makeSlideRater

(cc) text outline slide rating scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 popup

// Replace all these lines with // at the beginning with your own text outline (can use * for tab)
// or save powerpoint to presentation outline in RTF and then open rtf and save as plain txt
// updated October 14, 2006 by Bruce_Landon@douglas.bc.ca
// configures links from http:// as a link address append <a href=" postpend ">link address</a>
// configures links from a simple image file name.jpg as a link <a href="imagefile.jpg">imagefile</a>
// (this image file linking assumes that the files are in the same directory as the presentation.htm)
// this method of linking to all images (.jpg .png)and external resources (mp3) allows for copyright access
// the handle system is an elegant solution to reference linking with physical storage flexibility
// xtrateoutline.htm
//
// student use case: presentation review for reuse as preparation for testing with importance ratings
// some evidence that making judgments itself leads to deeper more elaborate process and better memory
// Bruning, Schraw, Norby and Ronning (2004, p. 79) Cognitive Psychology and Instruction, Fourth Edition
//
// instructor use case: collecting slide importance from students and use that when revising slides
// the created presentation html needs to be saved from the browser>view soruce>save file
// graphics can be "save copy" from powerpoint into same folder as created presentation file
// graphics can be set up as links with <a href="filename.jpg">filename.jpg</a> in the text
// when links in presentation are clicked the browser navigation goes to a page with only the graphic and 
// then the presentrr can use the browser back button to return to the presentation flow
// a similar process can be used for mp3 files in that the file name is processed into a link so clicking will play it
// in both cases it is assumed that the line has a single space preceding the file name that can be used to locate the 
// start of the filename and that the files are in the same directory as the presentation.htm file
// (this could enable presenting with powerpoint and saving slide by slide audio then making a review presentation
// with .jpg and .mp3 .bmp .gif .pdf files as links in a text slide review show 
// with importance judgements added by the students)
// *** could optionally add "empty links" for students to add audio notes or other notes pages by slide number ***
// 
// includes code to use the url line as a place holder for ratings and the current slide for bookmarks
// code is from ADL and used in guessay.html 
// progress -- a slide is an information chunk with a title and one or more bullet points in html or outline form
// assuming that this is differnt from a photo album and picture player in that 
// it is just text and perhaps SVG or inline images
// enabling single side saving (blogging to self by email format) for later reuse
// one item per view can be a model for slide show with more buttons like tape player
// this could be combined with test items or with rating items a kind of standalone SCO model
// replacement for makehtml to relace online powerpoint
// originally from xtsurvey2email simple survey by Bruce_Landon@douglas.bc.ca January 30, 2006

HTML for the Top part of Presentation Page (editable)

HTML for the Bottom part of Survey Page (editable)

var today = new Date();
var timebase = today.getTime();
var nquestions = q.length ;
var num = -1;
var r = new Array(); 
var criteria = "0";
q = q.reverse() ; // setuo for pop
z = q.pop() ; // get rid of item 0 due to the reversing
q = q.reverse();
for (i = 0; i < q.length; i++) {
	r[i] = "0" ; // not answered checked for ratings
}

function sndpopup() {
	// save for review with metadata that can be passed through to show rating
	var x = q[num]; // trim off rating 
	// add metadata url rating date time stamp suitable for composer from thumbnails
	window.open('', 'survey').document.write(num + ' ' + cc + x) ; 
	window.open('', 'survey').document.close() ;
}

function sndstart() { // onload of page
	startup(); // get ratings from url
	today = new Date();
	timebase = today.getTime();
	document.results.rating.value = timebase + ',';
	sndcontinue() ;
}

function sndcontinuestart() {
	num = -1 ;
	sndcontinue() ;
}

function sndcontinueend() {
	num = q.length - 2 ;
	sndcontinue() ;
}

function sndcontinueback() {
		num = num - 2 ;
		if (num < -1 ) {
			num = - 1 ;
		}
		sndcontinue() ;
}

function newcriteria() {
	criteria = document.selftestform.criteria.value + '';
}

function sndfeedbackreport(y) {
	r[num] = y;
}

function emailresponses() {
	var today = new Date();
	var endtimebase = today.getTime(); // for latency or elapsed time from start to send email
	x = '<br><a href="mailto:' + xto + '?cc=' + xcc + '&subject=' + xsubject + '&body=';
	var myurlString = window.location.href;
	x = x + myurlString + '\n' ;
	//x = x + 'datastartid' + timebase ; //data as a single string idcode,data1,data2, ...
	for (i = 1; i < r.length; i++) {
		x = x + ',' + r[i] ;
	}
	//x = x + ',dataendid' + endtimebase ; // timebase is today.getTime() at the end and is used as a latency
	x = x + '">Send my slide ratings</a>' ;
	document.getElementById("select3").innerHTML = x  ;
}

function geturlresponses() {
	x = ''; 
	for (i = 0; i < r.length; i++) {
		x = x + r[i] ;
	}

document.results.rating.value = x;
	document.results.submit(); 
}

</SCRIPT>
<script>

function startup() {
	var myurlString = window.location.href;
	if ( myurlString.indexOf('?') > -1) {
		params = getParams()
		document.results.rating.value = params["rating"]
		x = document.results.rating.value
		for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
			r[i] = x.substr(i,1);
		}
	} // modifications if there are parameters
}

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{
   var urlString = window.location.href;
   var params = new Array();
   {
      var urlDataArr = urlString.substring(urlString).split('?');
      var dataArr = urlDataArr[1].substring(urlDataArr[1]).split('&');
      for (var i=0; i<dataArr.length; i++)
      {
         nameValArr = dataArr[i].split('=');
         params[nameValArr[0]] = nameValArr[1];
         var parts = nameValArr[1].split('+');
         if (parts.length > 0)
         {
            var newStr = parts[0];
            for (var k=1; k<parts.length; k++)
            {
               newStr += " " + parts[k];
            }
            params[nameValArr[0]] = newStr;
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         params[nameValArr[0]] = unescape( params[nameValArr[0]]);
      }
   }
   return params;
}
/************************************************************************/
//this function set off by either a mousedown or keypress (mouse?)
function keyClicked(){
sndcontinue(); // advance to next slide
}

function whichKey(e){
buttClicked();
}
</script>

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