Re: [Server-devel] XSCE 6.0 Released

[Tim Moody]

Please do yourself a favor and don't just grab an image.  Have a look at the 
installation instructions first.

 

https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation 

 

 

On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Adam Holt  > wrote:

Thank you Tim & All -

Those who want a visual shortcut to prefab 'short-cuts' installable images, 
please bookmark the top-right of http://schoolsever.org

 

Correction http://schoolserver.org :-)

 

 

Years in the making!!  A cast of thousands!!

 

The School Server Community Edition (XSCE) version 6.0 is hereby officially 
released.  Thanks to the many contributors, developers, and testers.

 

In addition to releasing the School Server software, we have provided 
'short-cut' images for several platforms with more on the way.

 

Please read the following Release Notes and then proceed to 
https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation.

 


Release Notes for XSCE 6.0


What is it?


XSCE is the digital backbone for your education revolution. Put simply, School 
Server is an open-education project inspired by One Laptop Per Child to provide 
breakthrough digital learning tools to the world’s poorest children.


A Rose by any other Name


Internally and in the source code we refer to this software as XSCE, the 
Community Edition of the XS server originally from OLPC. Students and teachers 
often know it as Internet in a Box, a collection of educational materials and 
applications found on the internet, but available on the server even without an 
internet connection. We also refer to it as a School Server since it is aimed 
at schools and other places where people learn and performs the function of a 
server.


What's new in XSCE Release 6.0?


This release extends the tools available to educators in three ways:

*   It makes available free and open source content that is available in 
many languages
*   It provides new avenues for students to create, and share their work
*   It contains number of advances to permit easy configuration, tailoring 
of content, and monitoring of student work.


Newly Available Open Source Educational Content


*   KA Lite brings the online features of Khan Academy to the offline 
School Server based classroom. There are videos, exercises, tests, and student 
tracking in a number of languages, all selectable via a Graphical User 
Interface.  
https://learningequality.org/ka-lite/
*   Searchable offline access to Wikipedia and other content such as 
Wiktionaries and TED Talks in a variety of subjects and many languages, 
provided by the Kiwix server technology.   
http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Main_Page
*   RACHEL (a curated selection of offline materials)  
 http://worldpossible.org/rachel/
*   Bring your own content by inserting a USB thumbdrive with content into 
the server having it immediately viewable by students.


Encourage Students to Write, Foster the Creative Process


*   Elgg provides the tools for generating social networks  
 
http://learn.elgg.org/en/2.0/intro/features.html
*   ownCloud provides client based tools for storing and retrieving 
materials stored on the XSCE local cloud.
*   DokuWiki (EXPERIMENTAL) provides a means for students to publish their 
work.   https://www.dokuwiki.org/features
*   Wordpress (EXPERIMENTAL -- enable in "local_vars") gives students 
experience editing/sharing using a tool that is becoming an industry standard.


New Tools for Administering the XSCE School Server


*   A new Graphical User Interface (Admin Console) to enable services, 
select and download content, get information
*   AWstats is a flexible tool for summarizing the web traffic on and 
through the server in graphical and detailed ways.  
http://www.awstats.org/


How do I get it?


There are three main methods of installing this software:

*   Use ansible and the git repository - this is the fall back when you 
need to customize or you have a platform for which we have not created an image.
*   Use an image you download - for some commonly used platforms we create 
image files that you can download, put on a usb stick or sd card and boot in 
your new hardware.
*   Create and use your own image - this will appeal to you if you want an 
image to use in multiple machines and are able to use the tools we provide to 
create it.

In each case you need hardware that has been assembled, but with nothing 
installed on it.

Detailed instructions on each of these methods is at  
 
https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation.

 

 

--
Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org !

