Material Generators

Among all the types of material generators I have used in my teaching career there are a few that I could not do without.  The most important device would have to the Examview software that accompanies. my text.  While I have slowly ventured away from even using my text books (did not even assign books this year), except as a reference source, the tests are still relevant and easily produced or modified.  The software allows me to quickly add or remove questions from previous years to accommodate new findings or to adjust types of questions for students with IEP's or gifted requirements.  But the true value of the test generator software was evident in my first year of teaching when I was completely lost while attempting to make out my very first test, until a mentor teacher across the hall introduced me to the software.  Another generator I use most often for making forms such as safety contracts and various forms parent consent forms for my athletic teams is the Adobe PDF maker software.  I was intrigued however by the idea of using the software to create forms that could be posted online and be filled out via the computer.  I simply use the software because it creates a very nicely formatted document with much more ease than in word.  But I will definitely be posting the forms to websites and blogs in the near future to help facilitate the information.  One type of material generator I would like to use would be the rubric builder.  Generally the rubrics I use are plain and simple.  They are usually hand written and on a sheet of scratch paper with very few criteria for each benchmark.  I need the rubric builder to force me to sit down and create something that is more comprehensive and concise but also looks and feels more professional.