[K12OSN] Re: Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Place

[William Fragakis]

You neeed 2K or newer with .net to _host_ it.

from the AR RP documentation:

Logging in as a Student
1. Start your browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Firefox, 
or Safari).
2. In your browser window, go to the address provided by your district 
or school. The Welcome page appears.


That Safari is supported is a dead giveaway that AR RP supports 
non-Windows platforms (being an OS X only browser).
"
Renaissance Place applications are designed to coexist in mixed network 
environments, such as those also
running Novell Netware, Macintosh® (Appleshare®, Xserve®), Windows NT®, 
Linux, and others. Users simply
connect from any Windows® or Macintosh workstation with a browser by 
entering a server name or IP address and
logging in."



http://www.renlearn.com/ProductSystemRequirements.pdf

There are some teacher side and minor programs that seem to need 
Windows but not Ren. Place student clients.

We'll see next week anyways.

Regards,
William



> Wait a minute.  I need to get this absolutely straight.  Are you saying
> they told you you don't need Windows clients for the Web-based version
> of Accelerated Reader?
>
> They've always told me the clients HAVE to be Windows 98 or better, and
> HAVE to have .Net installed.  I'm still upset about being forced to buy
> Windows 2003 Server boxes for Renaissance Place - this just adds insult
> to injury!