ActionScript

OWLTS

 

The Story

OWL Training Software, was initially designed to eliminate the headaches of administering language oriented testing to large numbers of students. By using a web application, students could log onto any computer to complete assessments. Likewise, teachers could log in from any machine with access to your server to create or assess student tests. OWLTS came to Mick Rose for assistance in their web application design, quiz demonstrations, and also to integrate various flash unit tests into their system.

First, Mick worked with the OWLTS team to develop the backend design for the instructors. Mick helped them visualize the layout they desired utilizing ASP/HTML/CSS and ensured that all of the windows would appear correctly within the interface.

Mick then worked with the team to create vapor-ware mock ups for various quiz related items. Some were presentation oriented while others worked just like their application and even included scoring.

Finally Mick helped integrate flash modules into the application, by sending javascript between flash and their application. Each module was so customized that all backgrounds, fonts, and even audio/video webcam recording (using a Red5 Server) to integrate the modules into their system thus allowing them to develop future quizzes in Flash & ASP.

The Result

Unfortunately due to the dynamic nature of the project and needing inputs from the OWLTS server a full functional demo is not available at this time. But the original mockup demo, aka vaporware, is available in Spanish. You don’t really have to understand Spanish to play with the demo. Also note that many features/functionality have changed since this mockup. We now have a javascript keyboard which talks to flash for the “fill in the blank” portion of the quizzes. Also all sounds/imagery are now dynamically generated.

View the demo. And since the instructions are not included, here is a brief summary.

Listen & Find

Press Play to listen to the sound, then select the image which you believe the sound is referencing.

Read & Record

Press Record and read the phrase displayed on the screen aloud, then select stop. Next select the picture associated with the phrase. (This demo is not placed on a Red5 server so all recording/playback is disabled - Live demos on request).

Write

Fill in the blank with the name of the object. Helpful hint every phrase starts with “hay” for example “hay sandia” for watermelon.

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