-- 

Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ 

Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] XSCE 6.0 Released

[Adam Holt]

On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Adam Holt  wrote:

> *Thank you Tim & All -*
>
> Those who want a visual shortcut to prefab 'short-cuts' installable
> images, please bookmark the top-right of http://schoolsever.org
>

Correction http://schoolserver.org :-)


> which we will try to keep updated as new images are contributed by
> different members of this amazingly dynamic community!  For those itching
> to get the latest hardware, here's just a running snapshot of recent
> successes to benefit all, from across the Internet-in-a-Box a.k.a. school
> server community as Spring 2016 begins!
>
>- Strongly consider XO-1.5 or XO-4, those who want a hassle-free
>rugged+integrated chassis for the developing world, but more about that
>later :-)
>- Larger educational institutions should strongly consider Intel NUC
>hardware.  Even if the 6th generation i3 NUC (an excellent piece of
>hardware, known as the 6i3 NUC, released near the end of 2015, is a steal
>at $249.00 @ http://frys.com/product/8732571) be warned that it hasn't
>fully stabilized, so you might want to delay your purchase a few
>weeks/months according to http://NUCblog.net
>- Raspberry Pi 3 images are currently equivalent to Raspberry Pi 2,
>but will be evolving fast as 64-bit Fedora and possibly CentOS-on-ARM arise
>in coming months.  Exciting Stuff...we're very hopeful for
>http://Pine64.com as well!
>
> *Huge Thanks who can point out errors/omissions/suggestions for our FAQ
> living document, or edit it directly, giving back to everyone:
> http://schoolserver.org/faq *
>
> From: Tim Moody 
> Date: Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 11:36 AM
> Subject: [UKids] XSCE 6.0 Released
> To: "Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to help AT
> laptop.org" , server-devel <
> server-devel@lists.laptop.org>, Unleash Kids! <
> unleashk...@googlegroups.com>, xsce-devel 
>
>
> Years in the making!!  A cast of thousands!!
>
>
>
> The School Server Community Edition (XSCE) version 6.0 is hereby
> officially released.  Thanks to the many contributors, developers, and
> testers.
>
>
>
> In addition to releasing the School Server software, we have provided
> 'short-cut' images for several platforms with more on the way.
>
>
>
> Please read the following Release Notes and then proceed to
> https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation.
>
>
> Release Notes for XSCE 6.0What is it?
>
> XSCE is the digital backbone for your education revolution. Put simply,
> School Server is an open-education project inspired by One Laptop Per Child
> to provide breakthrough digital learning tools to the world’s poorest
> children.
> A Rose by any other Name
>
> Internally and in the source code we refer to this software as XSCE, the
> Community Edition of the XS server originally from OLPC. Students and
> teachers often know it as Internet in a Box, a collection of educational
> materials and applications found on the internet, but available on the
> server even without an internet connection. We also refer to it as a School
> Server since it is aimed at schools and other places where people learn and
> performs the function of a server.
> What's new in XSCE Release 6.0?
>
> This release extends the tools available to educators in three ways:
>
>- It makes available free and open source content that is available in
>many languages
>- It provides new avenues for students to create, and share their work
>- It contains number of advances to permit easy configuration,
>tailoring of content, and monitoring of student work.
>
> Newly Available Open Source Educational Content
>
>- KA Lite brings the online features of *Khan Academy* to the *offline*
> School Server based classroom. There are videos, exercises, tests,
>and student tracking in a number of languages, all selectable via a
>Graphical User Interface.https://learningequality.org/ka-lite/
>- Searchable *offline* access to *Wikipedia* and other content such as
>Wiktionaries and TED Talks in a variety of subjects and many languages,
>provided by the *Kiwix server* technology.
>http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Main_Page
>- RACHEL (a curated selection of offline materials)
>http://worldpossible.org/rachel/
>- Bring your *own content* by inserting a *USB thumbdrive* with
>content into the server having it immediately viewable by students.
>
> Encourage Students to Write, Foster the Creative Process
>
>- Elgg provides the tools for generating social networks
>http://learn.elgg.org/en/2.0/intro/features.html
>- ownCloud provides client based tools for storing and retrieving
>materials stored on the XSCE local cloud.
>- DokuWiki (EXPERIMENTAL) provides a means for students to publish
>their work. https://www.dokuwiki.org/features
>- Wordpress (EXPERIMENTAL -- enable in 

