The Collaboratory Notebook is a networked, multimedia tool that supports group work in project science. It provides a single, pedagogically-motivated medium in which students, teachers, and research scientists can collaborate on scientific inquiry across the boundaries of time and space. The software is based on the metaphor of the scientist's laboratory notebook, with a bookshelf, notebooks and pages being the primary interface elements. It extends this metaphor with facilities for collaborators anywhere on the Internet to share and co-author inquiry.
| PLEASE NOTE that at this time the Collaboratory Notebook is only available to schools participating in the CoVis Community AND mentors who would like to use the Notebook to participate in student project work. |
Download the Collaboratory Notebook 2.0.0b16 Installer for Macintosh and Power Macintosh (last updated 02/22/00)
This StuffIt archive is password protected, and its contents can be extracted by using StuffIt Expander. You will have to phone or e-mail Todd Reimer at 847/467-2816 to request the password. The installer will include brief documentation and the Administrator program for establishing student accounts.
The documentation is built into the installer. However, you may want to download the documentation files as a separate archive.
You can also read the latest release notes to find out what bugs have been fixed, what bugs still exist, and what new features have been added.
The Collaboratory Notebook "Brief Guide" as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file is also available.
BEFORE you can use the Notebook, you need to make sure that you have a valid username and password. If you have questions, just contact Todd Reimer at 847/467-2816.
| PLEASE NOTE that at this time the Collaboratory Notebook for Windows is not functioning properly. We are aware of the nature of the problems, and are actively addressing those problems. At present there is no estimated time of completion for the next version of the Collaboratory Notebook for Windows, but this page will be appropriately updated when that version is ready. |
Download the Collaboratory Notebook 1.0.0b1 Installer for Windows 95/98 and Windows 3.1. (last updated 2/28/97)
You may also download a separate "Read Me" file about the Windows version of the Collaboratory Notebook.
ATTN Windows Users: We do not have plans to create Windows-specific documentation in the near future, but you might find the Macintosh version of the documentation useful.
This installer is password protected. You will have to phone or e-mail Todd Reimer at 847/467-2816 to request the password.
BEFORE you can use the Notebook, you need to make sure that you have a valid username and password. If you have questions, just contact Todd Reimer at 847/467-2816.
If you click on the link above, you will download the "Installer" for the Collaboratory Notebook as a password protected StuffIt archive (.sit). When the archive has been completely downloaded you can use StuffIt Expander to decrypt and expand it. When you open the archive, you will be prompted for the password that Todd gave you (different than the password you use with your username to log onto the software). Enter it now. After you enter the correct password, the Notebook Installer will be put on your hard drive.
Double-click the Notebook Installer to run it. Follow the directions inside the installer.