This is outside my area of expertise. If any of you can help, please share it with the list and contact John directly. Thanks! ---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- Date: 8/26/01 6:27 AM Received: 8/26/01 7:14 AM From: John Droz, jr., [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dan Knight, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dan: You can help with a major education software/Mac matter... Our NC school system uses the relatively well known Success Maker (CCC), a reading and math assistance series of programs (<<http://www.ccclearn.com/>>). This software is extraordinarily expensive - often costing more than the computer itself! And despite this premium cost, the software has many restrictions - like network servers cannot have both Mac and Windows clients, and it does not support Netboot, and it conflicts with MacManager, etc...!! So, after investing BIG bucks a few years ago, our district has had a variety of computer compatibility problems with it (on both Macs and PCs). Unfortunately, they have chosen to blame Apple for most of these issues, and this has become one of their main reason's for planning to replace Macs with PCs... I am evaluating the situation, but I am a computer consultant, not an expert in K-12 software. Furthermore, from doing some preliminary research, it is apparent that there are many other schools that are also interested in this subject. My questions to your readers are: 1) Does your school district have any experience with Success Maker? 2) Have they used Success Maker on Macs or PCs? 3) What type of network does your school have? 4) Have you had any issues with Success Maker and Novell networks? 5) What other alternatives for Success Maker on Macs are there? 6) What are the pros and cons of these alternatives? 7) What are teacher's views about the overall merits of using Success Maker as a learning aide? Any other info or site references they have would be greatly appreciated. Please have them email me directly. If you'd like, I will post a summary. Regards, John Droz, jr. ----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. publisher, Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/> publisher, Digital-Views.com <http://digital-views.com/> publisher, Digigraphica <http://digigraphica.com/> I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- MacInSchool is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacInSchool list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macinschool.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macinschool%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
