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Authorware

Authorware. William M. Pegram November 11, 2004. Developing in Authorware. Visual programming language – programming is done by dragging icons to a “flow line” and specifying properties of these icons in dialog boxes.

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Authorware

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  1. Authorware William M. Pegram November 11, 2004

  2. Developing in Authorware • Visual programming language – programming is done by dragging icons to a “flow line” and specifying properties of these icons in dialog boxes. • Authorware provides built-in interactivity whereas web pages typically use JavaScript programming to add interactivity William M. Pegram

  3. Developing in Authorware (cont.) • Authorware 7 commercial version $2899, educational version $499 • E-learning Suite (Authorware 7 bundled with Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Flash MX 2004 Professional) (commercial $3499, educational version $599) • 30-day trial downloads available at www.macromedia.com William M. Pegram

  4. Authorware Applications • Typically used for kiosks, CDs’, etc. but can do web applications • Authorware can package a user application as .exe file so that user doesn’t need Authorware to run the user application • Variety of question types are built into software William M. Pegram

  5. Built In Ways for User to Answer • Click button • Type single key • Type words(s) - fill in the blank • Drag and drop matching • Click on image or area of image William M. Pegram

  6. Optional Constaints for Responses • Tries limit • Time limit • Either can be used to avoid trapping a user in a particular question William M. Pegram

  7. EDIT 575 at GMU • 10 week, 2 credit course beginning Authorware course • Taught in Authorware 6 (version of Authorware available in classroom) • Advanced Authorware course at GMU hasn’t occurred since about 2000 William M. Pegram

  8. EDIT 575 Projects – Fall 2003 William M. Pegram

  9. EDIT 575 Projects (cont.) William M. Pegram

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