AGEWin Workbook Generator
What are the items for...
This is for the author's name to be keyed in. The name would appear in the modules created.
This tells AGE to which file are the answers to be saved to. This however is now named by the user using the module. This item can now be omitted. Recommended extentions used are '.htm' or '.ANS' e.g yourname.htm, Alan.ans, Peterlim1.htm or even joanne.joa (to group tests given by, teacher joa is giving the test)
Long extension names are accepted e.g. yourname.teacherAlan , Petertan.teacherB etc
When the module is completed, this is the folder all the contents/graphics for the module would be saved into. The folder name's length for each subfolder is set to maximum 8 because IE cannot take too long folder addresses when there are many subfolders (for different subjects). When combined with long module names may create a situation when the modules cannot be accessed anymore. Try to keep all names short to provide more room for future additions.
This is the name of the file that contains all the answers and marks for each question. It is normally created and stored in c:\visless\score\answer folder.
In order to mark the questions for a particular module with no answers given, this file must be present in the c:\visless\score\answer folder.
Files can be directly attached to contents below through items 9 or 10 below.
See help on how to set questions HTML entities. Lines above <PRE> would not have linefeed and those below it would have.
Place Questions lines (e.g. ^(QUESTION\OPTION\-1\in\1\for\in\under\for\DISPLAYANS ) ) above <PRE> and
Question numbers .e.g. "He must have travelled everywhere, at least __1__ the spirit" below <PRE> line.
This is one of the places where the
author can type, copy & paste the contents for the module to be
created. It supports UTF8 characters. For a sample of how the
questions are set and pasted here, see explanations here (or see
below). The <PRE> at the top should be left alone. This
ensures that the html codes would not be filled by fillers to interfere
with questions and answers creation by
AGE.
A short description about the module
This box provides a description about the module to be created. The information would be displayed when users run the general menu listing of the contents.
Note: It is recommended to leave the top line blank (to start display from a fresh line).
A number of templates with different colors are provided in this drop down menu.
If you wish to introduce a new template, you can choose one of the templates you seldom use and over write it. New templates are supplied regularly through our website.
Name of module
This is the name of the module to be given. e.g. English for all.eng or Mathematics for beginners.txt etc
Key in the full name of the file, with the folder address, which the user wishes to add to the module to be created. The file must be readable in text mode or html mode. This means that instead of typing the contents in the box at item 5 above, user can just name that file to be processed directly. AGE would add whatever contained in that file to the item 5 (which may be filled or empty).
An instance of use would be, after creating the contents using an HTML editor like MS Frontpage or Kompozer, user can save that file directly into the computer .e.g into c:\1\new.htm . To add as part of the contents, just key into the box 9, "c:\\1\new.htm" (without the quotes). Then the user can proceed to click the To compile and create module at the bottom of the screen to start creating the module.
On the left side, the button with the caption 'Copy files to attach.txt.', when clicked would allow the user to choose a file to be attached to the file named as c:\visless\code\attach.txt . This file can then be used to be attached to item 5 to be processed as part of the contents for the module. To choose this 'attach.txt' file to be processed, user would need to click the drop down menu to the right and choose 'c:\visless\code\attach.txt' as shown below.
When the create button is clicked, the contents of this file would be added to item 5 to be processed. Meanwhile, however, user can use this drop down menu to choose other files listed there. e.g
c:\visless\multipg.txt - generated when using AGE DOS under the action of saving the page.
c:\visless\multipg.htm - generated by this AGEWin generator.
c:\visless\genpage.wor - generated by AGE when user pressed F1 or F2 when using AGE DOS.
Note: AGEDOS can be used to easily place sound/graphic files at appropriate locations. Thus sometimes users may like to use AGE DOS to do certain functions and directly use these pages.
A convenient button to allow users to access common files such as
overwrite.txt, attach.txt, multipg.txt, multipg.htm, genpage.wor, and contents.txt User can use the contents.txt file to store whatever information like
temporary storage page to be used later.
This button would show up the thumb nails of graphics and videos for convenience of the user to pick and copy the graphics. After copying the chosen graphic from the list displayed, user can paste them to programs like Frontpage or other HTML editors they are using at that moment. User would have to download and install IrfanView if not provided with this installation.
This program allows users to edit, change to different formats and copy to any folder.
AGE has tested and recommend the use of MS Frontpage to be used with AGE. To use this button, user would have to install the software using the default settings.
This button allows user to add or delete links to programs, web pages etc that are useful. To use the few recommended such as Kompozer, users are recommended to download and install them.
This item lists useful software that users should download if they are not already installed in their computers. These mostly free items and are used by AGE. AGE strongly recommend that these software be installed.
This is a link to run the AGE DOS Workbook Generator module to create both Windows or DOS modules. Yes, AGE DOS allows users to create Windows based modules. Strictly for Windows XPs and below only. Windows Vista or Win 7 cannot use this DOS tool.
Shortcut to the folder where most of AGEWindows modules are stored. User can choose and run a module by choosing the folder that contains that module. Click the RunWin_ icon to run the module.
Shortcut to the html page showing all the links to the modules with descriptions.
Users click the link to run the module.
This is the link to the paperlesshomework.com/Ydownload.htm page.
Here one would find contents posted for all to access. Users can contribute to this site too for all to access.
Shortcut to the working folder containing both AGEDOS and AGEWin links to AGE's tools and modules. This folder appears under the name AGE Homework at the Desktop page as well as at c:\visless\disk\age folder .
Shortcut to the html page showing all the links to AGEDOS modules with descriptions. Users click the links to run the modules.
Shortcut to the fodler where most of the AGEDOS modules are stored.
When ready, click this button to lead to the finalised page to click a link to create the module.
