While CDs are most familiar as music records, their power as a learning tool lies in their ability to record text and images as well as sounds. These can be integrated so that the learner can read, see and hear about a topic. Thus CDs can accomodate the learner's preferred mode of presentation. The information can be linked or webbed so that the learner determines the line of inquiry. Tracking Preferences and Performance.
Students know that videogames can keep track of their names and their score.
CDs can be designed to work with computers so that the performance and preferences of 30 students in a classroom are recorded on the computer harddrive. These records can help the learner and the teacher measure not only how much a student learned, but also analyze how the student learns. Convert the materials to a digital form that you can store on your hard drive. You'll need to work with a company or university that has a machine that cuts CDRs. Cutting a CDR is analogous to writing on a clay tablet and then firing it in a kiln.