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>Subject: Re: #5910.4 an all-digital Mac LL ? (!)
>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:12:45 -0600

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Actually, the digital version of Tannberg will allow movies to be played at
student stations individually, allowing the sort of control one might wish.
The movie would have to have been loaded to a server first, and then each
student can access at will. (We have a PC lab; I'm assuming there is a
corresponding Mac product as well.)


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Subject: Re: #5910.4 an all-digital Mac LL ? (!)


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> >Subject: Re: #5910.3 an all-digital Mac LL ? (!)
> >Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:11:31 -0500
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> We have had an all MAC language center since 1995.  We presently have 50
> i-mac computers (400Mhz, 256 RAM) running from a Cheetah NT based server.
> We appraoched the porject like you might building a stereo system.  While
> you can get all Kenwwod parts and accrue certain advantages, we opted for
> flexibility that would allow us to get the best of whatever was out there.
> The Sony and Tandberg systems we loked at did somethings very well and
> others poorly or not at all.  One of the tandberg systems, for example,
> allowd for terrific teacher-student and student-student conferencing, but
> miultiple kids could only access a movie simultaneously if they all
watched
> it together straight through.  Each kid couldn't control the movie -- bakc
> it up, pause, fast forward, etc.  Big disadvantage.
>
> A big disadvantage of our system is that the conferencing capability is
> very poor.  On the other hand, we use our LLC primarily to have the
> students work indpendently (although perhasp on a common exercise) or in
> pairs.  The teacher moves around the class and talks to kids individually
> face to face.  I have not missed the conferencing capabilikty. We use
> Network Assistant top administer our network and it does fine for most
> things except this one item.
>
> Everything else works great.  We use Sound Edit and Sound Studio for
audio,
> the free ITunes to make Mp3's, a LaCie CD burner, Quicktime movies,
> SuperMacLang authjoring software (a simple yet powerful tool that's only
> $25 forf a site license), MPower and PowerPoint for teacher created
> presentations...  Kids do writetn an doral exercises, watch movies, watrch
> and make their own presentations, access the web...  Overall, we couldn't
> be happier with what we've got.
>
> Specific questions?  Write me a note...
>
>
> Henry Wilmer
> Director, LLC
> Phillips Academy
> Andover, MA 01810
>