I did not set up a thin client computer lab. Rather, we had Edubuntu workstations and a Ubuntu server. (I had more hardware to work with.) It was really a nice setup. Edubuntu is, IMHO, really an excellent, low cost tool for schools who are willing to take the Microsoft blinders off. <div>
<br></div><div>I'd be happy to post instructions for logging in to the server from the workstation and having students save work on the server.</div><div><br></div><div>~kari</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:00 AM, David Groos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:djgroos@gmail.com">djgroos@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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Hey Andreas - I think there are a lot of people on this list who have set up and managed virtual classrooms, that is, assuming you mean 'thin client' when you say, 'virtual'. What kind of info are you looking for? I've been running one for 1.5 years and I'm only looking forward. There are challenges to it but then there are challenges to any network and I'd rather solve those challenges involved with a great, open source system such as the one created/maintained by Edubuntu, Ubuntu and others.<div>
<br></div><div>You've come to the right place for help, and you might want to join/post to the Edubuntu-users list as well. There's a good bit of overlap in the two groups (I wonder what percent?) but they still have their own missions.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Good luck,</div><div>David</div><div><font color="#888888"><br></font><div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div>On Mar 27, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Matthew Lye wrote:</div><br></div></div><blockquote type="cite">
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><div>Take a look into LTSP with Edubuntu.</div><div><br></div><div>Its designed to have a single computer running the core system files with a classroom of dumb terminals connecting into it.</div>
<br clear="all">-Matthew Lye<br> <br>You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision, determination, and and endless supply of expendable labor.<br><No trees were harmed during this transmission. However, a great number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Andreas N. Hagen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andreas.hagen@vodafone.co.nz" target="_blank">andreas.hagen@vodafone.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">Hello everyone,</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">My name is Andreas.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I am an educator teaching Information Technology to a class of 50.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">I work at a vocational institute teaching at a tertiary level.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial">If there is anyone with experience setting up a virtual classroom please contact me.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">We are currently looking to setup 50 virtual computers hooked up to a primary server, just wondering if there is a cheaper way to do this with Ubuntu.</font></div> <div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
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