[K12OSN] Re: K12OSN Digest, Vol 25, Issue 23

[Daniel Howard]

We use Accel. Reader, Accel. Math, Star Reader, and Star Math, all 
purely web based, and we pay RenLearn to host the server so we don't 
have to mess with it.  William can tell you all the details, only issue 
I know we had is the fact that you have to install Adobe Reader and 
Macromedia Flash Player on the LTSP servers.  Accel. Math can also be 
done on screen now without need for the scanners (and associated Windows 
S/W), although you still have to print out the tests for students to 
work out with pencil on paper, and then they click the multiple choice 
answers on screen.

Now if we could just get Macromedia to do a Linux plugin for Shockwave, 
which several educational websites use... Can this group mount a mass 
request to Macromedia?

Daniel

 > Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:00:15 -0600
 > From: Burke Almquist <balmquist at mindfirestudios.com>
 > Subject: Re: [ok-mail] [K12OSN] Question on school software..
 >
 > That's the advantage of the newer web-based versions of RenLearn's 
stuff. You still need a windows server, but at least you don't need  to 
buy CALs and TSCALS if the RenLearn stuff is your only windows  bound 
application.
 >
 > On Mar 17, 2006, at 6:45 PM, Sharon Betts wrote:
 >
 >> We did the same thing -- but I sure hated those Windows terminal 
CALs that I had to buy.  UGH.  Sharon
 >>
 >> jhansknecht at hanstech.com on Friday, March 17, 2006 at 6:59 PM -0500 
  wrote:
 >>
 >>> Hi George,
 >>> I setup a Windows 2003 terminal server. The K12LTSP clients can use
 >>> rdesktop to connect and run a windows terminal solution, then I run 
  Accelarated Reader from there.
 >>>