DeadSuperHero
December 23rd, 2007, 10:27 PM
I've been really thinking about converting my school to Linux. I'm going to try to get my school to switch to Ubuntu, IBM Lotus Symphony (when it's done), and a collection of free alternatives to the useless costly things my school spends money on.
I've written up a list of almost everything we already use, except that I can't find a really good alternative library book manager.
My school uses Athena for our library. Unfortunately, there is no Linux-based alternative. And Athena isn't even supported by their own company anymore. They urge you to buy their latest solution, which has no screenshots or actual descriptions.
I was wondering, are there any really good Linux based Library Managers which can connect to a student database?
While we're at it, what would be a good replacement for:
-a student database (currently, we use something where each student is given a number, and we use that to both log into computers, and check out library books) No idea what we use for this, probably can't be too hard to recreate.
-a science software suite (mainly for the biology, physics, and chemistry classes upstairs) Currently we use old DOS programs
-A teacher grading app that also connects to this student "database" to give the students their grades. We currently use STI Classroom.
Maybe I'm kind of going a bit far, but I seriously think that a full Linux school would make for a wonderful environment. Currently, we're all using super-locked-down WindowsXP computers (thanks a lot, Novell), and they run Windows poorly at best.
What are your thoughts? Is there be a grade-school/middle school/high-school/college database solution to do this?
I've written up a list of almost everything we already use, except that I can't find a really good alternative library book manager.
My school uses Athena for our library. Unfortunately, there is no Linux-based alternative. And Athena isn't even supported by their own company anymore. They urge you to buy their latest solution, which has no screenshots or actual descriptions.
I was wondering, are there any really good Linux based Library Managers which can connect to a student database?
While we're at it, what would be a good replacement for:
-a student database (currently, we use something where each student is given a number, and we use that to both log into computers, and check out library books) No idea what we use for this, probably can't be too hard to recreate.
-a science software suite (mainly for the biology, physics, and chemistry classes upstairs) Currently we use old DOS programs
-A teacher grading app that also connects to this student "database" to give the students their grades. We currently use STI Classroom.
Maybe I'm kind of going a bit far, but I seriously think that a full Linux school would make for a wonderful environment. Currently, we're all using super-locked-down WindowsXP computers (thanks a lot, Novell), and they run Windows poorly at best.
What are your thoughts? Is there be a grade-school/middle school/high-school/college database solution to do this?