[senit] front end for standalone PC

His own laptop/computer? - if time = money, then it

Have you tried child proof. http://people.cs.uu.nl/markov/kids/cproof.html
It gives a blank screen when esc is pressed and only show the software you have put on it. it is not briliant as not all software will open in it eg jigworks or powerpoint, but does work with choose it maker, switch it maker and first keys. I teach some very able autistic children in a PMLD school and they cannot get out of it as you have to press 4 keys to release it. Eileen Perrins

david fettes <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
  unfortunately the same thing would happen to a
laptop/computer that was only for the student. And
when the computer becomes crashed as described the
student tends to have inappropriate behaviour which
may include throwing the computer.So really a front
end would be better.maybe some schools do have
standalones that they use a front end on? (At a
previous achool i did have to use ranger solo and use
the computer as a standalone to stop a student
accessing inappropriate sites on the net. The student
could bypass several layers of ranger security)
David
--- Judith Stansfield wrote:

> His own laptop/computer? - if time = money, then it
> would soon pay for
> itself! - could be second hand if he is using a
> simple range of
> programs
> Cheers
> Judith
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
> [mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf
> Of david fettes
> Sent: 13 October 2007 12:18
> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: [senit] front end for standalone PC
> 
> 
> hi a student (autistic,P3-4)is benefiting from ICT
> at
> home (programs like switchit weather, with mouse or
> spacebar) yet periodically crashes the family PC
> (not
> sure if its xp or vista) by clicking on everything
> and
> opening 30+programs at same time and accessing files
> on c drive etc. 
> I remember that RM Classmate? used to solve the
> latter problem in school some years ago on win98.
> Is it still available for xp & vista? would it also
> stop multiple program opening? Ranger solo is an
> alternative but RM classmate might be simpler? Any
> recommendations for
> this sort of scenario? david
> 
> 
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