| An amazing interactive presentation always helps | | | | simple, build a flash quiz to enhance the interaction of |
| teachers and tutors to enhance their instruction. No | | | | presentations. |
| matter you are a teacher or trainer, if you want to | | | | Why quiz? |
| please your students or trainees with intriguing | | | | Quizzes can help reviewing knowledge, and solidifying |
| presentations, this is the right article for you. | | | | the instruction. What’s more important is quiz is |
| Many people may understand the value of a good | | | | absolutely interactive. Furthermore, a good flash quiz |
| presentation for knowledge delivery, but only few of | | | | will get students’ focus. Beyond all doubt, |
| them do know how to make such one. Usually, | | | | Macromedia Flash is the best choice to create the |
| teachers or instructors use PowerPoint to create | | | | most impressive and exclusive quizzes, but if we take |
| courseware. Without a doubt, this is an easy and | | | | a compromise on appearance, we are possible to |
| efficient way to help clarifying and activating the | | | | avoid programming. Articulate, Tanida, and |
| learning content. But, a presentation only with words | | | | Wondershare all provide powerful flash quiz tools. |
| and pictures is not attractive enough to get focus. | | | | Articulate QuizMaker (QM), the most powerful, also the |
| Fortunately, MS PowerPoint allows user to launch an | | | | highest price $399, quiz tool among the three. It is |
| external program, e.g. exe and flash, while playing slide | | | | capable to build either online survey or graded quiz. |
| show. These elements may possibly bring clarity and | | | | Friendly interface, users could start to make quizzes |
| fun to classes or lectures, but the problem is how | | | | without a guide. There are 21 question types to |
| many non-computer-science teachers or professors | | | | choose, 11 for graded quizzes, True/False, Multiple |
| know to build those elements to content their students | | | | Choice, Multiple responses, Match (drag and drop), |
| or audience. For sure, there are few. Then, how to | | | | Sequence (drag and drop), Fill In The Blank, Click Map |
| create those interactive elements becomes the main | | | | (hotspot), Word Bank, Match (drop down), Sequence |
| hurdle to author attractive learning content or | | | | (drop down), Numeric, 10 for surveys and polls |
| presentation. | | | | (Consider survey is not necessary for a class |
| Consider .exe first. What do .exe programs help? | | | | presentation, I only list the graded question types). |
| Take physics class for example. Usually, a VB | | | | Tanida QuizBuilder (QB), $199, and Wondershare |
| program is used to demonstrate some physical | | | | QuizCreator (QC), $99.95, less comprehensive than |
| phenomenon, e.g. beats, interference, diffraction and so | | | | QuizMaker, are only focusing on the graded quizzes. |
| on. Remember, these demonstrations are not only | | | | The interface of QB is very neat, while the QC’s |
| show the phenomenon, but also demonstrate the laws, | | | | is very cute and pretty. The later one is more intuitive |
| which is more important than the phenomenon itself. In | | | | than the first. It is especially worth noting that only QC |
| other words, the related parameters should be allowed | | | | gives a question outline in the left part of its interface, it |
| to change to meet specify needs, such as, wave | | | | helps much on clarifying the quiz structure. They both |
| length, frequency, initial phase, etc. If not, a video would | | | | provide 8 question types to choose. QB has the first 8 |
| be more helpful. Ok, now the sticking point is VB | | | | types of QM; QC has the first 7 types of QM, plus |
| programming. Oh, god, what a jerk! Luckily, in most | | | | Short Essay. |
| conditions, those programs are universal to familiar | | | | Besides, Articulate and Wondershare provide robust |
| content, for instance, a program demonstrate the | | | | flash authoring tools (make flash from PowerPoint), |
| phenomenon beats. The basic parameters would be | | | | and they both can incorporate with their own quiz tools |
| possibly changed are frequency, amplitude, and phase | | | | seamlessly. Turn PPT presentations to flash ones |
| difference. A program satisfying this is suitable for any | | | | could reduce size dramatically, and can be played in |
| class about beats. And, this kind of demos are | | | | computers without office. |
| available on Internet by searching ‘** | | | | All of the three products are easy to use, require no |
| demonstration’. Since it’s easy to get one, | | | | programming skills. Comparatively, QM is more |
| why bother to make one. | | | | professional than other two, but the price is triple as |
| Then, flash. Flash is capable to manage most functions | | | | the QC. QB is not bad; the only deficit is the company |
| .exe programs can. Besides, flash is easier to please | | | | provides no cooperative products. |
| audience by visual animation looking than the .exe | | | | To get more details please visit: |
| programs, and it is more acceptable in programming | | | | Articulate: |
| skill. Thus, the flash demo is becoming more and more | | | | Wondershare: |
| popular. Just like .exe programs, flash demos can be | | | | Tanida: [ |
| downloaded from the web, but only one element | | | | Now, download and try. Build your own intriguing |
| would never get an appropriate one from the Internet. | | | | presentations, then share them with your lovely |
| That is quiz. This must be distinct from different | | | | students! If you have any ideas please feel free to |
| individuals. Even in the same course, teachers would | | | | share your experiences with me. |
| like to have their own quiz. Now the problem becomes | | | | |