[IAEP] Notes on Sugar on Virtual Box work session with a Math and Science teacher

[Caroline Meeks]

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Benjamin M. Schwartz <
bmschwar at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:

> Caroline Meeks wrote:
> > What can she do for a Jabber server.
>
> Does she need one?  Sugar has serverless collaboration that works very
> well... as long as there isn't too much collaboration traffic for the
> network to handle.  The maximum number of students seems to vary between
> 20 and 40, depending on wireless network hardware, physical classroom
> layout, RF environment, etc.  The limits are probably much higher for
> wired networks.


Good point.  They should be able to collaborate via the local access point
by just taking the server out of the network settings.

However, if they want to collaborate from home they would need a server or a
service that supplies it.  But, you are right, she could get started with
only local collaboration.


>
> In other words, if she is only working with one classroom, she probably
> doesn't need a server.  If the laptops are plugged into a wired network,
> then a server is even less likely to be necessary.
>
> If a server is necessary... that's trickier.  Setting up a server is a lot
> of work.  Personally, I think "XS as a service" would be a great business
> for some enterprising company (or even Sugar Labs itself, though that
> seems less likely these days), and a free taster limited to 30 students
> per school might be just the way to get started.
>

>
> --Ben
>
>


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