HLRnet.com: New teaching software: Authoring tools

New software: authoring tools

See also ODL and Multimedia authorware

Xerte is a fully-featured e-learning development environment for creating rich interactivity. Xerte is aimed at developers of interactive content who will create sophisticated content with some scripting, and Xerte can be used to extend the capabilities of Xerte Online Toolkits with new tools for content authors

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/
Asymptopia Crossword Builder (Math/Text) is an application that runs in any modern Web browser, but does not require an Internet connection (if it is installed locally). The application was designed to allow teachers to quickly produce well-designed, challenging activities. The application features a configuration panel where the user can either enter their own word-hint pairs, or generate math-crossword problems via a single button. The math functionality generates word:hint pairs like: "four:7/x-3/8=11/8", where the hint corresponds to the problem, and the student would write the letters "four" in the corresponding boxes of the puzzle.
http://freecode.com/projects/asymptopiacrosswordbuilder
The Electronic Workbook Editor is a tool that allows one to generate course structures from xsd templates and export them to Blackboard and Moodle.

http://ewb.codeplex.com/
The eLesson Markup Language (eLML) is an XML framework for creating structured eLessons using XML. For easier lesson authoring, the Web-based WYSIWYG Firedocs eLML Editor is available, and to create eLML template layouts without any XSLT knowledge, you can use the Template Builder.

http://freecode.com/projects/elml-elesson-markup-language
jVLT is a vocabulary learning tool. Examples containing one or many of the vocabulary words may be specified. jVLT also can perform quizzes, querying only those words which you frequently did not know in the past or which have not been queried for a long time. During a quiz, jVLT shows the examples of each word, letting you better memorize its usage.

http://freecode.com/projects/jvlt/
Teach2000 is a personal teaching assistant that enables you to create custom Qamp;A quizzes to memorize vocabulary, science knowledge, history or any other topic that you want to be tested on. The pr....

http://www.teach2000.org/
SCREEN2EXE is an easy-to-use tool to capture desktop activity and save it as a self-playing .exe file. The program will capture mouse movements, clicks and even optional audio comments from your micr....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/screen2exe.html
A+ Exam Quiz
Create Practice quizzes and practice questions.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_16_168_29741.html
TCExam is Web-based assessment software for generating and managing online tests and exams. It simplifies the exam cycle, including generation, execution, evaluation, presentation, and archiving.

http://freecode.com/projects/tcexam
WindowShoot
Capture any Window, Screen and save them as a video.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_6_75_22250.html
jFlash is a multilingual, Web-based flashcard system. Flashcards are defined in a simple human-readable XML format and presented to the user with a clean, multiple-browser-compatible, intelligent JavaScript interface. Users may answer flashcards via multiple choice selection or via text entry. Text entry may

http://freecode.com/projects/jflash-stable/
Exam4Fun is an examination program designed to test your vocabulary. It allows users to create their own sets of questions and choose from different types of exams (flashcards, etc.).

http://freecode.com/projects/exam4fun/
Quizmo is a program that helps students study. Users enter questions and answers, and the program asks the student the questions in a random order.

http://freecode.com/projects/quizmo/
Rememorizer is a flash card program that aids in extremely efficient memorization (phone numbers, birthdays, math, etc.). It helps you memorize items around 10 to 50 times faster than with regular flash cards. It is similar to SuperMemo. It works on PocketPC, Palm, Windows, Linux, and more.

http://freecode.com/projects/rememorizer/
Klep is an advanced virtual flashcard program which helps in learning information. It has many features not commonly found in other virtual flashcard programs, including the ability to export to memaid, support for images, support for multiple choice questions, and a much more.

http://freecode.com/projects/klep/
The eLearning XHTML editor (eXe) is a Web-based authoring environment designed to assist teachers and academics in the design, development, and publishing of Web-based learning and teaching materials without the need to become proficient in HTML, XML, or complicated Web-publishing applications.

http://freecode.com/projects/exe/
Squeak is a "media authoring tool"-- software that you can download to your computer and then use to create your own media or share and play with others.

