[LINK] computers in exams?

[Sylvano]

Thinking back  to  the  times  before
calculators could be used  in  exams,
I was struck by the  following  quote
in an article about Queenwood  school
installing voice recognition software 
on the 500 school laptops: 

    "The NSW Board of Studies  is
     exploring the possibility of
     using  computers  in  public 
     examinations..."

I wonder this actually means?

Anyway, the story opens with the note
that  with  voice  recognition,  "the 
days of aching fingers and  sore arms 
from scribbling  frantically  to keep 
up with a  fast-talking  teacher are 
over"

more at:

Note to self - dump pencil case (SMH 28th July 2008)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/note-to-self--dump-pencil-case/2008/07/27/1217097102060.html
 or
http://tinyurl.com/69qgkt

A future of  public  exams  with  log
tables,  slide  rules  and  broadband
internet, perhaps?

regards
Sylvano

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