JCE Software, 7C2: Lesson Manager

Lesson Manager for Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry Videodisc

Gary L. Trammell and Scott Grissom
Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL 62794-9243

Note:
This program is out of print.

Lesson Manager for Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry Videodisc is a HyperCard (1) stack designed to enable high school and college chemistry teachers to have easy access to selections from the Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry Videodisc (2). It enables selection of video segments by chapter title or topic. A unique feature of this stack is a lesson manager that allows a related group of demonstrations to be stored for easy access during a lecture. A study of teachers and students using software to control videodisc players revealed that some users were confused by the large number of small buttons and said they had problems using the software in the classroom. To solve this problem, controls have been designed to be easy to use in low lighting situations. Advanced features that are seldom used and might create confusion for occasional users are intentionally not provided.
Description cards give a summary of each demonstration with appropriate equations. Frame numbers, remote controls and barcode readers are no longer necessary in the classroom because demonstrations are selected by clicking on titles. Boldfaced phrases within each demonstration description are clicked to play specific subsections. This is especially useful when the entire demonstration is not desired.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Software in Series C of JCE: Software requires an Apple Macintosh computer with 2 MB RAM, a hard drive, and a SuperDrive floppy disk drive. System software version 6.0.7 or later is required. If you are running System 7 or MultiFinder, at least 4 MB of RAM is required. Lesson Manager also requires HyperCard or HyperCard Player 2.0 or higher.
For computer control of a videodisc player the following are required

A Level 3, CAV videodisc player connected to your computer through a serial port. Supported players include Pioneer LD-V2200, LD-V2400, LD-V4200, LD-V4400, LD-V6000 series, and LD-V8000; Sony LDP series players.
A monitor, such as a television set, to view the video
Literature Cited

HyperCard, Claris Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 95052.
Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry, J. Chem. Educ.: Software, 1993, SP-6.

First Published: December 1995
Citation: Trammell, G. L.; Grissom, S. Lesson Manager for Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry Videodisc J. Chem. Educ. Software 7C2
Keywords: Lecture Aid; Computer Room; Instructor; Organic; General; High School; Videodisc control

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Lesson Manager for Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry Videodisc
Gary L. Trammell and Scott Grissom Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL 62794-9243

Note:	This program is out of print.

Lesson Manager for Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry Videodisc is a HyperCard (1) stack designed to enable high school and college chemistry teachers to have easy access to selections from the Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry Videodisc (2). It enables selection of video segments by chapter title or topic. A unique feature of this stack is a lesson manager that allows a related group of demonstrations to be stored for easy access during a lecture. A study of teachers and students using software to control videodisc players revealed that some users were confused by the large number of small buttons and said they had problems using the software in the classroom. To solve this problem, controls have been designed to be easy to use in low lighting situations. Advanced features that are seldom used and might create confusion for occasional users are intentionally not provided. Description cards give a summary of each demonstration with appropriate equations. Frame numbers, remote controls and barcode readers are no longer necessary in the classroom because demonstrations are selected by clicking on titles. Boldfaced phrases within each demonstration description are clicked to play specific subsections. This is especially useful when the entire demonstration is not desired. Hardware and Software Requirements Software in Series C of JCE: Software requires an Apple Macintosh computer with 2 MB RAM, a hard drive, and a SuperDrive floppy disk drive. System software version 6.0.7 or later is required. If you are running System 7 or MultiFinder, at least 4 MB of RAM is required. Lesson Manager also requires HyperCard or HyperCard Player 2.0 or higher. For computer control of a videodisc player the following are required A Level 3, CAV videodisc player connected to your computer through a serial port. Supported players include Pioneer LD-V2200, LD-V2400, LD-V4200, LD-V4400, LD-V6000 series, and LD-V8000; Sony LDP series players. A monitor, such as a television set, to view the video Literature Cited HyperCard, Claris Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 95052. Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry, J. Chem. Educ.: Software, 1993, SP-6.


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JCE Online \| Journal \| Software \| Internet \| Happenings \| About JCE \| Contact JCE

Last Updated: April 26, 2001 Created: December 4, 1996	Created by: J. L. Holmes Comments to: jceonline@chem.wisc.edu

© 1997 Division of Chemical Education, Inc., American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.