On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Harrison Cooper wro= te: > I thought a lot of schools do this via podcasting? I wouldn't overthink > this application. You can use cheap laptops with an Ethernet connection, > or wifi, to get access to the recordings once they are done. Either have > the TA or lecturer activate it when the class starts, and shut if off whe= n > its done. Windows has built in recording capability. Then ship off the > audio to a podcast site. Too expensive? Older generation iPod touches > have audio recording as well..and wifi, so again use the existing > hardware....no reason to reinvent the wheel on this. Perhaps the only > roadblock you have is to get the recording to actually start if they don'= t > want to start it. In that case, sure..little piece of hardware to detect > the audio level, fast attack and really slow release or turn on a timer f= or > release. > Not my university, and the application is perfect for this case. In addition, part of the appeal comes from the educational aspect it will provide for students in the engineering faculty, in addition to being completely open source and university (student) run. Cost is something that's going to be an issue, and the analog line splitter is essential. The computer module can be anything, but a laptop is too expensive. The Raspberry Pi provides the opportunity to do this and do it right for many reasons. I don't want to waste time hacking old iPods. Video capability in the future is required, and iPods can't really do that using an external camera. It needs to be some kind of a *computer*, like the Raspberry Pi or plug computer. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .