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[24.197.47.106]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 79sm607457qkf.48.2020.06.10.13.38.45 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:38:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Devin Prater Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_708C889D-B256-447B-9185-FA4CE00CDD2B" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.4 \(3608.80.23.2.2\)) Subject: Get Grades Done: the joys of Org's simple power Message-Id: <7F2E7FFF-5676-4A11-8E8E-021FC59C01CB@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:38:43 -0500 To: Org-mode X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3608.80.23.2.2) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::72f; envelope-from=r.d.t.prater@gmail.com; helo=mail-qk1-x72f.google.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: No matching host in p0f cache. That's all we know. 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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=HrBH89qA; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.29 X-TUID: KNHKx3Qel5BU --Apple-Mail=_708C889D-B256-447B-9185-FA4CE00CDD2B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 So, I=E2=80=99ll try to not turn this into a novella. I am a = =E2=80=9CTechnical Assistant=E2=80=9D, and I teach at an adult education = sort of trade school. This probably sounds normal, but the only sort of = catch is that I am blind, and so are many of my students, the rest = having some vision loss. So, I have to find workarounds for just about everything I do. I teach = Assistive Technology, which is basically how to use tech as a = blind/visually impaired person. We have our courses on =F0=9F=98=A3Moodle=F0= =9F=98=A3, because apparently no one has created a learning system that = deals with directories and config files for those who do best in that = environment, instead of freaking databases, and web interfaces even = fatter than I am. I do hate web interfaces, and web interfaces wrapped = in =E2=80=9Capps=E2=80=9D too. It shouldn=E2=80=99t be an app if its = built on web tech. Yes, you too, Electron! Anyways, I have some manual tests I do. I have the questions in an = Org-mode file, with checkboxes I can check or leave unchecked. Up until = recently, I went down the list and graded them manually. But I thought = =E2=80=9CNow wait, can=E2=80=99t the computer do this for me? I mean, = Org-mode is so powerful, why not make a Lisp thing that does that for = me?=E2=80=9D So, being a very beginner programmer who still finds it = daunting to move my blog from Jekyll to Hugo=E2=80=94I=E2=80=99m almost = done with that=E2=80=94and can only print stuff with Python, that = didn=E2=80=99t work out so well. I=E2=80=99ll have to actually read = through the Elisp Intro to get better at that. Then, I thought I=E2=80=99d look into the Org manual and see if there = was a way to =E2=80=9Ccount=E2=80=9D checkboxes. And there is = ! So, I can just put [%] on = the heading where I want the grade, and my goodness, it works! I no = longer have to manually grade the assignments! That saves so much time = for me, and now I just wish the world was in Org-mode so I could just = manage everything else through its power as well. Now, I do wish I could share these =E2=80=9Cself-grading=E2=80=9D = performance tests with others. I=E2=80=99ve tried exporting one to HTML, = but the grade doesn=E2=80=99t seem to update automatically like it does = in Org-mode. And no, other teachers around me are *not* going to switch = to Org-mode, let alone Emacs, for this. So, does anyone have any ideas = for how this can be shared? I don=E2=80=99t know any Javascript or = anything. So, thanks so much to the Org maintainers, and the community that keeps = Org alive. It=E2=80=99s allowed me to write and share so much, and soon = I=E2=80=99ll be using it even more with Hugo.= --Apple-Mail=_708C889D-B256-447B-9185-FA4CE00CDD2B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 So, = I=E2=80=99ll try to not turn this into a novella. I am a =E2=80=9CTechnica= l Assistant=E2=80=9D, and I teach at an adult education sort of trade = school. This probably sounds normal, but the only sort of catch is that = I am blind, and so are  many of my students, the rest having some = vision loss.

So, I = have to find workarounds for just about everything I do. I teach = Assistive Technology, which is basically how to use tech as a = blind/visually impaired person. We have our courses = on =F0=9F=98=A3Moodle=F0=9F=98=A3, because apparently no one has = created a learning system that deals with directories and config files = for those who do best in that environment, instead of freaking = databases, and web interfaces even fatter than I am. I do hate web = interfaces, and web interfaces wrapped in =E2=80=9Capps=E2=80=9D too. It = shouldn=E2=80=99t be an app if its built on web tech. Yes, you too, = Electron!

Anyways, I have some manual tests I do. I have the questions = in an Org-mode file, with checkboxes I can check or leave unchecked. Up = until recently, I went down the list and graded them manually. But I = thought =E2=80=9CNow wait, can=E2=80=99t the computer do this for me? I = mean, Org-mode is so powerful, why not make a Lisp thing that does that = for me?=E2=80=9D So, being a very beginner programmer who still finds it = daunting to move my blog from Jekyll to Hugo=E2=80=94I=E2=80=99m almost = done with that=E2=80=94and can only print stuff with Python, that = didn=E2=80=99t work out so well. I=E2=80=99ll have to actually read = through the Elisp Intro to get better at that.

Then, I thought I=E2=80=99d look into = the Org manual and see if there was a way to =E2=80=9Ccount=E2=80=9D = checkboxes. And there = is!  So, I can just put [%] on the heading where I want the = grade, and my goodness, it works! I no longer have to manually grade the = assignments! That saves so much time for me, and now I just wish the = world was in Org-mode so I could just manage everything else through its = power as well.

Now, I do wish I could share these =E2=80=9Cself-grading=E2=80=9D= performance tests with others. I=E2=80=99ve tried exporting one to = HTML, but the grade doesn=E2=80=99t seem to update automatically like it = does in Org-mode. And no, other teachers around me are *not* going to = switch to Org-mode, let alone Emacs, for this. So, does anyone have any = ideas for how this can be shared? I don=E2=80=99t know any Javascript or = anything.

So, = thanks so much to the Org maintainers, and the community that keeps Org = alive. It=E2=80=99s allowed me to write and share so much, and soon = I=E2=80=99ll be using it even more with Hugo.
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