Faculty Tools - About Us

FacultyTools
FacultyTools is a three-in-one web-based, customizable, educational data collection system. A list of key features can be found at the end of this page. We have hundreds of K-12, college/university and industry users, many of whom collect data via the web or our Assessa™ apps. FacultyTools has three main interconnected modules, though users can subscribe to one or two modules to meet their needs. The main modules are:

Student Testing via the web and some portable devices
On-line Surveys for polling teacher, parents, students
Observation Forms including walk-through, coaching, and student evaluations with app to collect data via Apple™ iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and most Android™ devices.

To create a free, basic account, click here

Our Company
Watson Education (WED) is a provider of services related to collecting and analyzing data in the education setting. WED is an operating unit of Columbus Research, a California-based company that provides technology services and has been in existence since 1982, incorporating in 1995. For more information about WED, click here www.watsoned.com

FacultyTools Subscription Comparison

	Basic	Level 1 Support	Advanced Support
FEATURES
Observation, surveys, testing	Choose 1 only	Choose 1 only	All 3 enabled
Create your own forms, tests	Yes	Yes	Yes
Web-based reporting	Yes	Yes	Yes
Align tests, observation, surveys to goals, learning objectives	Yes	Yes	Yes
Consolidated reporting		Yes	Yes
HANDHELD DEVICE SUPPORT
Observation software for Apple™ iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad	Free	Free	Free
Observation software for Android Devices	Free	Free	Free
Observation software for Windows Mobile™	Free	Free	Free
Observation, student test software for Palm™	Free	Free	Free
ACCOUNT LIMITS
Number of logins or administrative users	1	5	10
Number of observers	1	5	25
Number of students, subjects	200	500	5,000
Number of tests or surveys	500	2,500	10,000
Number of observations	250	1,000	2,500
USER SUPPORT
E-mail support	Yes	Yes	Yes
Training or custom forms/test consultation hours		1	5
Telephone or remote support calls per year (via GoToMeeting)		2	5
Included on-site training (travel expense not included)			1 day
EXTRAS
Analysis tools			Yes

COST Per Year:	FREE	$300	$3,000
	Sign up now	Purchase now	Purchase now

Key Features Of Our System

The system is customizable. You can define tests, forms, surveys, and align most content to goals, learning objectives, etc.
Observation forms can be entered via Windows Mobile, Palm, and Apple iPhone/iPod Touch device; and tests answered via Palms.
Additionally, we have a Math/ELA item bank available for grades 2-8, and 1,250 high school items across multiple subjects.
We have a basic statistical calculations module that can be used to set up calculations on data from one or more modules.
Reports can be e-mailed automatically on completion of a test or observation, or run as needed via web-based reporting.
With our new iPhone/iPod Touch client, you can create forms and subject lists and collect observations via your Apple device.
With our new Android App, you can create forms and subject lists and collect observations via your Android device.
Our library features many ready-to-use tests & forms that can be copied into your account, and altered to suit your needs.

Need More Help?

Please contact us if your installation requires additional customization, training, or is a larger site (contains more students, users, subjects and/or throughput/storage requirements) that specified above. For sites with greater needs, we may recommend scaling up our system by providing additional server hardware and/or RDBMS systems, application customization, and/or customized professional development programs. This customization work adds additional support and service costs, and is quoted on request. Pricing and specifications are subject to change.