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A quick way to collect student info in computer labs
I would recommend taking a look at ruby on rails (pretty good support on Mac) and create a web interface where all the students could go and register an account.
The way ruby works, you could make a basic and working interface with a database backend (so you could keep track of everything for every semester...) in about an hour. I am just discovering rails, and this is the exact type of application rails caters for. Have a look at www.rubyonrails.com, watch the screencast in the "get excited" section to get an idea of how easy it is, and then proceed to http://developer.apple.com/tools/rubyonrails.html for information on getting rails to work on the mac. Another way is to use locomotive (which I will let you google for). Web application, whether php-based or ruby-based seem like the perfect solution for your problem.
A quick way to collect student info in computer labs
I gave you the wrong URL for install instruction on mac. The correct url is http://hivelogic.com/narrative/articles/ruby_rails_lighttpd_mysql_tiger but don't forget to check locomotive since it is a lot easier to work with :) (this link is for people who are planning to mimic a Unix environment to develop rails applications).
The link I mentioned in the previous comment is a very good basic tutorial for getting an application running, so it is still worth checking out! |
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