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Welcome to ~H~bTutorialWriter~N - the ~HProfessional Educator's Toolkit for Computer

Assisted Instruction~N.  This program was written to allow you, the ~G~IEducator~N,

to make full use of the computer as a medium of instruction, without having

to learn ~M~IBasic~N or ~M~IPascal~N or some other computer language.  ~H~bTutorialWriter~N

is an ~HAuthoring System~N.  This means that the things you might want to do to

make your ~C~IComputer Based Training~N interesting, attention-getting and - above

all - effective, have been pre-programmed. So if you want to put your text on

screen in ~M~Idifferent colors~N, or ~Hpop a question window on the screen~N, or set

a ~G~IQuiz~N, or ~R~Ishow a graphic~N, all you have to do is to put a simple code into

your text.
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~H~bTutorialWriter~N's simple codes stand between you and the computer, translating

the things you want to do into computer code which will make the computer

respond. You are then free to concentrate on the thing you do best - ~Hteaching

others~N.  You design your ~M~ITutorial~N, deciding what you want to say and how you

want to display it, what questions to ask and when to ask them, what to do

if the answer is given correctly and what to do if the answer is wrong, and

~H~bTutorialWriter~N's codes will convert the computer into a helpful assistant,

instead of a perplexing and frustrating piece of equipment to be beaten into

submission.

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Let me give you an example of how easy it is.  Suppose you want to put a

title on the screen, like the one on this screen. Instead of having to write

lines and lines of computer code, all you have to do is type ~C~I#T~N and follow it

with the title you want.  The ~C~I#~N sign has to be in the first column of a row

so you would type it like this

~H#TMY TITLE~N

Press the ~H~rRETURN~N key or the ~H~rMOUSE~H Button~N to see what that has achieved.
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~S~H~bTutorialWriter~N has codes to do just about everything an educator might want

a computer to do.~s  ~H~KIt was designed by a professional educator and contains

the features that are required to make Computer Based Training effective.~k~N
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With ~H~bTutorialWriter~N you can create lessons which give the impression that

you are dealing with your audience eyeball to eyeball.  Important facts

can be emphasised using ~R~Icolors~N and sounds, in addition to text graphics.

There are codes for ~B~Iasking questions and commenting on the answer~N, and other

codes for ~Z~cbranching to remedial information if the answer is wrong~N. There

are ~HHYPERTEXT~N |Buttons| with which you can provide extra information to those

who need it, without boring those who don't.  And of course there are ~G~IQuizzes~N

and ~G~ITests~N which can be liberally sprinkled to make sure the points are

getting home.  If you need it, you can add a ~C~IHELP~N system to your ~M~ITutorial~N

and create a ~C~IMenu~N to divide your ~M~ITutorial~N up into chapters.
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Excuse my butting in, but if you haven't
already done so, use the SPACE BAR or
the MOUSE to move the hilite to the word
'Buttons' and press ENTER or Mouse button.
By the way, these pop-up windows will stay
on screen for 60 seconds or until a key
or MOUSE button is pressed.
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While we are on this screen, I'll show
you some of the other attention-getting
things you can do with colors and such.
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~H~g~Feyeball to eyeball~N
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~H~FImportant facts~N
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~K~C~IVery important facts~N~k
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Oh, did you notice that there is a
spelling mistake on this screen? Let
me see if I can point it out to you.
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Did you see it ?
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But ~H~bTutorialWriter~N is not just a fancy screen presentation program, although

you will have to admit that scrolling text off the screen and making screens

slide into place, in addition to highlighting with flashing colors and sounds

and 'breaking into' the lesson with pop-up windows, do make it easy to draw

attention to the things you want to emphasize.


To help you in your teaching task, there are some graphics you might want to

use.  Since ~H~bTutorialWriter~N is a textbased program, the built-in graphics

are also textbased.  But they still provide a little break from reading a

text screen.
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~HYOU CAN USE THIS LITTLE GUY~N

~HTO REINFORCE YOUR IDEAS.~N

CALL HIM UP WITH THE #AR COMMAND.
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THIS IS YOUR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR.