[Server-devel] Fwd: [UKids] XSCE 6.0 Released

[Adam Holt]

*Thank you Tim & All -*

Those who want a visual shortcut to prefab 'short-cuts' installable images,
please bookmark the top-right of http://schoolsever.org, which we will try
to keep updated as new images are contributed by different members of this
amazingly dynamic community!  For those itching to get the latest hardware,
here's just a running snapshot of recent successes to benefit all, from
across the Internet-in-a-Box a.k.a. school server community as Spring 2016
begins!

   - Strongly consider XO-1.5 or XO-4, those who want a hassle-free
   rugged+integrated chassis for the developing world, but more about that
   later :-)
   - Larger educational institutions should strongly consider Intel NUC
   hardware.  Even if the 6th generation i3 NUC (an excellent piece of
   hardware, known as the 6i3 NUC, released near the end of 2015, is a steal
   at $249.00 @ http://frys.com/product/8732571) be warned that it hasn't
   fully stabilized, so you might want to delay your purchase a few
   weeks/months according to http://NUCblog.net
   - Raspberry Pi 3 images are currently equivalent to Raspberry Pi 2, but
   will be evolving fast as 64-bit Fedora and possibly CentOS-on-ARM arise in
   coming months.  Exciting Stuff...we're very hopeful for http://Pine64.com
   as well!

*Huge Thanks who can point out errors/omissions/suggestions for our FAQ
living document, or edit it directly, giving back to everyone:
http://schoolserver.org/faq *

From: Tim Moody 
Date: Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 11:36 AM
Subject: [UKids] XSCE 6.0 Released
To: "Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to help AT laptop.org"
, server-devel ,
Unleash Kids! , xsce-devel <
xsce-de...@googlegroups.com>

Years in the making!!  A cast of thousands!!



The School Server Community Edition (XSCE) version 6.0 is hereby officially
released.  Thanks to the many contributors, developers, and testers.



In addition to releasing the School Server software, we have provided
'short-cut' images for several platforms with more on the way.



Please read the following Release Notes and then proceed to
https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation.


Release Notes for XSCE 6.0What is it?

XSCE is the digital backbone for your education revolution. Put simply,
School Server is an open-education project inspired by One Laptop Per Child
to provide breakthrough digital learning tools to the world’s poorest
children.
A Rose by any other Name

Internally and in the source code we refer to this software as XSCE, the
Community Edition of the XS server originally from OLPC. Students and
teachers often know it as Internet in a Box, a collection of educational
materials and applications found on the internet, but available on the
server even without an internet connection. We also refer to it as a School
Server since it is aimed at schools and other places where people learn and
performs the function of a server.
What's new in XSCE Release 6.0?

This release extends the tools available to educators in three ways:

   - It makes available free and open source content that is available in
   many languages
   - It provides new avenues for students to create, and share their work
   - It contains number of advances to permit easy configuration, tailoring
   of content, and monitoring of student work.

Newly Available Open Source Educational Content

   - KA Lite brings the online features of *Khan Academy* to the
*offline* School
   Server based classroom. There are videos, exercises, tests, and student
   tracking in a number of languages, all selectable via a Graphical User
   Interface.https://learningequality.org/ka-lite/
   - Searchable *offline* access to *Wikipedia* and other content such as
   Wiktionaries and TED Talks in a variety of subjects and many languages,
   provided by the *Kiwix server* technology.
   http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Main_Page
   - RACHEL (a curated selection of offline materials)
   http://worldpossible.org/rachel/
   - Bring your *own content* by inserting a *USB thumbdrive* with content
   into the server having it immediately viewable by students.

