On 7 November 2011 08:35, Tom Worthington <[email protected]> wrote: > On 05/11/11 15:34, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: >> >> On 4 November 2011 08:28, Tom Worthington<[email protected]> >> wrote: > >>> ... $64 D-Link DIR-600 worked reasonably well ... re-flash it with >>> DD-WRT ... >> >> I think that flashing is beyond what can be reasonably expected of a >> teacher. > > Yes, I found it difficult. But perhaps you could set it up so the teacher > does not have to choose any options or set any parameters. They would plug > the router in and run a program which set it up.
This is an idea I have been considering. Flashing non-standard firmware will void the warranty, creating support issues for us. >> We only distribute XOs to teachers to pass our online learning course >> [http://laptop.moodle.com.au/].However, we've learnt the hard way >> that the course is not short teachers won't do it. Our base-line >> course is 10 hours. ... > > Ten hours is not what I would call a very short course. Perhaps if the > teachers got formal recognition for the course (along the lines of the > Queensland scheme) that would be an added incentive. It's not very short, but it is as short as is practical given the knowledge we need to impart (it used to be 20 hours). Teachers can count this towards their PD. Completion of the course earns the participant an OLPC Australia certification. This is an important part of our programme - we do not distribute XOs to teachers who do not have the certification. Sridhar -- "Our mission is to enhance learning opportunities for the 300,000 primary school aged children, living in remote Australia, by providing each one with a connected XO laptop as part of a sustainable training and support program, by 2014." http://www.laptop.org.au/ http://www.laptop.org.au/participate http://dev.laptop.org.au/participate -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
