Thanks again for your response, Alan.
 
What my students want to do is work on the same project at the same time.  They sit next to each other during class.  I'm curious about how the Nebraska server works.  Well, actually, I'm not that interested in the technical details, but I would love to see it work and be "safe" (that is, no lost work).  FYI, we are using XP on a Novell network behind a firewall.  I will play around with it, but I haven't had any success with the badge system in the past.  Any tips or tricks would be most welcome.
 
Thanks again,

 
 
Bob Irving
Middle School Technology Facilitator
Lancaster Country Day School
Lancaster, PA
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