Pedagogica

1. What is Pedagogica?
   
   
2. What are the system requirements?
   
   
3. Where should I install Pedagogica?
   
   
4. Why does it sometimes take a long time to launch an activity, and a short time for other activities?
   
   
5. I've installed Pedagogica, but how can I run it without using Java Web Start (ie clicking on a web page link)?
   
   
6. How do I get Pedagogica to work behind our proxy server?
   
   
7. My computer is behind a proxy, but Pedagogica never asked me for that information, and Pedagogica won't run properly.
   
   
8. I entered the right proxy server info when prompeted, or I created the proper command.properties file to tell Pedagogica about my proxy server, so why do I still have problems launching Pedagogica?
   
   

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1. What is Pedagogica?

Pedagogica is a framework for taking various Java objects and letting them talk to each other in order to create a customized activity.

The content of a Pedagogica activity is only limited by the Java components available to it. Typically, an activity contains some type of dynamic model, graphs, questions for students, and the ability to monitor and log what students are doing in the activity.

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2. What are the system requirements?

Pedagogica is written in Java, so any system that can run Java version 1.4 or greater should be able to run our software. Typical systems that have this capability are: Windows 98 through XP, Macintosh OS X, and Linux. (You may experience some unexpected jumpy behavior if running under Mac OS X. We are aware of this problem and are working on correcting it.)

Please Note: If you are behind a proxy server that requires NTLM authentication, you will need Java version 1.4.2-02 or greater.

For more detailed installation info see our FAQ at -> http://molo.concord.org/faq/1.html#19

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3. Where should I install Pedagogica?

When launching one of the activities, a small launcher application will look for Pedagogica in some typical locations (_see the list below_). If not installed in one of those locations, the first time you launch your first activity you will be asked to locate the workspace.jar file.

Note for Multi-User Environment Installation: Pedagogica updates and writes some files to its own directories, so permissions need to be set on the PedagogicaActivities folder such that all users have read and write access.

List of directories where the launching software will automatically find workspace.jar if the PedagogicaActivities folder is installed there:

Windows:

• root (ex, C:/)
  
  
• root/Program Files
  
  
• root/My Documents
  
  
• root/WINDOWS/All Users
  
  
• root/WINDOWS/All Users/Documents
  
  
• root/WINDOWS/All Users/Desktop
  
  
• root/Documents and Settings/All Users/Documents
  
  
• root/Documents and Settings/All Users/My Documents
  
  
• root/Documents and Settings/All Users/Desktop
  
  
• user.home/Desktop
  
  
• user.home/Documents
  
  
• user.home/My Documents
  
  
• all of the above options but with /CC Software added to the end
  
  

OS X:

• root (ex, /)
  
  
• root/Applications
  
  
• root/Users/Shared
  
  
• user.home/Desktop
  
  
• user.home/Documents
  
  
• all of the above options but with /CC Software added to the end
  
  

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4. Why does it sometimes take a long time to launch an activity, and a short time for other activities?

The first time you click on a web page link to launch an activity, a check is done to see if you have the necessary software or an outdated version of the software. If so, then a new version of the software will be downloaded causing a longer wait time before the activity shows up on the screen.

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5. I've installed Pedagogica, but how can I run it without using Java Web Start (ie clicking on a web page link)?

Search for the file workspace.jar on your computer. If you double-click on this file, Pedagogica will open a window showing a set of icons and/or folders that represent activities you can open. By double-clicking on the icons you can launch the activities.

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6. How do I get Pedagogica to work behind our proxy server?

When Pedagogica is launched, it should recognize that you are behind a proxy and ask you for the host and port of your proxy server. Enter the correct information here and it will be stored so that you only have to enter this information once.

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7. My computer is behind a proxy, but Pedagogica never asked me for that information, and Pedagogica won't run properly.

You may have to manually configure Pedagogica to tell it the correct proxy information. To configure the proxy settings manually do the following:

1. Find the workspace.jar file. It should be in a folder called Pedagogica Activities in the directory where you installed Pedagogica.
   
   
2. Using a text editor, create a file called command.properties
   
   
3. Add the following lines to this file:
   
   
   • http.proxyHost=host (where host = your proxy host IP)
     
     
   • http.proxyPort=port (where port = your proxy server port)
     
     
4. Save this file into the same directory as the workspace.jar file.
   
   

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8. I entered the right proxy server info when prompeted, or I created the proper command.properties file to tell Pedagogica about my proxy server, so why do I still have problems launching Pedagogica?

It's possible that your school/organization's proxy server and/or internet filtering software is causing problems for Pedagogica. There are several possible solutions:

1. Set the internet filtering software to allow everything from our servers "concord.org".
   
   
2. Set up a second proxy server that is unfiltered on a port other than the standard http port. For example, set up a second proxy server on port 8080, and make sure not to filter this content. Then edit the command.properties file to reflect this new proxy information.
   
   
3. Use a free public proxy server that is operating on a port other than 80 which is the standard http port. A list of freely available proxy servers can be found at -> http://www.stayinvisible.com/index.pl/proxy_list?order=port%20desc (If your organization has a firewall you will need to open the port used by the proxy server.) Then edit the command.properties file to reflect this new proxy information.
   
   

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