This very useful facility allows users to check how words are used in sentences in articles. Users need only to key in the root words e.g. 'have', 'had', 'has' and end it with 'END".
User would be prompted to choose the file or ebook to be checked against. User can choose as many books/articles as she/he wishes. When finished AGE would display the incidences the chosen words are used in the articles/books.
There are three methods of inputs here - 1. Fill in the Blanks, Text Areas or Options
Users fill in the answers in the blanks spaces provided. e.g.
^ (QUESTION/FILLBLANK/Question number*/answer/marks/length of box/name of question/display*/AnswerMode)
e.g. ^(QUESTION/FILLBLANK/-1/in/marks/8/Question1/1/AnswerMode) Note: Setting Question number to -1 on first Question will automate the numbering
2. Options
For Drop Down Menu Options use
^ (QUESTION/OPTION/Question number*/answer/marks/option1/options2/options3/and so on/Answermode)***
.g. ^(QUESTION/OPTION/1/was/2/was/were/under/for/AnswerMode)***
Users click the right answers from a drop down box
^(QUESTION\OPTION\-1\in\1\for\in\under\for\DISPLAYANS) Note: Setting Question number to -1 on first Question will automate the numbering
Where users key in multi-lines subjective answers.
^(QUESTION\TEXTAREA\-1\ Answer \marks\width\height\ANSWERONLY) Note: Setting Question number to -1 on first Question will automate the numbering
Textarea options are most suited for subjective questions and answers. This would require human interventions to mark the answers.
This option is usually set with Question option of ANSWERONLY which means the question is not corrected on the spot by the program.
e.g. ^(QUESTION\FILLBLANK\-1\in\1\8\Question1\-1\DISPLAYANS) or ^(QUESTION\OPTION\-1\in\1\for\in\under\for\DISPLAYANS)
He lived alone __-1__his house George Avenue.
These must be the topmost values. The rest would be numbered automatically irrespective of their original values.
Below are sample sets of questions ( 2 Fill in blanks and 1 drop down menu option
Copy and paste to item 5 and click Create module) . Note where to place your contents above and below the <PRE>. Line above this linefeed would be set. Lines below '<PRE>' would have linefeed. This would avoid excessive line spaces for items above the <PRE>.
Try below. Copy and paste to the item 5's textbox. Click Create module
| Fill in the Blanks (Cloze) | Drop down Menu | |||||
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^(QUESTION\FILLBLANK\-1\in\1\8\Question1\-1\DISPLAYANS) ^(QUESTION\FILLBLANK\\to\1\8\Question2\ \DISPLAYANS) ^(QUESTION\FILLBLANK\\was\2\8\Question3\ \DISPLAYANS) <PRE> He lived alone __-1__his house George Avenue [ under, in,over] He likes __0__ make cake [to, too, for] The man __0__ hurt yesterday in an accident [were, is, are, was] |
^(QUESTION\OPTION\-1\in\1\for\in\under\for\DISPLAYANS) ^(QUESTION\OPTION\ \into\1\under\into\over\for\DISPLAYANS) ^(QUESTION\OPTION\ \was\1\was\were\under\for\DISPLAYANS) <PRE> He must have travelled everywhere, at least __1__ the spirit. He bowed to his friends, and entered __2__ the conversation. The man __3__ hurt yesterday in an accident |
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| TEXTAREA | UTF8 Sample ... | |||||
^(QUESTION\OPTION\-1\in\1 \in\on\into\-1\DISPLAYANS) ^(QUESTION\FILLBLANK\\to\1\8\Question2\ \DISPLAYANS) ^(QUESTION\TEXTAREA\ \was\2\5\60\ \ANSWERONLY) <PRE> He lived alone __-1__his house George Avenue [ under, in,over] He likes __0__ make cake [to, too, for] The man __0__ hurt yesterday in an accident [were, is, are, was] (This example sets first question to Option (drop down menu); second sets to Fill-in-the-Blanks and third sets to a text area to allow users to key in multiple lines answers. |
^(QUESTION\OPTION\-1\房子\1\房子\移动电话\铅笔\DISPLAYANS) ^(QUESTION\OPTION\ \टेलीफोन \1\टेलीफोन\चढ़ाई\काम\DISPLAYANS) ^(QUESTION\OPTION\ \Sími \1\Sími\hús\blýantur\DISPLAYANS) <PRE> a. 他停留在一所__-1__ - 房子 移动电话 铅笔 Chinese b. वह एक __0__ के - साथ मकान टेलीफोन पेंसिल Hindi c. Hann kallar međ __0__ - hús Sími blýantur Icelandic
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This would number the subsequent questions to ascending numbers.
It is not recommended that you mix the options in one set of questions.
You can try to copy and paste the samples here to item 5 in the AGEWin Workbook Generator.
UTF8 unicode is supported for foreign languages like Chinese , Hindi etc.
If you wish to number the questions, the numbers must be increasing from top to down. You cannot say use question 3 above question 2 or 1. Setting the first number as -1 would automatically set the numbers in increasing order.
A folder containing the questions modules plus all the components would be created. Copy and paste this folder to any pen drive for distribution. To run, click the icon with names beginning with "RunWin_"
Answer modes: There are three options. Change to type you like. For more information, link to our web site at http://www.paperlesshomework.com/Yhelp.htm
DISPLAYANS - Will display and check for right answer after attempting the question. (for practice)
DISPLAY - Will not display the answer but would check/indicate whether the answer is right or wrong (for getting students to find out the answers. Option for AGEDOS only. AGEWin users only DISPLAYANS OR ANSWERONLY
ANSWERONLY - Will not display answers or check whether the answers are right or wrong. (for exam purposes)
For more explanations on how to use AGEWin, go to our web site at www.paperlesshomework.com/Yhelp.htm