Re: Hello all (fwd)

[Harry McGregor <micros@azstarnet.com>]

I would love to see this do well.

What I would really like to see is a way to tie it into a postgresql
database, so that all teachers can use it, and have the students grades
show up in the database.

As some of you might know, I have built a linux based computer lab in an 
elemetary school in Tucson AZ.

The current district program for K-5 student grades was custom writen
for the Mac, using a foxpro database (single database, not a db
server..).  Unfortunatly it looks like the district will be migrating to 
PCs (winnt), and corbett will be migrating towards linux on everything.

We will not have a need for this for at least a few years (we still have 
over 100 macs on campus), but it seems like a worthwile project.

			Harry

On
Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Roger Dingledine wrote:

> This included a >100k graphic, so majordomo caught it before it
> went to the list. I've forwarded to the list, with a link to the
> graphic at the end. Enjoy.
> 
> > From: "Culp, David" <CulpD@cfbisd.edu>
> > To: "'seul-edu@seul.org'" <seul-edu@seul.org>
> > Subject: Hello all
> > Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:59:30 -0500 
> > 
> > I just joined this mailing list today. My name is David Culp and I have been
> > using Linux since 1993.  I am an experienced programmer and currently
> > working on a gradebook program for Linux.  The current version is 0.5 and it
> > actually keeps track of grades although I would not trust it for everyday
> > use yet!!!!
> > 
> > The reason I started writing this program was due to the absence of free
> > gradebook programs that were worth anything.  This is my first year
> > teaching, I teach 6th and 8th grade science in Carrollton-Farmers Branch,
> > TX.  Most of the gradebook programs for Widows cost in the range of
> > $50.00-$100.00 which I could not afford as a first year teacher right out of
> > college.  The free ones I found really stank.  Plus I do not run Windows at
> > all at home.  So I set  to correct the situation.  I also plan on a Windows
> > version.  My reason being that many teachers probably use Windows at school
> > and Linux at home, that way they can enter grades either at home or at
> > school.
> > 
> > The title of the program is Kteacher and as you may be able to guess its for
> > KDE.  However it only uses the Qt libraries and not the KDE libraries.  Ive
> > attached a screen shot of the current working version to this post.  I
> > should have a website for the application very soon which will allow you get
> > the current sources etc....
> > 
> > I promise not to slack up on the development or fade into oblivion.  This is
> > a project I really am interested in and really want to succed.  Getting
> > Linux into schools is going to be tough.  I know very few schools that use
> > Linux on a day to day bases for anything except a server platform (and those
> > are rare also).  Most school districts are like mine.  They worship the
> > Microsoft Gods and think Windows NT is the greatest thing to ever come along
> > while they waste thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on NT
> > licenses when Linux is free.  
> > 
> > David Culp
> >  <<Kteach3>> 
>  
> http://cvs.seul.org/~arma/Kteach3.jpg
> 
> If this group thinks this is worthwhile, I can set him up with some webspace
> on the seul machines, for distribution...
>