Re: Hello all (fwd)

["Jose C. Lacal" <jose.lacal@openclassroom.org>]

I wonder if this grading program could be modified to interface /
integrate with the k12admin package (http://k12admin.cmsd.bc.ca/)? Then
school administrators and teachers would have _one_ central data
repository.

I proposed to the author of k12admin that I will help him test the
interface between his package (currently based on mySQL) and PostgreSQL
I spent most of the day today learning Perl's DBI (their common database
interface). Hopefully I will be able to replace mySQL with PostgreSQL as
the database back-end for any Perl-based program that currently uses
mySQL.

Regards.

Harry McGregor wrote:
> 
> 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...
> >

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