Save the Cat! vs Student Participation Tracker

All new version, built from the ground up using Apple's standard, master-detail style for full compatibility with iOS functionality including Dark Mode. Even if you don't own the desktop version of Save the Cat!®, you can still use this amazing tool, touted as the "secret weapon" of the working writer, to help build better, more powerful stories, with greater resonance and emotional impact. Whenever your creative juices start flowing you'll have this revolutionary app, which is based on Blake Snyder's best-selling books and software, at your fingertips. You'll delight in the ability to structure your screenplay, teleplay, stageplay or novel the Save the Cat!® way. By incorporating the methods, tips and tactics found in the Save the Cat!® series of books on story structure, this application will help you to: * Develop a powerful Logline and Title * Choose one of the 10 unique Save the Cat!® Genres * Complete a Blake Snyder Beat Sheet (BS2) with variations for screenplays, novels, and 1/2 hour and 1 hour tv episodes. * Use “the Board” to create cards for each scene and arrange them in the perfect order and to track character arcs and other important aspects of your story. Just long-press on a scene or other element in the Board then pick what you want to insert at that point. * Add sequences to combine multiple scenes. * Add labels to the Board to keep track of important points. * Create Emotional Changes for each and every scene * Create Set-ups and Payoffs as your protagonist progresses through the story Sync your files across devices. This is a manual process so you're in complete control as to when you post and download your changes. Just create an account and login on all your devices. If you had a Save the Cat! account for the website or for when you purchased STC, that will not work here. You'll need to create a new account. You can even add one or more writing partners to your project and sync your changes with them if you have the Premium or Pro level. Enter the username for their new STC account. The free version allows you to add projects and work on your title, logline, genre, and the beat sheet. Many of the features listed below require an in-app purchase. Essentials has all the basic functionality you need to develop a screenplay, novel, or tv episode with characters, locations set-ups, and pay-offs. Premium adds the ability to track things or objects, and relationships. You'll also be able to develop a novel by chapters instead of using a beat sheet. Pro adds the ability to develop an entire series of movies or novels that use all the same characters, locations, things, and relationships and to track their stories across the entire series. You can also develop an entire tv series with multiple seasons. Other cool updates include the ability to have multiple versions of your beat sheet and multiple versions of your board for each beat sheet. Much improved script typing. And, if you're working on a novel, just type in your manuscript with proper formatting. All new facts section keeping track of important facts ("Bible" for tv writers) for characters, locations and other entities. Add important elements for characters, locations and other entities that you need to track through the story. Add the character or entity to the Board and track those items through the story. As always you can add attachments such as photos, pdf's, and other important research documents so you have everything at your fingertips.

Make your seating chart your everyday classroom workspace. Take attendance, record participation, see who to call on next, and review classroom patterns directly from your room layout on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. TEACH FROM YOUR SEATING CHART Arrange students to match your room. Build the rows and columns you need, add or remove individual seats, assign and move students through drag and drop. Student history and call order stay with the student when seats change. KEEP THE DISCUSSION MOVING See the next three students in your chosen call order right on the chart. Tap any student to record a correct or incorrect answer without leaving the room view. Use the optional call setting when you want to keep calls pending before resolution. ATTENDANCE WHERE YOU NEED IT Long press a student on the chart to mark Here, Absent, or Excused. Use the dedicated attendance list if you prefer. Review and correct past dates or enter expected attendance for a future day. CORRECT AN ACCIDENTAL TAP Undo and redo help you correct participation, attendance, and seating changes while you work. SEE MORE OF YOUR CLASSROOM Zoom and move around larger charts, or fit the room on your screen. On supported larger displays and windows, show the seating chart and a dedicated list together. NOTICE PATTERNS ACROSS THE ROOM Turn on seat colors to review answer accuracy or recorded attendance by room position. Choose the participation period that matters: today, this week, all time, or a saved fixed or ongoing date window. Each class remembers its own selection. KEEP YOUR CLASSROOM HISTORY ORGANIZED Review student participation and attendance over time, add private notes for context, and correct past entries. Clear old history for a student, a class, or the app while keeping your rosters intact. PRIVATE NOTES, ENCRYPTED SYNC AND BACKUPS Optional encrypted iCloud sync keeps classroom records available across your devices. Optional encrypted back up saves classes, students, history, notes, date windows, and seating layouts in a single recovery file. Require a PIN or device authentication to another layer of app privacy. EASY TO START, NO SUBSCRIPTION Add students individually or import a roster. Start free with one class and up to 30 students, with all functional features included. An optional one-time Full Access purchase removes the class and student limits. No separate app account is required. UPGRADING SYNCED DEVICES Update your synced devices to 2.0 before editing seating layouts across them. If you are upgrading from a version before 1.2, save your encryption recovery code and follow iCloud Sync settings to upgrade previous cloud copies. Losing all copies of your key and recovery code means losing access to that encrypted library. Student Participation Tracker is intended for a teacher's private notes and personal memory aids, not sharing, grading, formal assessment, or official student records. Encryption alone does not determine FERPA sole-possession eligibility. Follow your institution's policies for student information, personal devices, and iCloud use.