[etni] Vital Question about CDs
- From: James Backer <drjamesbacker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:15:27 -0700 (PDT)
Greetings, all,
Sharon, first of all I want to thank you for taking the initiative on the CD
issue and finding one of the "right people" with whom to talk.
I'm pleased to hear that people in the MOE, including Judy Steiner, are trying
to cope with these technological questions.
Did you deal with the technical problems of preparing the students before the
day of the Bagrut (during matkonot and in-class practice)? I have heard, and
have experienced, that some (many?) inexpensive CD players do not read
home-made CDs copied from originals.
Has anyone else experienced this problem?
If, indeed it is a problem, we are going to face a major problem in preparing
our students for this new way of testing.
Jimmy
----- Original Message -----
From: Sharon Tzur - sharontzu5@xxxxxxx
Subject: CD and tapes clarification
Some clarifications:
First, unless we hear otherwise, CD disks are the only media that will be
sent this winter. I suggest we inform our students. I'd like to think that
at last minute we'll be offered an option of tapes as well, but I highly
doubt it. The numbers are mind-boggling. Mr. HaLevi told me that the
ministry needs to supply over 40,000 of the given media. (I don't know if
the numbers he gave me were for summer or winter - but it's a lot.
Much as we'd like to help them, it is their responsibility and that of their
parents. I think that one can find cheap CD players (apparently, it doesn't
have to be a diskman) - and there are students who have CD players at home
that they can bring.
Someone wrote to me that they thinking of having kids use a CD drive of a
computer. That is NOT an option - there are too many other resources that
kids can access on a computer.
Secondly, some people writing to the list thought that the Ministry should
handling this issue and not a volunteer teacher (though people have
expressed appreciation of my efforts). The Ministry - i.e. - Judy Steiner -
IS involved. There is a committee working on the issue and Judy is on the
committee. The reason Mr. HaLevi called me is because I asked him if I (and
perhaps other teachers who are interested) could use MP3 players with my own
students this winter as a trial run for using MP3s. I figured that on the
day of the exam, 20 minutes before the exam, I could open the envelope, and
change the CD files to MP3 files and then load them on to my students' MP3
players. I have about 5 students doing F with HaKraat Sheilon this winter,
so the numbers aren't so daunting. If course, I would do a few trial runs
this semester.
Mr. HaLevi was not against the idea, but wasn't sure if I should take upon
myself such responsibility just to save a few students from bringing (or
even buying) CD players - and I think he has a good point. As I wrote
before, I was pleased to see that the people involved are thinking of all
the various problems involved. Perhaps I was able to give him so more
input - as a teacher in the field.
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