Something like this (from Mendel Cooper's Advanced
Bash-Scripting Guide):
#! /bin/sh
OPERATION=
LOGFILE=
OPTIONS="$ "
echo "`date` + `whoami` + $OPERATION "$"" >> $LOGFILE
exec $OPERATION "$"
I need to run it as as part of the start-up script to log
what
applications were used. Then save the logs including the
user.log,
gcompris.log, childsplay.log etc. to a floppy disk once very
month or
week.
On 9/8/06, Philipp Schröder <philippdin15.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> maning sambale schrieb:
>
> > I would like to ask if there is a package or
script that can create
> > logs on what programs the teachers and students
use/access?
> >
> > Will van der Leij discussed in the mail that
analyzing logs alone is
> > not an indication of active use and can be
misleading [1]. We hope to
> > incorporate log analysis into the qualitiative
evaluation process.
> >
> > Any ideas? Thank you in advance.
>
> Getting more information about the usage of
applications in Edubuntu is
> a good idea. (And I agree about the warning that
analysing logs alone
> can be misleading).
>
> Are you aware of the 'Ubuntu Popularity Contest'?
see
> http://popcon.ubuntu.com/
>
> There is currently work underway to enhance popcon [1].
>
> The Ubuntu Counter Project is also somewhat related
[2].
>
> Best,
> Philipp
>
>
> [1] https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec
/simple-popcon-participation
> [2] http://ubuntu
counter.geekosophical.net/
>
>
> > [1]
> >>> 4. As part of the project I would also
like to monitor how the PC are
> >>> being used (both by teachers and
students). One mechanism is to save
> >>> the syslog (possibly on a diskette) and
send them to me for analysis.
> >> Monitoring application usage can be a helpful
exercise but can also be
> >> misleading. Using programme access logs as
such does not really give an
> >> indication of use. Children (and adults too I
guess) can have an inquisitive
> >> tendency to open up everything but not
necessarily use it.
> >> It can be helpful, though, in looking for
anomolies, i.e.
> >> - is the workstation in the corner ever
following the lesson plans
> >> during a lesson period
> >> - very popular applications will peak out in
usage logs
> >> - and the opposite too
> >>
> >> The effectivity of a PC lab is not best
measured by accounting for its usage
> >> but rather for looking at its intended impact:
> >> - do the learners improve in attitude,
confidence, exposure and basic
> >> knowledge of technology. A simple before
& after Likert scale can be
> >> quite handy here.
> >> - where do the subjects/learners proceed to
from there and are they
> >> better quipped? Etc.
> >>
> >> A much harder assessment to make is whether
the technology intervention is
> >> an improvement on or serves to compliment
traditional teaching methods.
> >>
> >> Will van der Leij
>
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>
>
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>
> Philipp Schroeder
> DIN15 / Information Architecture & Interaction
Design
> www.din15.org, philippdin15.org
>
>
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