--- Forwarded Message from Erica Dotson <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 12:56:48 -0500 >From: Erica Dotson <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: #7315 Sony, Tandberg, Apple >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-to: [log in to unmask] >Organization: Georgia Perimeter College >Importance: Normal ------------------ Hi Henry, Would you mind to forward any responses that you receive along to me? I too am interested in knowing the answers to the questions you have posed here. Erica Dotson Instructor of French and ESL Georgia Perimeter College- Lawrenceville Campus -----Original Message----- From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 3:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: #7315 Sony, Tandberg, Apple --- Forwarded Message from Henry Wilmer <[log in to unmask]> --- >User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/10.1.4.030702.0 >Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 09:55:07 -0500 >Subject: Sony, Tandberg, Apple >From: Henry Wilmer <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> A horrible question to ask, but I will. Any common wisdom on the best system out there? Our language division currently has an all Apple lab. It was originally designed as a place where kids could do pre-class prep or post-class practice. Since we are delivering more and more content over the web and since more and more of our teachers are becoming tech savvy, we have more and more classes wanting to use the lab during the classtime. Network Assistant doesn't really function well as a teacher console. It's not intuitive enough for most teachers, nor does it function fast enough. It also does not allow the range of capabilities of the dedicated consoles we've seen from the likes of Tandberg. Especially egregious, is the inability of a teacher to talk with a student over the network while the student is using sound software (or maybe someone knows a solution to that short of wiring a separate audio system.) Any advice? Which provides the most functionality? How about support services from each of the companies? How often is outside support needed? How often do you find you're paying for updates or other services? Thanks! Henry B. Wilmer, Jr. Director, Language Learning Center Phillips Academy 180 Main Street Andover, MA 01810 978-749-4201 [log in to unmask]