http://www.onlamp.com/lpt/a/2820
http://blog.excastle.com/2005/05/31/mere-moments-guide-to-installing-a-subversion-server-on-windows/
http://blog.excastle.com/2008/01/02/installing-subversion-14-as-a-windows-service/

Definitely check out tortoisesvn, it does so much of the hard work for you.

Good luck!

TY

Now I’ve got used to svn i’m thinking I should look at git (or another distributed VC) as you don’t need a server. SO yo ucan just use local vc when on your self but still share and then use server if that makes sense as project grows. Well that’s the theory and it seems git plays really nicely with svn

It has an easy-to-use (command-line) user interface and is a distributed version control system. This means you can commit changes without network access and push them later when you are back online. There is no difference between a working copy (checkout) or a repository.

It does not require a specialized server to push and pull changes (although you can do so to speed up things). You can just push through SFTP and pull through HTTP. Furthermore, it has a plugin to pull changes from and commit changes to SVN.

Here’s how to start a new project with Bazaar, add some files and push it:

$ mkdir my-project
$ cd my-project
$ bzr init # initialize repository
$ emacs script.py # edit file
$ bzr add script.py # add a file
$ bzr commit -m “First revision.” # commit
$ bzr push sftp://gb@cs.unc.edu/home/gb/public_html/my-project # publish it somewhere

If you want to continue working on it from another computer:

$ bzr get http://cs.unc.edu/~gb/my-project

or (bzr has command aliases to make it easier to switch from other version control systems):

$ bzr checkout http://cs.unc.edu/~gb/my-project

My personal preference is to use a distributed system like bzr or git, but of course you should choose what you feel comfortable with

Pre-Braille game; feedback on keydown will show more immediate results. Used to love the game Operation, didn’t you? Frustration will be inevitable in education, but it can be fun too! This will also let the students showing greater aptitude move forward without waiting for response.

Identifying Vibrating Dots game; as you say some children show an aversion to specific sounds. The same may also be said of pitch-increase. Have you thought of children’s songs or stories? You could reward points with a continuation of a favorite tale, or the next chorus in a fun song! Any type of bonus points could allow inclusion of sound effects. Similar machines exist on the shelves of Target as toys, well education should be fun right?

Like toying with the idea of gloves over the keyboard. Isn’t it supposed to be bad to be on the keyboard all day? Something about carp I believe…
Your inexpensive little vibrators should fit easily onto a light-weight glove design. With a little more work and not much more money(who knows, maybe less) you could allow the student perhaps a bit of comfort. You may be able to eventually create a portable version of your system. Maybe throw a little WiFi connectivity in there and who knows. Ultimately you are rocking the future world either way! Create On!!

$sudo apt-get install virtualbox