This should be a warning to all teachers. Student are like computers! Like machines, we have our limitations and break down too(not literally)! Please don't give us too much work. The following is proof. Labels: students and computers
Shut Down
Definitely to be avoided. In our case, shut down is DEATH. You can't press a button to reboot and start mugging again.
Screensaver mode
Several teachers have started using this term. This term describes mild stoning in classes. The commonly agreed method to rouse the student is to "shake the mouse" or hold the student's hand like a computer mouse and shake it a little.
Standby Mode
If left undisturbed, the student may sleep into a deeper trance, known as Standby mode. They are even harder to wake then. Instead of mild facial activity, like a morphing 3D shape, their faces are blank. However, they are not asleep yet.
Low Power
This is when students feel sleepy in lectures. They will see a little bubble at the corner of their vision that looks like the above*. Shaking their head or stretching or pinching, etc. may make the bubble go away, but not the cause. They will keep dozing off as the bubble keeps popping up, until...
Hibernation Mode
There is critical battery. Then, their bodies force hibernate themselves to prevent further power loss. Hibernation is performed daily in the act of sleeping each night, but occasionally they have not charged enough, and this results in low power alerts during lectures. A way to remove the hibernation mode is for a friend to plug in his/her finger into the student's side, sending a temporary transfer of energy to them.
Program is not responding
This often occurs during tutorials, or tests, or exams. Made to run several process at once, if they get stuck on a tough question, their brain may overheat if made to run through it over and over again. This results in a program crash. They will then have to skip it and attempt it later, if there is time.
*- The black bar at the bottom of the screen is the mental MP3 player student sometimes love to turn on in lectures. It can play a particularly annoying song over and over again e.g. Crazy Frog, or play a selection of favourite songs. It is not recommended to start singing along in lectures, however.
