Name: Patricia Gray Length: 90 minutes Aud_Level: All Description: Interactive exercises are a valuable addition to class web pages. They allow students to review material and to get immediate feedback as they answer questions. A wide variety of software products allow teachers to customize quizzes and exercises for their students. Frequently these are platform specific or they require applications or players to be loaded on to the machine. By contrast, JavaScript can be placed directly into HTML text files and thus can provide an easy and economical alternative to use of separate applications. This presentation would demonstrate several kinds of Javascript exercises: quizzes that are graded immediately upon submission, alert windows that provide hints upon receiving an incorrect answer, and the use of mouse over images to project windows with extra information. Participants in the session will receive a packet of sample code that they are encouraged to use and customize for their own needs Another advantage of JavaScript is the ability to save the code as a ascii file, store it on a CD-ROM and view it with any browser. This allows students to have portable review files that can be viewed locally without a live connection to the Internet. CD-ROMs of this type can now be produced easily and economically and can be sold along with the traditional text book. The presentation will end with a description of this process. Abstract: This presentation will show how JavaScript can be used within HTML pages to add interactive review sessions and quizzes incorporating graphics and sound files. JavaScript has the advantage of providing basic interactive functions without the use of separate software applications and players. Because it can be part of a standard HTML page, it is cross platform as well. Templates will be provided to participants to enable them to customize their own pages without having to learn JavaScript in any detail. Preferred Track: Track 3 Session Type: Lecture/Presentation Address: Patricia Gray, Ph.D. Rhodes College Music Department 2000 North Parkway Memphis, TN 38112 Affiliation: Rhodes College Equipment: I will bring the project on a Mac CD-ROM. I just need a projector. Email: gray@rhodes.edu Phone: (901) 843-3785 Audience: General Fax: (901) 843-3406
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