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| − | = Learning at the prompt =
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| − | At school I teach students in 8th grade the basics of Linux and networking. For these classes the school has around 30 redundant laptops.
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| − | Kids work with these devices in 6 ict classes, that is 9 clock hours every week. Maintenance is a challenge but also part of the learning process. Ideally, after one trimester, students can identify failures with the hardware themselves and repair them. <br>
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| − | I created this document to study to what technical level students can repair old laptops and put them into use as Linux devices.<br>
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| − | I start with a simple table to get an idea of the data and actions involved. I have chosen for a wiki format as this format is a proven solution for knowledge mapping as it is the format behind Wikipedia. Although a database approach to this subject would be technically more sound in terms of redundancy, understanding the workings of the Wikipedia will lead to more relevant learning experience of students.
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| − | The goal is to install a local media wiki server in the classroom which can be maintained by students.<br>
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| − | == Organisation of the laptop boxes ==
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| − | &Here comes a picture of a box <br>
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| − | The laptops are organised in boxes, each box contains 4 laptops with adapters. The boxes are coded with electric color tape. The laptops also carry the colors of the box they belong to.
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| − | {| class="wikitable"
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| − | |+ BOXES
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| − | ! code !! colors !! data-sort-type="date"|date
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| − | | RedGre || Red Green Red || 21.08.2021
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| − | | YelGre || Yellow Green Yellow || 21.08.2021
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| − | | BluWhi || Blue White Blue || 21.08.2021
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| − | = Table of Laptops =
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| − | For now the 'database' of the laptops is just a flat table, which must be edited within the wiki. The table is sortable.<br>
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| − | The laptops are organised in boxes, each box contains 4 laptops with power adapters. The laptops are tagged with
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| − | * 'type' denotes the brand and type of the laptop and the order number of .
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| − | * 'member' - the color code of the group the device belongs to. The laptops who belong to the same group are stored in a box with the same color coding<br>
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| − | * 'kernel' - the kernel version of the OS. SMP means a 32 bits kernel.the device
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| − | * 'state' - what is broken.
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| − | * 'action' - what needs to be done.
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| − | * 'date' - entry date
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| − | Example table.
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| − | {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| − | |+ LAPTOPS
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| − | ! type !! member !! kernel !! state !! action !! data-sort-type="date"|date
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| − | | hp530-1 || ReGr-1 || 5.13smp || battery dead || change battery || 23.08.2021
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| − | | hp530-2 || ReGr-2 || 5.13smp || ctrl-key broken || replace key or keyboard || 21.08.2021
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| − | | hp530-3 || ReGr-3 || 5.10smp || old kernel || update os || 03.09.2021
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| − | |hp530-4 || ReGr-4 || 5.13smp || low on ram || install extra memory bank || 02.12.2020
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| − | |}
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| − | Note: This effort is inspired by the discussion I had with Justa about the communication of the state of Techninc tools, member projects and inventory. The idea is to use a combination of color codes and index numbers. The colors express the state of the object. The number refers to a webpage on the wiki.<br>
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