[Tux4kids-tuxtype-dev] TuxType progress tracking / reporting functionality

[David Bruce]

Hi Matthew et al,

>> I think this is a great idea. And it bring up a thought that might
>> should be in another email, but has Tux4Kids ever considered for Tuxtype
>> or TuxMath a level code system? I haven't the slightest idea how it
>> would work, but the kids are often annoyed that they get to say level 25
>> and then the class ends and the next class they have to start all over
>> again. I know in some games say every 5 levels they give you a code that
>> you can put in and begin on that level the next time.
>
> IMHO This would be best to have in the base structure of the progress
> tracking mechanism. A 'code' would work too but it defeats the purpose
> because teachers need to know where the kids are to be able to grade
> them effectively.

This is one of those "if only everyone used linux/unix" things, or at
least "if only kids were used to logging into computers with an id/pw
and systems were set up accordingly".  On linux, tuxmath's "gold
stars" are stored within the user's home directory, so if everyone
logs into the computer as themself, this issue gets taken care of
automatically.   But individual logins are not so ingrained in the
Windows world outside of the workplace (and often not even there) - at
all the elementary schools I've seen, students share a common login,
or the computers are simply left open all the time.

Tim added a simple login system to tuxmath a while ago to address this
- it isn't a real security system, just user identification on an
honor system to allow tuxmath to keep track of which kids are on what
lessons.  This probably will all be superseded once we get the
tuxmath-admin project to a more complete state.

Best,

David