[K12OSN] "marketing" the K12LTSP desktop

[Access Systems]

On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Martin Woolley wrote:

> On Wednesday 08 June 2005 15:20, luis.montes at cox.net wrote:
>
> > In regards to default wallpaper,
> > Anyone know if there is there any issues with bandwith? I've left the
> > default for the school blank, somehow hoping that X was better able to
> > refresh a plain background accross the network. I could be way off. And if
> > I am, I'm going to encourage that the kids customize there wallpaper next
> > year. Maybe have an exercise where they create the wallpaper with tuxpaint.
>
> I can't comment on bandwidth but our students would spend the first 10 minutes
> of a lesson fiddling with their wallpaper, looking for the latest car mostly
> or finding nudey-rudey pictures.  The teachers asked us if we could lock down
> the desktop so they it couldn't be changed, and we did just that.

maybe give the kids a single 10-15 minute window once a month or so to
play with wallpaper, then lock it down with what they have...

Bob

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