Guys!
I am not sure where this thread is supposed to be, but then I am certain the mods will know better, and I do not know who else to ask, this is the only place I know where technology is discussed as it is supposed to be, so here I am.
The problem is this:
I have a language school, and students here need to practise their listening skills. For this, I have computers equipped with headphones.
The deal is this, I feel that a full fledged computer system is overkill if the only purpose is for listening to audio tracks. While I do have the computers, I feel extremely guilty about the power consumption that goes on. I am slowly planning to switch to solar and I desperately want to cut down the use of power at every juncture (not to mention the costs)
So, is there anyway, (or anywhere or anyone whom I could contact) that I could avoid having computers?
Here are more details:
I have thought about buying MP3 players and have them bolted in place so they cannot be removed. Just to reiterate, the students are not really supervised, and I do not want them walking away with the players.
If there are any other ways of accomplishing this or if there are any better ways of going about my plan of buying multiple mp3 players, please do let me know, I will be most obliged.
I am not sure where this thread is supposed to be, but then I am certain the mods will know better, and I do not know who else to ask, this is the only place I know where technology is discussed as it is supposed to be, so here I am.
The problem is this:
I have a language school, and students here need to practise their listening skills. For this, I have computers equipped with headphones.
The deal is this, I feel that a full fledged computer system is overkill if the only purpose is for listening to audio tracks. While I do have the computers, I feel extremely guilty about the power consumption that goes on. I am slowly planning to switch to solar and I desperately want to cut down the use of power at every juncture (not to mention the costs)
So, is there anyway, (or anywhere or anyone whom I could contact) that I could avoid having computers?
Here are more details:
- I cannot give away the tracks because it would amount to piracy.
- The students need to answer questions as they listen, and for this they have to be at a place with their test booklets in hand
- Each student might be listening to a different track, so a solution where a single track is beamed to all headsets is out of the question
- I want it to be low cost and also avoid all the wires and messes that are associated with having 20 PCs in 20 separate bays. (not to mention all the tricks people are upto when they are let loose, unsupervised on computers)
- Also, since the computers are in the lab, there is no other use they can be put to other than to listen to audio tracks
I have thought about buying MP3 players and have them bolted in place so they cannot be removed. Just to reiterate, the students are not really supervised, and I do not want them walking away with the players.
If there are any other ways of accomplishing this or if there are any better ways of going about my plan of buying multiple mp3 players, please do let me know, I will be most obliged.
