Just-in-Time Tutorials using ViewletBuilder Karen Hunt University of Winnipeg Library.

Just-in-TimeTutorials using

ViewletBuilder

Just-in-TimeTutorials using

ViewletBuilder

Karen HuntUniversity of Winnipeg Library

Karen HuntUniversity of Winnipeg Library

OverviewOverview

ViewletBuilder Overview

Options for hosting

Advice

What end-users see

Building a Viewlet

ViewletBuilder Overview

Options for hosting

Advice

What end-users see

Building a Viewlet

Karen has . . .Karen has . . .

Been making Viewlets occasionally for 5 years

Has not compared ViewletBuilder to other similar programs

found this useful page in Screencast (Wikipedia)

Been making Viewlets occasionally for 5 years

Has not compared ViewletBuilder to other similar programs

found this useful page in Screencast (Wikipedia)

What is ViewletBuilderWhat is ViewletBuilder

Commercial software that lets you easily create Flash files

➡ Screen capture (database or webpages)

➡ Images (library tours)

“Animated” style presentations equipped with play, stop, rewind and fast forward buttons

Commercial software that lets you easily create Flash files

➡ Screen capture (database or webpages)

➡ Images (library tours)

“Animated” style presentations equipped with play, stop, rewind and fast forward buttons

ViewletCentralViewletCentral

Collects real time statistics of all activity with and within the Viewlets

These statistics can be viewed by the author (or manager) through their browser and even downloaded

This is good for trapping quiz results in VB Viewlets

Costs

Collects real time statistics of all activity with and within the Viewlets

These statistics can be viewed by the author (or manager) through their browser and even downloaded

This is good for trapping quiz results in VB Viewlets

Costs

AdviceAdvice

Don’t even try to be perfectDon’t even try to be perfect

You are Walt DisneyYou are Walt Disney

Viewlets are animatedViewlets are animated

MLA BibliographyExample

MLA BibliographyExample

Uploaded to MoveableType blog (Library News)

Uploaded to Course Management System (Sakai)

Uploaded to Library Server (ftp) and linked in Information Literacy Tutorial

Tried to deposit to D-Space

Uploaded to MoveableType blog (Library News)

Uploaded to Course Management System (Sakai)

Uploaded to Library Server (ftp) and linked in Information Literacy Tutorial

Tried to deposit to D-Space

Blog (Library News)Blog (Library News)

Easy

Black hole

Which viewlets are old?

Who created?

Easy

Black hole

Which viewlets are old?

Who created?

Course Management System

Course Management System

Easy

Black Hole

In this case can’t create a durable link to it (right now)

Easy

Black Hole

In this case can’t create a durable link to it (right now)

Local ServerLocal Server

FTP or Web-form

Manually create / insert links to viewlets

Manage viewlets

authorsdatesall in the same “space”

FTP or Web-form

Manually create / insert links to viewlets

Manage viewlets

authorsdatesall in the same “space”

Cost for ViewletBuilderCost for ViewletBuilder

The current list price for ViewletBuilder 4 Professional ("VBP4") is US$299.

Educational (and Government) price for VBP4 is US$199.

Further volume discounts begin at 5 licenses, dropping again at 10, 25, and so on.

The list price of ViewletBuilder 2006 will be US$399 when it is launched. Educational pricing will start at US$249.

All buyers of VBP4 after January 1, 2006 will be granted a free upgrade to VB2006 after it is launched.

The current list price for ViewletBuilder 4 Professional ("VBP4") is US$299.

Educational (and Government) price for VBP4 is US$199.

Further volume discounts begin at 5 licenses, dropping again at 10, 25, and so on.

The list price of ViewletBuilder 2006 will be US$399 when it is launched. Educational pricing will start at US$249.

All buyers of VBP4 after January 1, 2006 will be granted a free upgrade to VB2006 after it is launched.

Where to get itWhere to get it

Download from Qarbon

Except Mac version

Try out - will publish with banners

Get the license before you spend much time developing (within 30 days)

Download from Qarbon

Except Mac version

Try out - will publish with banners

Get the license before you spend much time developing (within 30 days)

COPPUL ProjectCOPPUL Project

Just launched project to share tutorials amongst COPPUL members

qvp (raw files for viewlets) can be shared and modified

Just launched project to share tutorials amongst COPPUL members

qvp (raw files for viewlets) can be shared and modified

Think before you start building . . .

Think before you start building . . .

1.Does the vendor have help that you can point to that is good enough?

2.Are you explaining a problem or bad software that should be fixed?

1.Does the vendor have help that you can point to that is good enough?

2.Are you explaining a problem or bad software that should be fixed?