Encourage Students to Write, Foster the Creative Process

   - Elgg provides the tools for generating social networks
   http://learn.elgg.org/en/2.0/intro/features.html
   - ownCloud provides client based tools for storing and retrieving
   materials stored on the XSCE local cloud.
   - DokuWiki (EXPERIMENTAL) provides a means for students to publish their
   work. https://www.dokuwiki.org/features
   - Wordpress (EXPERIMENTAL -- enable in "local_vars") gives students
   experience editing/sharing using a tool that is becoming an industry
   standard.

New Tools for Administering the XSCE School Server

   - A new Graphical User Interface (Admin Console) to enable services,
   select and download content, get information
   - AWstats is a 

[Server-devel] XSCE 6.0 Released

[Tim Moody]

Years in the making!!  A cast of thousands!!

 

The School Server Community Edition (XSCE) version 6.0 is hereby officially
released.  Thanks to the many contributors, developers, and testers.

 

In addition to releasing the School Server software, we have provided
'short-cut' images for several platforms with more on the way.

 

Please read the following Release Notes and then proceed to
https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation.

 


Release Notes for XSCE 6.0


What is it?


XSCE is the digital backbone for your education revolution. Put simply,
School Server is an open-education project inspired by One Laptop Per Child
to provide breakthrough digital learning tools to the world's poorest
children.


A Rose by any other Name


Internally and in the source code we refer to this software as XSCE, the
Community Edition of the XS server originally from OLPC. Students and
teachers often know it as Internet in a Box, a collection of educational
materials and applications found on the internet, but available on the
server even without an internet connection. We also refer to it as a School
Server since it is aimed at schools and other places where people learn and
performs the function of a server.


What's new in XSCE Release 6.0?


This release extends the tools available to educators in three ways:

*   It makes available free and open source content that is available in
many languages
*   It provides new avenues for students to create, and share their work
*   It contains number of advances to permit easy configuration,
tailoring of content, and monitoring of student work.


Newly Available Open Source Educational Content


*   KA Lite brings the online features of Khan Academy to the offline
School Server based classroom. There are videos, exercises, tests, and
student tracking in a number of languages, all selectable via a Graphical
User Interface. 
https://learningequality.org/ka-lite/
*   Searchable offline access to Wikipedia and other content such as
Wiktionaries and TED Talks in a variety of subjects and many languages,
provided by the Kiwix server technology.
 http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Main_Page
*   RACHEL (a curated selection of offline materials)
 http://worldpossible.org/rachel/
*   Bring your own content by inserting a USB thumbdrive with content
into the server having it immediately viewable by students.


Encourage Students to Write, Foster the Creative Process


*   Elgg provides the tools for generating social networks

http://learn.elgg.org/en/2.0/intro/features.html
*   ownCloud provides client based tools for storing and retrieving
materials stored on the XSCE local cloud.
*   DokuWiki (EXPERIMENTAL) provides a means for students to publish
their work.  
https://www.dokuwiki.org/features
*   Wordpress (EXPERIMENTAL -- enable in "local_vars") gives students
experience editing/sharing using a tool that is becoming an industry
standard.


New Tools for Administering the XSCE School Server


*   A new Graphical User Interface (Admin Console) to enable services,
select and download content, get information
*   AWstats is a flexible tool for summarizing the web traffic on and
through the server in graphical and detailed ways. 
http://www.awstats.org/


How do I get it?


There are three main methods of installing this software:

*   Use ansible and the git repository - this is the fall back when you
need to customize or you have a platform for which we have not created an
image.
*   Use an image you download - for some commonly used platforms we
create image files that you can download, put on a usb stick or sd card and
boot in your new hardware.
*   Create and use your own image - this will appeal to you if you want
an image to use in multiple machines and are able to use the tools we
provide to create it.

In each case you need hardware that has been assembled, but with nothing
installed on it.

Detailed instructions on each of these methods is at

https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation.

 

 

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