Something like this (from Mendel Cooper's Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide): #! /bin/sh OPERATION= LOGFILE= OPTIONS="$@" echo "`date` + `whoami` + $OPERATION "$@"" >> $LOGFILE exec $OPERATION "$@"
I need to run it as as part of the start-up script to log what applications were used. Then save the logs including the user.log, gcompris.log, childsplay.log etc. to a floppy disk once very month or week. On 9/8/06, Philipp Schröder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > maning sambale schrieb: > > > I would like to ask if there is a package or script that can create > > logs on what programs the teachers and students use/access? > > > > Will van der Leij discussed in the mail that analyzing logs alone is > > not an indication of active use and can be misleading [1]. We hope to > > incorporate log analysis into the qualitiative evaluation process. > > > > Any ideas? Thank you in advance. > > Getting more information about the usage of applications in Edubuntu is > a good idea. (And I agree about the warning that analysing logs alone > can be misleading). > > Are you aware of the 'Ubuntu Popularity Contest'? see > http://popcon.ubuntu.com/ > > There is currently work underway to enhance popcon [1]. > > The Ubuntu Counter Project is also somewhat related [2]. > > Best, > Philipp > > > [1] https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/simple-popcon-participation > [2] http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net/ > > > > [1] > >>> 4. As part of the project I would also like to monitor how the PC are > >>> being used (both by teachers and students). One mechanism is to save > >>> the syslog (possibly on a diskette) and send them to me for analysis. > >> Monitoring application usage can be a helpful exercise but can also be > >> misleading. Using programme access logs as such does not really give an > >> indication of use. Children (and adults too I guess) can have an > >> inquisitive > >> tendency to open up everything but not necessarily use it. > >> It can be helpful, though, in looking for anomolies, i.e. > >> - is the workstation in the corner ever following the lesson plans > >> during a lesson period > >> - very popular applications will peak out in usage logs > >> - and the opposite too > >> > >> The effectivity of a PC lab is not best measured by accounting for its > >> usage > >> but rather for looking at its intended impact: > >> - do the learners improve in attitude, confidence, exposure and basic > >> knowledge of technology. A simple before & after Likert scale can be > >> quite handy here. > >> - where do the subjects/learners proceed to from there and are they > >> better quipped? Etc. > >> > >> A much harder assessment to make is whether the technology intervention is > >> an improvement on or serves to compliment traditional teaching methods. > >> > >> Will van der Leij > > -- > > > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. > > Philipp Schroeder > DIN15 / Information Architecture & Interaction Design > www.din15.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- |---------|----------------------------------------------------------| | __.-._ |"Ohhh. Great warrior. Wars not make one great." -Yoda | | '-._"7' |"Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden| | /'.-c |Linux registered user #402901, http://counter.li.org/ | | | /T |http://esambale.wikispaces.com| | _)_/LI |http://www.geocities.com/esambale/philbiodivmap/philbirds.html | |---------|----------------------------------------------------------| -- edubuntu-devel mailing list edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
