[GradeQuick] Re: Checkin/checkout problems
- From: JerryTaylr@xxxxxxx
- To: gradequick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 19:32:55 EST
Londa Posvistak wrote:
> We use the checkin/checkout process at my school. It does require
> additional support, but very workable.
Do you teachers checkin/out to (floppy) DISKS? Or do they checkin/out to
EDLINE? Our teachers used to checkout to floppy disks for years. We had
horrible
results with that. Disks kept crashing right and left. Data was constantly
getting lost. We got "LZ copy errors" all over the place. I even called Jackson
about that. They (reluctantly) admitted that they opted to use the "LZ"
(Lempel-Ziv) algorithm for data compression (saving to disks) rather than use
the
Microsoft version (the one used any time you do a simple "Save as" or
"Drag-and-drop" from within Windows). Personally, I believe this is a mistake!
Many
teacher simple gave up trying to checkout and did all their work in school.
However, for the teachers who are now using EDLINE for checkin/out, there
have been NO reported errors.
> Another alternative is VPN. If your school offers this service
> you can work directly in your gradebook on the server.
Sure would be nice if you'd explain to everyone what "VPN" is. <g>
Jerry Taylor
Technology Integration Teacher
Greece, NY School District
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