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>Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 14:53:27 -0500
>Subject: Network audio in a Mac Lab
>From: Henry Wilmer <[log in to unmask]>
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We have an all Mac lab:  42 iMac DV special edition machines / 500Mhz,
256RAM, 40GB hard drives.  We run the system with a windows NT Cheetah
server and Apple's Network Assistant.

Here's the question.  Is there a way to have a teacher broadcast questions
to kids in their booths through their headsets and have them record their
answers digitally on their individual machines -- or even better, have the
teacher start and stop the recording by controlling student machines.  For
recording audio we use Macromedia Sound Edit and Felt Tip Sound Studio.

In the past we have had teachers pre-record the questions.  The kids then
play the question and record their answers.  Though this is great for
practice because it gives the student control over the speed of the
exercise, in a testing situation it's in appropriate since teachers are
seeking to emulate the quick give-and-take of a conversation.

Ideas?


Henry Wilmer
Director, Language Learning Center
Phillips Academy, Andover, MA 01810