for programs to receive this type of support.  
(Version 1.5.1)

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Sep 15 2008
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MACINTOSH SAUCE  Since I am going to be a secondary Social Science teacher soon, I was looking for an excellent program to make lesson plans on my Mac. From looking at the demo, I can see there are many useful features for a teacher. I especially like the report features...

Along with Gradekeeper, this program will make my teaching life much easier.  
(Version 1.3.3)

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Sep 8 2008
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STEVE HICKEY  This is a great application that I use everyday to keep myself and my students organized. The support is personal and as fast if not faster than I have experienced .  
(Version 1.3.2)

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Sep 8 2008

HERM  I have been using Planbook for two years as a repository for my daily, weekly, and yearly lesson planning. I have found it to work as advertised and help me to keep track of information. My students constantly comment on how clear their two week calendar is to follow.

I have found the developer very receptive to ideas, improvements, and bug fixes.

I highly recommend using this piece of software in planning for your courses and in creating student calendars.   
(Version 1.3.2)

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Sep 8 2008
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LBRDRAGON  I have been using PlanBook for a year now and I am constantly impressed with it's abilities. The program is very user friendly and accepts a wide variety of schedule types; standard, rotating, etc. Jeff is always responsive to any glitches or problems with the program. He is quick to patch any problems that are found. Jeff is also constantly adding new features, such as syncing to iCal. As a teacher himself, he is aware of the flexibility teachers need in a planbook and comes through for us!  
(Version 1.3.2)

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