The Matkonet 

Although the Hadmaya must be done, in order to make sure your students are all registered, and your "MATACH connection" is smooth,  you and your staff may feel that the Hadmaya date is be too close to the exam date to  serve as a matkonet. If this is the case, you can use one of the older tests at your disposal in the system for practice.  

If you choose to use one of the practice exams, here is how to do it:  

• Earmark  one of the previous exams as being the one NOT to be practiced on 

•  Do NOT download that exam for practice leading up to your exam date

• On the day you choose to do your Matkonet, download the earmarked exam and make it accessible 

• You can have your students take that as a Matkonet that on any day you like ASIDE from a day when other iTests are being run (see footer).   

Matkonet Logistics

• • Have the students do it in shifts in the computer room as they will on Bagrut Day. 30 minutes for each shift.

  • The tech person at school can save all of your students' audio files on a disc-on-key, which you can listen to and assess, using the rubric either at school or at home.

  • You can either break up all of the files into groups of 30 and mark each other's or pick out your own students.  You can even send the files to your students to have them listen to themselves and improve their answers.

  • If it is not possible to reserve the computer room for the matkonet, In may be done face to face, in the old method, instead. However, we encourage you to work together with your school to make sure you have the computer rooms reserved for all the dates you need. 

Good Luck!