Do I need to have and use an Instructor Disk so my students can use MacGAMUT?
The answer depends on how you want to use MacGAMUT. The Instructor Disk has a couple of programs you may want to consider using. Here’s a quick run-down of what these programs will do for you: • Check Stats: If you require your students to submit evidence of their work on MacGAMUT, then you most definitely need the Check Stats program to read and verify the accuracy of the files students submit. Because of a number of cases of students’ “enhancing” the statistics for their work on MacGAMUT, we urge instructors not to trust student-generated text file reports or even screen shots of stats screens. Whether submitted in print form or sent as e-mails, these text or picture files may have been edited before submission to you. For maximum security, you should ask students to submit a copy of their startMG6.mgs files via e-mail. You will then use the Check Stats program from your Instructor Disk, to decode the encrypted statistics. Since you are translating your students’ files yourself, it m