http://squeakland.org/
Pauker is a generic flashcard program written in Java. It uses a combination of ultra-shortterm, shortterm, and longterm memory. You can use it to learn all the things you never want to forget, like vocabulary, capitals, important dates, etc.

http://freecode.com/projects/pauker/
jMemorize manages your learning process by using flashcards and the famous Leitner system. It boosts your study sessions and features categories, statistics, and an appealing and intuitive interface.

http://freecode.com/projects/jmemorize/
The AKFQuiz package lets you easily make your own quiz games or learning exercises. These can be used either with grquiz in a graphical environment (SVGAlib or X11), with crtquiz on a text terminal, or with diaquiz in a GUI environment. There is also a line oriented variant, linequiz, which can be used as a backend. A CGI-variant can be installed on a Web server to offer exercises via the Web. A mkquiz tool that generates an HTML file for to use with the JavaScript akfquiz4.js is also included. Those can then be published with any Web-space provider.

http://freecode.com/projects/akfquiz/
Mazesmith is a maze generator that is able to be printed or played through a Web browser. The maze is fully customizable with many options.

http://mazesmith.sourceforge.net/
CyberTester is a Web-based application that was originally designed to allow educators to create tests, exams, and assignments consisting of multiple-choice questions and assign them to students for online testing. Students can login to take these tests and review their results. It is suitable for integrating into online education services. It uses J2EE (with EJB 2.0) and runs on JBoss.

http://freecode.com/projects/cybertester/
http://www.cyberdemia.com/products/cybertester.html
Question Tools EditorSuite
Create online lessons and tests - free e-learning editor, used in 121 countries.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/programs.php?ProgramID=12993&categoryid=16&subcategoryid=168
Question Tools EditorSuite
Create online lessons and tests - free e-learning editor, used in 121 countries.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/programs.php?ProgramID=12993&categoryid=16&subcategoryid=168
CueCard
Category: Business > Testing and study aids
Rated: 3 Cows
Version:1.4 License: Freeware
This is a flash card learning program.
http://www.tucows.com/preview/352585.html
CroswMaker - (1.3Mb)
CroswMaker is a nice crossword authoring tool that can make unlimited size crosswords. It lets you make it from your own libraries, or type the words in, includes support for different charsets and once you are done you can export to BMP and TXT formats.
http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1508
ETH Lecture Communicator is a tool to improve the interaction in the classroom between instructor and students. The system is based on a network infrastructure (e.g., a Wireless LAN) and portable computers brought to class.

http://lectcomm.sourceforge.net/
Wink (freeware)
Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.
http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
Scriptio is a framework for presenting animations and educational content in a rich online experience.

http://freecode.com/projects/scriptio
SunRav TestPro
Educational testing software
http://www.sunrav.com/products/srtop/
QuizMaker Pro
http://www.classonesoftware.com/C_htmls/QuizMaker.html
The eLearning XHTML editor (eXe) is a Web-based authoring environment designed to assist teachers and academics in the design, development, and publishing of Web-based learning and teaching materials without the need to become proficient in HTML, XML, or
http://exelearning.org/
Quandary
« The Quandary is an application for creating Web-based Action Mazes. An Action Maze is a kind of interactive case-study; the user is presented with a situation, and a number of choices as to a course of action to deal with it. On choosing one of the options, the resulting situation is then presented, again with a set of options. Working through this branching tree is like negotiating a maze, hence the name "Action Maze".»
http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary.php
http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary_tutorials_examples.php
Respondus
Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard, eCollege, WebCT and other eLearning systems. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved from one eLearning system to another.
http://www.respondus.com/
Quia

http://www.quia.com/

Clic / JavaClic
Neobook

http://www.neosoftware.com

starQuiz
starQuiz is an easy to use software package that makes computerized testing easy! You can create quizzes with multiple choice, multiple select, true or false, short answer, fill in the blank, matching, and essay questions. Quizzes can include pictures, movies, web links, time limits, and more. And starQuiz makes it easy to give your quiz to students and view the results
http://www.cosmicsoft.net/starQuiz/
Viewletbuilder

http://www.qarbon.com