Record Keeping Software-Homeschool Tracker

Homeschool Tracker Software
http://www.homeschooltracker.com/

I used the free version last year. I didn't see the need to buy it since I was really just organizing lessons for just my five year old.This year I want to keep better track of our hours and lessons and practice scheduling for more than one student (I'm definitely going to need it in a couple years). The Basic has all of the student features I'd need.

I can easily enter a lesson (for example a Math book, lesson no or page no) then put in a date range and have the software schedule the lessons in sequential order in one click, instead of entering it in 20 times. It keeps track of hours spent and has a good list of reports.

I bought the Plus edition last week. It has some really great features as a teacher to organize the week and move lessons around. It prints report cards/transcripts, if you wish, and the interface is pretty user friendly. Unlike some other software, you purchase it once and get all of the upgrades for free.

Homeschool Tracker has a free discussion forum where you can get some good information (you have to create a login):http://www.homeschooltracker.com/discuss.aspx

I really like the Lesson Plan feature:

"You can create Lesson Plans per student, per year, per discipline, per Unit study...whatever method best suits your needs. You can have some lesson plans that incorporate an entire year's work for a grade level, while other plans might contain items just for specific Subject/Course combinations. You are limited only by your organizational preferences. Lesson Plans can be imported and exported to share with others."

With this software, I can print out or goals for the week and if we don't reach our goals, I can easily reschedule one or more lessons for the next week.