[K12OSN] I need some software to automate the recess buzzers

[Huck]

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2004/06/25/ruby_pt1.html

the link above was something I ran across while looking for ruby 
tutorials...

using ruby and Tk to create a GUI cron editor.

--Huck

Doug Simpson wrote:
> Using lptout, and cron, this could be accomplished very easily.
> 
> I'll will experiment and get back with you on this. . .
> 
> Might even be able to come up with a plug-n-fly deal using either 
> console input or possibly web-based input. . .
> 
> Doug
> 
> Tim Litwiller wrote:
> 
>> To update the requirements - it would have to be easy for the teachers 
>> to add a buzzer or actually I think a voice announcement at a certain 
>> time. So it doesn't have to be running a buzzer so much as output 
>> sound to a loudspeaker. When it needs to sound like a buzzer we can 
>> play the buzzer sound or when we need a firedrill it could play the 
>> fire alarm sound.
>>
>> But the biggest requirement would be that it would be easy for a 
>> teacher to open the scheduler and add/remove/quiet the next occurance 
>> of the buzzer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Tim Litwiller wrote:
>>
>>> I'd like to setup a computer at a small school - ( that currently has 
>>> no computers) and they also need some way to automate the beginning 
>>> and end of day and reccess buzzers.  Is there some software that is 
>>> available to run on a K12LTSP that could do this?  I'm hoping that by 
>>> having a ltsp server maybe they will start with doing typeing classes 
>>> with some terminals and work them into more as they get used to the 
>>> idea.
>>
>>
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