I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
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#3Kids are getting scheduling via apps now? The best thing my school ever did for me was give me a paper planner and teach me how to use it. I've finally reached that "back in my day" age.
It's a neat project though. I wasn't aware Soldered existed so this is a nice find.
Re: I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
#4Kids are getting scheduling via apps now? The best thing my school ever did for me was give me a paper planner and teach me how to use it. I've finally reached that "back in my day" age. It's a neat project though. I wasn't aware Soldered existed so this is a nice find.
They still have a paper planner. :) But checking the app each morning is mandatory. And in my son's case, there are changes every couple of days.
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#5Thanks for sharing. Just a small nit: the first time you mention the name of the product it's written "Inkscape", not "Inkplate".
Re: I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
#6Kids are getting scheduling via apps now? The best thing my school ever did for me was give me a paper planner and teach me how to use it. I've finally reached that "back in my day" age. It's a neat project though. I wasn't aware Soldered existed so this is a nice find.
They still have a paper planner. :) But checking the app each morning is mandatory. And in my son's case, there are changes every couple of days.
This is a nice project, but personally I'd favor demanding that the school come up with an alternate solution for your son that doesn't require you to supply smartphone. Rather than allowing them to shift the burden to you
Re: I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
#7Kids are getting scheduling via apps now? The best thing my school ever did for me was give me a paper planner and teach me how to use it. I've finally reached that "back in my day" age. It's a neat project though. I wasn't aware Soldered existed so this is a nice find.
They still have a paper planner. :) But checking the app each morning is mandatory. And in my son's case, there are changes every couple of days.
Why would there be so many changes? Do they seem legitimate, or more like they are trying to justify spending money on the scheduling system and playing with the new toy?
Re: I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
#8Kids are getting scheduling via apps now? The best thing my school ever did for me was give me a paper planner and teach me how to use it. I've finally reached that "back in my day" age. It's a neat project though. I wasn't aware Soldered existed so this is a nice find.
This is hardly new. My high school did this over fifteen years ago. This app just shows hour+subject+teacher+room number. Quite useful on days the hours/rooms get switched around because a teacher is on leave.
Your paper planner won't inform you that your first hour is in another building tomorrow or that the teacher is ill (and yes, the schedules would change less than 12 hours in advance). It's hardly comparable.
As for this project, I'm not sure how wise it is to build something that relies on scraping some unknown third party website when it comes to school schedules. I'd risk it for my own schedule, but if your scraper makes a mistake you'll get your kid in trouble. Maybe the teacher will believe "it's because my parents made this scheduling contraption" as an excuse, but they'll only accept it once or twice if they do. If there's any app I'd completely unlock in parental controls, it's this one, because it only seems to do the bare minimum anyway.
Re: I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
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They still have a paper planner. :) But checking the app each morning is mandatory. And in my son's case, there are changes every couple of days.
Why would there be so many changes? Do they seem legitimate, or more like they are trying to justify spending money on the scheduling system and playing with the new toy?
It is more related to sick leave and general scarcity of teachers. I guess before the existence of timetable apps they were better in finding creative ways around those changes.
Re: I replaced my son's school timetable app with an e-paper
#10Kids are getting scheduling via apps now? The best thing my school ever did for me was give me a paper planner and teach me how to use it. I've finally reached that "back in my day" age. It's a neat project though. I wasn't aware Soldered existed so this is a nice find.
They still have a paper planner. :) But checking the app each morning is mandatory. And in my son's case, there are changes every couple of days.
The app or the website, right?
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