[etni] Re: to those who did the computerized bagrut for LD kids
- From: Adele Raemer <araemer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Gelbard Family <gelbard12@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:46:48 +0300
You make each window (PDF and WORD) half the size of the screen, and have
them either one next to the other, or one underneath each other.
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On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Gelbard Family <gelbard12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Adele,
> Could you please tell us how to split screen with PDF and Word? I know how
> to do it with 2 Word documents, but not with a mixture!
> Thanks
> Sara
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> Subject: [etni] Re: to those who did the computerized bagrut for LD kids
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> In answer to Sara's question: "how are they tested in all the school tests
> throughout the year?"
> For any kids who have laptops, I encourage them to take their tests on the
> laptops. They are in the class with me. I tell them that I trust them not
> to
> be using any programs that are not allowed (Internet, etc.) and sit them
> close to me with their backs to me, (facing the wall) so I can see their
> screens at all times. They know that if they do anything "×?llegal"
> they will lost the privilege of testing this way and go back to using the
> discmen. Their problem how they get it.
>
> If the test I give them is NOT digital (which it always IS because I type
> them up - aside from Matkonot, which are pdf files) they type their answers
> on a separate wordfile. I show them how to split screen so they can see the
> pdf on half of the screen, and their word file on the other half (I
> encourage them to split screen anyway, even if the file is on word, so they
> can be on the page with the text at the same time that they are on the page
> with the answers.
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> If they are doing it on a laptop, they can download "Read Please Free" or
> another text-to speech program, and then the text is highlighted as it
> would
> be on the actual computerized bagrut. The answers, here too, are typed
> into
> a separate word file.
>
> The word files are mailed to me at the end of the test. I make them delete
> them permanently from their computer and their out and then trash boxes.
>
> Doing it this way, in addition to the one or two practices we had with
> matach, brought them to the test feeling comfortable and secure with the
> procedures. They ALL agree that this is a real GIFT! That it really enables
> them to demonstrate their true abilities.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Adele
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