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Hi Derek,

Thank you for your response.  Yes, we are looking to deliver the  
activities via a web browser.  But I am willing to investigate other  
options that allow for distance use.

Thank you again,
Deanne


> From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: October 9, 2009 6:26:37 PM EDT
> To: "Cobb-Zygadlo, Deanne" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: #9259 audio players that control number of times audio  
> can be played
>
> Hi, Deanne,
>
> Do you need to deliver your activities via a web browser, via a
> standalone program, or both?  In either case, what comes to my mind,  
> is
> that the audio player is functionally independent of the number of
> trials/attempts.  The number of times a file can be played relates to
> the overall control and structure of the activity.  This is distinct
> from the function of delivering an audio resource.  I can understand
> the problems that you have faced trying to combine those disparate
> functions into a player.  As I conceive of it, the control system that
> manages the student's progress through the activity should count the
> number of time that the player has been accessed, and hide the player
> when appropriate.
>
> This would be trivial to program in Runtime Revolution, and I think in
> most programming environments.  Devin Asay has a lovely web delivery
> system for Runtime Revolution programs, which doesn't use a browser.
> Using a browser complicates things, as you mention.  However, given  
> the
> number of quizzes and tests delivered via Blackboard, I would imagine
> that someone has figured out how to address the access/progress  
> control
> questions.
>
> I doubt that this has been of any help, but if you tell the list more
> about your delivery needs and resources, perhaps someone will have
> relevant experience.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Derek
>
> --On Friday, October 9, 2009 2:10 PM -0400 LLTI-Editor
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> --- Forwarded Message from "Cobb-Zygadlo, Deanne"
>> <[log in to unmask]> ---
>>
>>> From: "Cobb-Zygadlo, Deanne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information
>>> Forum
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: audio players that control number of times audio can be
>>> played Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:02:34 -0400
>>
>> Hi,
>> I am wondering if anyone might have an audio player (Flash?
>> Shockwave?   Java?) that will limit the number of times that the
>> audio can be   played that they would be willing to share?  At a
>> previous
>> institution, we had developed a Shockwave version of this, but I
>> neither have access to this now, nor do I have the software to
>> redevelop it at the moment.  We are wanting to have this for testing
>> purposes but also for dictogloss tasks.  The player that we had, had
>> its own quirks in that students really only needed to reload the page
>> to be able to use the audio again, but I believe I may be able to
>> embed it in Blackboard and control access to it that way.  (I will
>> have to play with it.)
>>
>> Thank you to all who may respond.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Deanne
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>> Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo
>> Director, Language Resource Center
>> Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
>>
>> phone:  484-646-5865
>> email:   [log in to unmask]
>>
>
>
>
> Derek Roff
> Language Learning Center
> Ortega Hall 129, MSC03-2100
> University of New Mexico
> Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
> 505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885
> Internet: [log in to unmask]
>
>

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