[etni] CDs, MPs, ReadMe, et al

From: sandy regev <sandyregev@xxxxxxxxx>
To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:07:46 +0300
again - hello? are we supposed to be computer ex[erts or english teachers?
and will we get paid for learning to use and using all this new technology?
i'm getting dizzy just hearing all the options and explanations. why do we
have to do this? if you were in charge of the technology rachel, did you get
paid for it? did you only deal with the technology and someone else took
charge of the other technical details - classrooms. lists of students per
room, which students for which modules, photocopying exams, oral testing,
extra time - who and where, timetables for exams,boom boxes for listening -
where and when, and many other mundane details that prevent me from being a
technology expert with a recording studio, time and equipment.
sorry, i really want students that need them, to get their accomodations.
but we are all going slightly crazy to make that happen.
From: "R. Borenstein" <rachcb1@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [etni] using MP3
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:34:22 +0300
Last year I made CDs and uploaded to students' MP3 players. Regarding
someone's question about who should provide the CDs â?? I believe it should be
the student's responsibility. It's not like tapes that we can tape over
again and again.
Regarding MP3 players: This past summer, I was in charge of providing CDs
and uploading to MP3/4 in a college setting for the final. We encountered
problems which we hadn't anticipated and created havoc.
1. Students came with MP3/4 players, but forgot the cables for their
particular gadget and had to wait for someone else who had brought the right
equipment to transfer files.
2. Many students had viruses on their MPs, and the computer with the
original files detected the virus and wouldn't allow the file transfer.
3. The MOST problematic issue: Although I had all of the files with track
numbers saved in a particular order, when I transferred them to their MPs,
the order wasn't maintained, even when I rearranged them on the MPs
themselves. It made me realize why my 11th graders had the same problem when
I did the same for them for their tests.
 For some, it was simply because they had other files on there already.
After the disastrous and frustrating experience, I looked up the problem and
it's well known:  Uploaded files don't usually remain in the right order
unless you use a certain program or method. If someone knows what it is,
please let everyone know.
Finally, keep in mind, many students with "×?×§×¨×?×ª ×©×?×?×?×?" also have 
issues
with being organized (or not) and need a method of being reminded to
actually bring their MP3 players in advance.
    Rachelle

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but how to dance in the rain."

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[etni] CDs, MPs, ReadMe, et al

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