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Some favorite MLR features
are:
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its ease of use, even for computer-phobes
& computer-newbies
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your ability to begin using the system anytime
during the school year
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no more itty-bitty boxes in which to squeeze
assignments!
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"smart drop-down boxes" that complete the
name, title or word you begin typing
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"a pop-up calendar" that makes entering dates
easy
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a way to instantly duplicate & forward date
lesson plans or a “Template (model) Lesson Plan” for a day or week,
for all students, which will allow you just to make necessary changes in
the books or assignments, without re-entering information that stays
the same from week to week
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the ability to duplicate lesson plans to some
or all other students easily
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the ability to bump lessons ahead for one
or more students, to accommodate field trips, etc.
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the ability to generate an instant "assignment
sheet" for each student
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the availability of a "week at a glance"
form
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the extraordinarily easy logging, once your
lesson plans are in
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its automatic calculations of hours:
your core, non-core, combined hours and core hours at the usual school
location
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two monthly reports of hours available anytime
with the push of a button--one summary overview, and one a detailed
table of daily logged hours
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percentages (%) in the monthly summary report
that track your actual logged hours against monthly and yearly targets,
based on your custom school year
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its automatic calculations of grades
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automatically generated transcripts for graded
and, optionally, ungraded subjects (with or without logged hours)
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its list of teachers from both homeschool
and external organizations
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the ability to list books in a brief
or expanded (including publisher and description) format, organized by
subject or type of book (from your custom list of book types)
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easy data backup
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one button archiving and unarchiving of previous
years' lessons
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the ability to generate chore check-off sheets
easily
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the freedom to camp/travel and school without
dragging your computer along
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a user’s manual written in plain English,
by a low-tech homeschooler/housewife