[etni] Re: Bagrut CDs? Surely we can do better
- From: sara g <saragabai@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gudweinh@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:23:22 +0300
i think a big part of the problem is that we are not talking just
about the bagrut.
from at least the 10th grade, the kids need to be tested in all their
tests in the same way they will do the bagrut.
that comes to about 3 tests each semester.
we have to have a solution for how we are going to create whatever
media is used for the bagrut - for each test.
and it has to be done with equipment the school has - we can't set up
recording studios at home!
tapes were the easiest way for us to record tests, but it was hard for
the kids to find walkmans (even though all of our students did so in
the end).
having worked for many years with a lot of teenage computer whizs
(sp?) , i am very worried about any solution where we download files
to the kids' own MP3 or 4 or whatever the next invention will be -
they will always find a way to have extra files there.
if the school could buy MP3s that we would use only for the tests -
load them with the file, give to the kids at the beginning of the test
and take back at the end - that would be fine. we would need about 20.
does anyone see the schools or the MOE spending money on this?
sara g
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:06 AM, judih haggai<gudweinh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> Dear
> Colleagues,
>
> I was in Canada when I
> received the message that the Ministry has decided to distribute CDs for
> future
> Bagrut exams. In spite of heavy jet lag, I wanted to address the decision. Of
> course, I appreciate the change from cassettes given that
> walkmans belong to the last generation, however CDs do not offer us the
> solution that we need.
>
> The
> MoE needs a policy that reflects the fact that technology has been advancing
> and
> continues to advance. Therefore, I'm writing to the list to encourage a group
> brainstorm devising a viable solution for the huge number of students entitled
> to audio accommodations for their exams.
>
> Here
> are a few ideas from a teacher's point of view:
>
> 1.
> We get CDs and allow our
> students to do their exams on computers
>
> 2.
> We get discs which include
> multiple formats for MP3, MP4 and iPOD players, and from which we can
> download files to students' players.
>
> 3.
> Alternatively, we receive a
> website (password protected) from which teachers can download sound files
> (again MP3, MP4 and iPOD) immediately before the exam (an hour or so should be
> sufficient if there's a tech person who's on the job)
>
> 4.
> Find inexpensive disposable
> devices (MP3 type) for direct distribution to students
>
>
>
> Note that the website option would save the
> expense of cassettes, the time of creating cassettes and would offer students
> the chance to work with their own familiar device.
>
>
>
> Please respond to the above, or add your own
> ideas.
>
>
>
> Eventually, any idea that seems most efficient to
> us, would have to be presented to the Ministry by the Principals of our
> schools.
> The sooner we act on this, the sooner we can step into the current
> century.
>
>
>
> Judih Weinstein Haggai
>
> Ma'ale Habsor / Nofei Habsor School
>
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