[K12OSN] Making K12LTSP "school friendly"
anthony baldwin
anthonybaldwin at snet.net
Tue Feb 8 02:32:44 UTC 2005
richard ingalls wrote:
>I LOVE K12LTSP! I have used it to successfully add 4
>"new" classroom computer labs to my small, rural
>school district, using old and donated hardware (but
>new servers). I LOVE that my students can login
>anywhere and have all their files and even their
>customized desktop follow them. But... (you knew it
>was coming, right?)
>
>In most schools, we use so much "edutainment" software
>that is M$ only. My teachers have programs like
>"Oregon Trail" and "Reader Rabbit" and "Jumpstart
>Math" and "Kidspiration/Inspiration". IF there was a
>way to run this software on the Linux server using
>wine and make it available to all the users, THEN
>K12LTSP would be the biggest, best solution for
>schools - ever (well at least for elementary/middle
>schools).
>
>Has anyone successfully installed these types of
>"edutainment" apps on their servers and made them
>available to all the users? If so, HOW?
>
>I think making something like this "easy" to do, would
>catapult K12LTSP and Open Source over the edge for
>many school districts.
>
>
>
I have run Inspiration on a K12 box using wine.
It's been some time, since I did, but I did, and I know it can still be
done.
Inspiration can be a valuable tool in the classroom, for sure.
tony
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