Re: [school-discuss] How to present Linux to schools

[Dave Prentice <dprentice@uno.edu>]

Since the message below refers to Accelerated Reader and the other
products from Renaissance Learning, has anybody actually tried them
under WINE? My school has them on order, and it would sure be nice
if they ran on Linux boxes too.
Dave Prentice
prentice@instruction.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Carter <dcarter@friends.tas.edu.au>
To: schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net
<schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [school-discuss] How to present Linux to schools


>Kyle,
>
> >> Have you tried WINE?  Tux Typing... there's so much stuff.
>
> >Yup. Most of these programs use their own custom DLL's.
>
>Very true.
>
> >Hint: don't criticize what you don't know. I have pretty thick
skin,
> >but I know a lot of people who would be completely turned off to
> >linux if I had that kind of attitude.
>
>Hmm, I'll heed your advice, and be a little more careful next time.

>I'm sorry if it came across too harshly - I certainly didn't mean
to.
> >http://www.renlearn.com/ar/
> >
> >A true gem of software - not only in concept, but in
implementation
> >as well. There's nothing really mysterious about it (in fact, the

> >interface and database could probably be coded in a couple of
days),
> >but their database of grade-level appropriate books, and
> >comprehension testing is amazing.
> >
> >> As for those parents, try to get across to them that brandnames

> >> don't mean a thing.  John West sardines aren't as good, in my
> >> opinion, than many other brands.  For goodness sake, its just a

> >word
> >> processor.  Is there anything magical about MS as oposed to
Corel
> >or
> >> Sun?
> >
> >Refer to the question I asked in my last message about
disadvantages
> >now vs. advantages later.
> >
> >> Next thing, these parents will be asking what brand of
processor
> >the
> >> kids are using... is it IBM... Intel... AMD... Motorolla.
Which
> >one
> >> will they be using in the workplace?  Most likely Intel, but
quite
> >
> >> likely not.
> >
> >No, because they're worried about their kids getting jobs.
They'll
> >only start asking these questions when employers start asking
them.
> >
> >--
> >Kyle Hutson /  Director of Technology  / Rock Creek Schools:
USD323
> >
> >smyle@rockcreekschools.org
785-494-8591
> >
> >Actually I am a laboratory mouse posing as an engineer as part of
an
> >
> >               elaborate plot to take over the world
>
>
>