SOTO (Student On-Task Observation)1.2.4 - App Store

Student behavioral observation methods and techniques are a simple and effective way to gather insightful data on students. The SOTO App is an excellent tool to help you perform “On-Task / Off-Task” observations.

The SOTO App provides a simple, intuitive tool that makes behavioral observation * fast and easy * for everyone. We hope this app helps save you time and effort with accurate data collection and reporting.

Instead of paper, pen and a clock, the SOTO App captures and collects your observation data through simple “checkboxes”. It also automatically maintains timed intervals for you throughout your observation.

Simply indicate if a student is “On-Task” by selecting “Academically or Passively Engaged. Otherwise, the student is “Off-Task” for that interval. You can also record specific “Off-Task” observations of a student, whether there are: Off-Task Motor, Off-Task Verbal and/or Off-Task Passive.

After performing an observation session, you can quickly generate a report, which calculates percentage statistics from your data, as well as graph and chart images that help effectively communicate your data visually. Having graphs and charts are worth a thousand words. Easily show parents and teachers their student’s time on-task compared to their peers.

The benefits of using the SOTO App:

* Be ready to conduct On-Task Observations anytime, anywhere

* No need for a clock, watch or timer

* No fussing with paper and pencils

* Calculates percentages and creates graphs / charts

* Email report data and graphs to yourself, so you can include them in your reports

* Customize settings for how you perform observations:

1) how long each observation interval should last
2) how often to record Peer intervals for comparison
3) turn “vibrate” notification on before each new interval begins (this requires an iPhone for its vibrate capability)

Version History Fixed a bug that caused SOTO to take quite a long time to open. With this new version, it only takes a few seconds for SOTO to load. 1.2.4 09/25/2016 The fix is finally in. Just in time for the new 2016/17 School Year! Here is a long overdue version of SOTO that just gets it working again in the latest iOS. We greatly apologize for the delay in fixing SOTO. We have restored our development environment and established a new workflow that we hope will enable us to deliver more regular updates and new features.

AUGUST 2016 PROMOTION: To help promote this new FIXED release, and also our new SOTO for Android release and to help kick off the new school year, the SOTO is on sale for $5.99 (40% off the regular price of $9.99). This promotion will last through Labor Day - September 5th, 2016. Please share this promotion with all of your friends and colleagues. Thank you! 1.2.0 08/14/2016 ****************************************************
ATTENTION - NOVEMBER 2014 STATUS

SOTO does NOT work in Apple's latest iOS 8
release. We will update this description once
we are able to resolve this issue.

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Thank you all SOTO customers! Please continue to share your comments and feedback with us.

* Addressed a bug in reporting section that incorrectly graphs the OTP Graph Bar.

* Improved email compatibility! This new SOTO update now emails graph / chart images as "attachments".

* Improvements were also made to how graph images were drawn, allowing for more universal "cut and paste" into popular applications, like MS Word. This also should help address a "black" background image experienced in certain web browsers.

* Improved workflow when sending Observation Reports via email. When viewing a Report, click on the "Send Report" button. This creates an email message containing your report and associated graphs. Make any necessary changes to your email message. After you send your report, you are taken back to the report within SOTO. 1.1 04/21/2011 1.0 04/05/2011