On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Michael Campbell < [email protected]> wrote:
> > Samuel Morrison wrote: > > > > I remember when I learned German at university in the early 90s > > that my teacher had a simple password protected flashcard system on each > > computer, before the Internet. > > Mnemosyne is not a "flashcard" program in the classic sense - it's an > individualized SRS system that happens to use the card metaphor. The > particular > implementation here requires write access to the deck itself, and while it > could have been written to use different files for the "scores" and the > data, it > wasn't. C'est la vie. > Why do students need write access? Can't I block it? Is that an option that no one else wants? > > Have you considered a few dollars (or euros) worth of PHYSICAL cards and a > couple hours of work with a pen/marker? Perhaps an electronic/computerized > solution is not the right one for your particular issue. Remember that > Mnemosyne and the like are simply programs that is based on an original > physical > card-and-box system. > 1000 flash cards cost about $20 a pack. I have 80 new students a day, every day. That is right, every day. Students learn about 50 words a week. I see a class twice or three times a month. I would need 4 packs a week. $320 a month. Who pays? I can't print out the cards at the school, either. We have a budget for how many copies we can make. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
