By Laura Strickman
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| Title | DATAKEEPER: An Online Multi-User Form Filler |
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| Author | Laura Strickman |
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| Abstract | Datakeeper is a web-based program that stores students' data in a generic format and releases it to the appropriate people. After filling in their data for the first time, all students need to do is check the pieces of information required, enter the email address to send them to, and hit send- or hit print to create a hard copy. |
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| Background | The average high school student fills out dozens of administrative forms during their high-school career, everything from field trip permission slips to information cards for teachers' files to many repetitive emergency care forms. It's very time-consuming and frustrating to fill out forms asking for the same information over and over. Datakeeper, a web-based program, rectifies this problem by reducing the task of writing, for example, your name, address, phone number, insurance company, allergies, etc. over and over again for various field trip forms. |
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| PHP & MySQL | Datakeeper is written using PHP and MySQL, with additional formatting in HTML. PHP is a language that can be used to create more interactive websites than HTML. One of its most important features is its ability to interact with MySQL databases in order to allow database information to be manipulated over the internet. This allows Datakeeper to provide an online interface which is convenient for multiple users. MySQL is used to store students' data, with each account accessed by a username and password. PHP's "session" features allow users to log on to the Datakeeper database, navigate the website using its various functions, and log out at the end of their session to maintain security. |
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| Potential Users | Datakeeper was designed with high-school students in mind, since they are often plagued with excessive, repetitive forms. It could be integrated with the current TJHSST intranet to make it more accessible to the student body; its final success, though, depends on the administration's willingness to accept the forms it generates. Adults also often suffer the burden of redundant forms; Datakeeper could be put into use in many workplaces. |
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| Graphic Images |
The poster will feature these images:
   Text: Here, users create a new account. They enter all relevant data at this point, and in future sessions they can edit their existing data and create hard copies or emailed copies of forms without re-entering their information. The links to the left allow them to navigate the site. |
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