On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Caroline Meeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > >> This sounds like an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Sugar on LTSP. I >> have talked to several school system administrators who are successfully >> running terminals in their districts. >> >> > > David can this be set up to save the students data from session to session? > Yes, there are several variations on the theme. The overall goal is to present the student with their own 'virtual desktop'. The desktop follows the student around wherever they go. Some districts even allow students to log into their 'virtual desktop' from home. The main advantages to centrally managed clients are the perceived low cost of maintaining the system and thin clients fit into the current generation of system administrator's world view better then individual laptop. US schools can offset their bandwidth costs by a federal E-rate program[1]. thanks david 1. http://www.fcc.gov/learnnet/
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