[K12OSN] Educational Assessment Softwares

[rmcdaniel at indata.us]

The STAR programs are now being offered as a web based solution. See
Ren. Place for information on the web site.
No need to run them under WINE.  I am not sure about the others.



Ronald R. McDaniel
Conecuh County Schools
(251) 578-7073 x26
(251) 230-0658 cell
rmcdaniel at indata.us


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> Subject: [K12OSN] Educational Assessment Softwares
> From: Justin Paulsen <paulsenj at frederic.k12.wi.us>
> Date: Thu, October 20, 2005 12:43 pm
> To: "list, K12LTSP" <k12osn at redhat.com>
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> Hello,
> 
> I know that this is not the first time that this subject has been
> brought up but I would like to see if there is any fresh news on the
> subject.
> 
> We run a number of assessment softwares that are win only and really
> need to get them running under Linux or find good alternatives that do
> run under Linux.
> 
> If anyone has any info on getting these running under wine, getting
> them
> ported to Linux, or on good alternatives that work under Linux I would
> very much like to hear about it.
> 
> Also I talked to Jeremy White at Codeweavers and he said that if a
> good
> size group of schools got together and pooled there resources that the
> cost of getting to work in wine (crossover office version) might be
> low
> enough per school to be considered more affordable.
> 
> I would like to take that to the next level and say if enough of us
> got
> together that maybe we could even look at having certain popular apps
> ported or a comparable app programed from scratch.  The issue there is
> not the app its self but the content.
> 
> Anyway, here is the software we use:
> 
> STAR Math - http://www.renlearn.com/starmath/default.htm
> STAR Reading - http://www.renlearn.com/starreading/default.htm
> Read Naturally - http://www.readnaturally.com/default.htm
> Reading Counts - http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/readingcounts/
> 
> These aren't assessment softwares but we they are needed
> MicroType Pro - http://www.newtexts.com/newtexts/book.cfm?book_id=3327
> Music Ace 2 - http://www.harmonicvision.com/ma2fact.htm
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> - --
> Justin Paulsen
> IT Coordinator
> Frederic School District
> 1-715-327-4223
> paulsenj at frederic.k12.wi.us
> 
> "The world is open.  Are you?"
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