RE: [K12OSN] New School using K12

[Jonathan Carter <highvoltage thepub co za>]

That sounds like a good idea too. Thanks.

On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 20:00, Jonathan White wrote:
> We use the student's intials and their ID number (generated by our school
> administrative package, Web2School).
> 
> So for user John Smith with ID #00134 the user name would be: js00134
> 
> This way we don't have to worry about changing the usernames every year, or
> if the student gets held back etc.  The only time that the ID's get changed
> is when they move from the middle school to the high school, and then we
> usually re-enter all the names anyway.
> 
> Jonathan White
> Computer Technician
> Shaker Regional School District
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-admin redhat com [mailto:k12osn-admin redhat com]On Behalf
> Of Jonathan Carter
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 12:04 PM
> To: K12OSN
> Subject: [K12OSN] New School using K12
> 
> 
> Hi K12 List!
> 
> I've just joined. Monday I'll be starting a new job at a primary school
> where we'll be installing a K12 network with 24 thin clients tomorrow.
> 
> What I'd like to know is, what's the best way of setting up the users
> for the students? Is it best to go by student number, or a mixture of
> name and grade? Is it possible to use a username like jonathan-1 and the
> next year it changes to jonathan-2? Or should I use a combination of
> their name and the year they joined or are supposed to finish school?
> 
> Thanks guys, any advice to this school-newbie is highly appreciated!
> 
> - Jonathan
> 
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