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] > > *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives at http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=LLTI Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************