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Netters: Here is the collection of responses I received regarding using'
hypercard. My original post is included in the body of this message.
Thanks for all the suggestions. I couldn't have done it without your
help :-)
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Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 12:32:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Allison Wheeler <wheeler@aldus.NorthNet.org>
To: Sandy Colby <SCOLBY@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU>
Not sure about your hypercard question. Hypercard is not hardware.
Hypercard is software that runs on most Mac computers. In its original
form it was an authoring and playback environment/language which Apple
inclu8ded free with system software. Apple now includes a player version
only. As mentioned above, this programing language can be used as a
tutorial to explain new software (Microsoft used to do this for new
versions of Excel) or as a front end (interface) to external hardware
such as instructional laserdisk players. If your intent is to support
laserdisk technology then additional hardware is required. Hope this is
at least a partial answer.
wheeler@aldus.northnet.org
From: Mary Jo Heller <maryjoh@guest.nwnet.net>
Subject: Re: EXPERIENCE WITH HYPERCARD
To: Sandy Colby <SCOLBY@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU>
we are using hypercard for everything from book reports, to general
reports, to integrating with laserdisc. we are also trying out digital
chisel which is similar but easier. if you need more detail, let me know.
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 15:42:13 -0600
To: SCOLBY@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU
From: jamesp@po-1.star.k12.ia.us
Subject: Re: EXPERIENCE WITH HYPERCARD
>Netters:
>Please, will those media specialists who have experience using hypercard
>and are familiar with the peripheral requirements, and could ever so briefly
>describe the types of instruction/activities used with the program?
>Thanks in advance(I posted earlier today but my mailer noted that th
>e message was returned... please forgive any repeitions :-) )
>SANDY COLBY SCOLBY@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU GRADUATE STUDENT
>SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
>LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
>BATON ROUGE
>************************************************************
I've used HyperCard many ways: student projects, assessment instruments,
presentations, as a database, clip art collections, etc. I've taught the
program to adults and kids like I'd teach any computer app.
I'm not certain what you mean by "peripheral requirements." HC will run on
just about any Mac. 4 meg needed for sys 7.
James Perkins, Media Specialist
Urbandale Middle School
Urbandale, IA 50322
jperkins@po-1.star.k12.ia.us
515-254-2203
``Tell the truth only to those who deserve it.''
(Mark Twain)
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 16:04:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Denise Scherer. Librarian. Kalida. 419-532-3528"
<KA_SCHERER@NOACSC.OHIO.GOV>
Subject: Re: EXPERIENCE WITH HYPERCARD
To: SCOLBY@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU
I took a class with an author of a text on Hypercard. What specifics are you
looking for??
Denise Scherer
Kalida High School
Kalida, OH
ka_scherer@noacsc.ohio.gov
From: Linda Riester <lriester@clovis.esd171.wednet.edu>
Subject: Hypercard
To: SCOLBY@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU
I don't know if the information I have is what you are looking for
but...I use hypercard in the library in a couple of ways. I do many of
my presentations to classes using hypercard stacks and an overhead and
PCviewer. This is especially useful for my
first-of-the-year-going-over-the-rules lectures where I repeat the same
things many times. It keeps me on track and keeps the students'
attention. It is also good modeling for my teachers, most of whom do not
use hypercard themselves. I have also created a stack and loaded it on a
couple of machines that serve as orientation lessons for new students who
come in after the initial orientation. This year I have a book review
stack also that students write their book reviews into according to genre
and give the books a rating. Other students can then search for good
book ideas. I also work with individual students on projects where
hypercard would be appropriate--last year we created a hypercard travel
brochure that the student used as part of his display for Eurofair. No
peripheral equipment is needed to use hypercard--only the program
installed on the computer. If you wish to display it to a class, you
also need an overhead projecter and PC viewer. I do not teach very much
hypercard directly to students. There is a comprehensive hypercard class
they can take as 8th graders, but many of our 6th grade students are
coming to us with a good knowledge of hypercard.
We have just begun working with Hyperstudio and I think it holds a lot of
possibilities. It has color and will do many of the basic things
hypercard will do, without requiring scripting. For young students and
for those wanting a nice project without having to spend a lot of time
teaching the program, I recommend Hyperstudio. To use it you do need a
color machine and I'm not sure of the memory requirements.
I hope this has been some help.
Linda Riesterer
Pioneer Middle School
Wenatchee, WA
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 22:55:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Anne Thompson <annet@umd5.umd.edu>
Hypercard is best used as an interactive 1-2 student workstation. You
can have it intorduce or reinforce information. For instance, if you
wanted to intor a sectoin of the Dewy system, you could set up a stack
that would start with say 920, then progressively breakdown to the
succeeding portions with illustrations and descriptions. You could also
hook up a laserdisk and have the stack control its presentation.
Frederick county has several (20-30) lesson from the "window on Science"
laserdisk series in hypercard format. The verbage from the lesson is on
the presenters screen while the laserdisk picture is on the TV. Really
an interesting set up.
Mike Low (parent helper)
Pls respond with Mike Low in subject line
To: scolby@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 23:51:58 -0500 (EST)
Two or three years ago while I was working on my master's at FSU, one of
my professors included HyperCard, PageMaker, and a couple of other MAC
programs, in his course. We had a great time and spent hours upon hours
working with them. In fact, the students nicknamed me "HyperChick."
Unfortunately, we were using old MACs and could not attach anything to
them. We did, however, come up with many uses such as: booklists (eg.
for new books, the first card has "mystery," "sports," "etc, etc", the
students click on a topic and then see a list of new books, click on a
book and see a summary, etc.), tours of the media center, countries (a
card each for climate, land formations, etc.), time lines, and
bookreports (a picture and review on each card.) I still teach buttons,
simple scripting, layout, etc. to the new SLIS students in my free time
since my middle school is only five minutes away, and I've tried to help
the kids at work create some simple stacks. It's lots of fun!
Have you tried HyperStudio? I've heard it is better than HyperCard but I
haven't had a chance to spend any time on it. Also, try ToolBook for DOS.
It has some interesting features and works somewhat like HyperCard.
LinkWay for DOS (at least the version I had two years ago) was awful!
Oops, I forgot the "ever so briefly" part - sorry! I tried to shorten it
by using too many "etc's"! One more thing, though - my sister graduated
from your program (probably ten+ years ago but I've lost track.) She
worked at LSU for awhile as the chemistry librarian and is now at Exxon.
Her name is Barbara Biggs - if you ever meet her, tell her we've "met" on
Internet! They didn't have it when she was in school and she has just
now gotten an account so it's all new to her.
Have a great day!
Karen Chepko
kchepko@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
=
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 1994 08:31:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Allison Wheeler <wheeler@aldus.NorthNet.org>
Sandy,
I really don't have any experience doing what you've proposed. However,
have you contacted the folks at AskERIC? Richard Tkachuck
(ASKERIC@ericir.syr.edu) and his staff are wonderful. If they do not
have the info at their ERIC site, they will contact the appropriate
site. Sometimes doing an ERIC search yourself does not bring up the info
you're seeking, but the folks on the AskERIC staff are able to bring it
"out of the air."
Good luck!
Allison
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