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How do we address concern of parents that their children are not learning Microsoft technologies?
As for the opinion of parents', we feel it is a matter of rising above the marketing frenzy and addressing their concerns with informational and awareness driving sessions. These links listed below should provide enough supporting material to school ...
What are the charges for the content preloaded on the MSS?
The MSS comes pre-loaded with several thousand Open Educational Resources (OER) from Khan Academy, C K-12, Pratham Books, Computer Masti (First and Second Edition released under the CC license), spoken-tutorial.org, NROER, to name a few. It is ...
Can the MSS be used to setup a smart classroom?
Yes, all you need to do is extend the LAN wiring to each of the classrooms that you would like to transform into a smart classroom and install a client PC therein. Once the client PC is connected with the smart class infrastructure (interactive white ...
How can the teachers teach using Linux when they are only used to Windows?
The My sCool Server opens the doors for teachers to adopt a more creative and collaborative mode of teaching by shattering age old myths around Linux and introducing them to its user friendly side. Hence, we see this as a great opportunity for the ...
Can the My sCool Server be installed on hardware provided by the school?
The team at Recherche has taken great pains to bring to you a standard appliance configuration with an optimised hardware and software combination. It is with the aim to pass on the benefits of the economies of scale that we have achieved. Yet, the ...
Do we need to purchase any maintenance contracts or warranty extensions?
The Recherche team has gone great lengths to ensure that the My sCool Server is an extremely easy to operate appliance designed with the principles of zero maintenance and zero vendor lock-in. It comes with factory reset and any point in time ...
What kind of support is bundled with the server?
Recherche will be providing after-sales support via an online portal exclusively accessible to our end users for matters directly related to operation of the server as detailed in the Terms of Service. The bundled support for factory state ...
What does the MSS warranty cover?
MSS products come with a 1-year limited warranty provided by Recherche Tech LLP. The appliance's hardware is covered with comprehensive OEM carry-in warranty. The warranty on the entire unit or its parts may vary depending on your MSS version and its ...
What if there are changes in the curriculum?
The My sCool Server was initially created to suit the needs of Gujarat State Education Board's prescribed curriculum for grades 9 to 12. But thereafter, it has evolved into a generic computer lab solution. It has been validated against the curriculum ...
What kind of training is required to operate the MSS and the applications?
The appliance is accompanied with a “Getting started guide” which is available at the time of unboxing the My sCool Server. The MSS is backed with a comprehensive, but simple “User manual”, a copy of which is available offline as well on the MSS ...
Do we need to purchase licenses for each USB bootable live media that is created from the MSS?
No, you can create and distribute unlimited number of Linux USB bootable live media from the one-click media creator located on the administrator’s desktop. The simple instructions to create the bootable media are available in the Take Linux Home ...
Do we need to purchase any license for the server or Client Access Licenses (CAL)?
No, GNU/Linux distribution has been used to create the server. It uses open source licenses and all the applications are governed by their own licenses. Freedom granted by those are applicable to the use of this server. See Also Do we need to ...
Do we need to purchase any other hardware or software from Recherche?
If you already have sufficient computers and a local area wired network that meets the prerequisites criterion then you need not purchase anything additional. This solution is designed with open-source principles at its very core and hence we support ...
How is MSS an ‘environment and pocket friendly’ solution?
The My sCool Server helps extend the lifespan of existing end client systems that are currently at all schools, majority of which satisfy the minimum client system specification requirement. For just working with the MSS, there is no HDD required on ...