Howdy Ubermix Community,
I am working on a script to log computer use. One of the issues we have had with previous computer deployments is that it is hard to keep track of how often the computers are being used so that we can provide support and training to teachers with carts that are more idle than their peers.
What I have done so far is modified a few files that are pushed out to the Ubermix computers to record when the computer: sleeps, wakes, boots, turns off, restarts, wifi connects, and wifi disconnects. The computer then sends this information (along with its name) to an online database (MySQL). Then there are several steps to process this raw log information into a format that makes sense (using PHP), but essentially now I can set a date range and I can see how much a particular computer cart has been used.
I am working on polishing it up so it is more usable to me, and could possibly get it to a state that other folks could use (if you are already using the network update.sh and have access to a webserver). If you are interested or have other methods you are using for recording usage of laptops in your school, I would love to hear about it.