So, what is Charms?
The Charms Office Assistant represents nearly eight years of continual design, programming, and testing. It is an all-encompassing office assistant, ready to go to work when you are. It will keep track of all your student and parent information such as email addresses, phone numbers, groups, chaperones, and lots more. It will organize and make sense of your library, and keep track of your inventory, props and uniforms. Charms knows who turned in their form, who missed practice, and where they stand or sit with our seating charts.
Charms is a complete financial package as well! It will help you track fundraisers and disburse profits. You can manage local and international trips with ease. Charms knows who paid their fees, who still owes for repairs, and can give you a running balance of your activity fund and booster club bank accounts. Parents can even pay for trips and fees online with credit cards through our exclusive Parent/Student Area.
Parent Communication has never been easier or more effective! Charms will keep track of all your events on a live, interactive on-line calendar - available to all your students and parents by group over the Internet. You can send mass e-mails, record and blast phone messages and even type and send text messages directly to your student's and parent's cell phones. You can upload handouts, sound files, assignments, audition materials, maps, pictures and more for students and parents to access 24/7.
Music students can keep practice logs online, record and upload playing tests, and track their own grades. Parents can track inventory assignments and monitor attendance and merits or demerits earned.
And this is only the beginning.... As a member of the Charms Community you will get continual, automatic updates when they become available, and there are no hidden "new version" charges. Since Charms is written for the Web, there is no such thing as a Windows or Mac version. Any computer with an internet connection can access Charms from anywhere in the world.
So, take a few minutes and view the free demo. It's the real, fully functional program using a ficticious teacher in mythical schools. Or if you're ready, you can set up a free trial today and start using Charms tomorrow. Charms is a product of Dorian Business Systems, Inc.
Give Charms a try, and let us know how you like it!
Michael Baker, Charms Administrator