HE CAN HELP YOU WITH THE MAJOR

STUFF.

HIS CALL SIGN IS #AH.
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IF YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT

THIS MIGHT BE THE ONE TO USE.

THE COMMAND HERE IS #AP.
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~HFOR THOSE PRECIOUS IDEAS WHICH DESERVE

TO BE FRAMED ( OR AS A LOGO FOR YOUR

TUTORIALS ) USE #AL.~N
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~H~bTutorialWriter~N has another text graphics feature.  Included with the program

is a stand-alone ~C~IMemory Resident Utility~N called ~G~ITWSNAP.COM~N.  When you type

~G~ITWSNAP~N this program loads into memory.  Now you can take a snapshot of any

~C~ITEXT~N screen by holding down the ~HALT~N key and pressing ~HS~N.  The first snapshot

will be stored in the current directory as ~G~ITWSNAP.000~N, the next as ~G~ITWSNAP.001~N

etc. When you have finished taking snapshots, type ~G~ITWSNAP~N again and the

program will remove itself from memory.

~H~bTutorialWriter~N has a ~C~IUtility~N program which stores the snapshots, ready to

be popped up on the screen inside your ~M~ITutorial~N.  Snapshots can be taken of

any textbased application, or you can draw screens with a text screen editor.
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Then you can position ~HHYPERTEXT Buttons~N on the drawing to explain parts of

it, or whatever.  ~G~INescatunga Software~N produces an excellent text screen

editor called ~HBOX~N.  A ~HSHAREWARE~N version has been included with ~H~bTutorialWriter~N

with the permission of ~G~INescatunga Software~N.

A final graphics feature of ~H~bTutorialWriter~N is a code which lets you run

your own true Graphics programs.  If you have a program which displays

~HPCX~N pictures, for example, then you can include them in your ~M~ITutorial~N by

using a special code to temporarily exit from the ~M~ITutorial~N, run the Graphics

program, then return to your ~M~ITutorial~N at the point where you left.

I'll demonstrate it with an executable Graphics program.
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Welcome back to the ~HDEMO~N.  Oh, if no graphic screen was shown, it is

because you don't have enough memory available.  The 'shell-out' code tries

to run the graphics program in the memory that ~G~ITWRITER~N is not using.

But ~G~ITWRITER~N contains the full ~HIntegrated Development Environment~N and needs

almost ~H250K~N of memory.  The program you will be distributing to your students

along with your ~M~ITutorial~N is ~G~ITWTEACH~N, the ~HDisplay Module~N, which only needs

~H100K~N of memory for itself.  You can test this out later. Make a note to rerun

this ~HDEMO~N later by typing ~HTWTEACH DEMO~N from the DOS prompt.


Now let's look at how ~H~bTutorialWriter~N handles student testing.
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~H~bTutorialWriter~N has three systems for testing how well the students are

absorbing the subject matter.

1. ~HQUICK QUESTIONS~N.   A question is posed and the student is asked to type
                      in an answer. The student is then advised if the
                      answer is correct or wrong and the correct answer is
                      displayed. The ~HQuick Question~N has two formats.

2. ~HQUIZZES and TESTS~N. ~H~bTutorialWriter~N has ~C~IUtility~N programs for the creation
                      of ~G~IQuizzes~N and ~G~ITests~N.  A ~G~IQuiz~N can have up to ~Hten
                      Question and Answer pairs~N.  A ~G~ITest~N can have up to
                      ~Hten Multiple-Choice Questions~N, each with up to ~Hsix
                      answers~N.

3. ~HBRANCHING TEST~N.    This is a ~HMultiple-Choice Question~N with up to ~Hsix
                      answers~N.  The program branches to another part of the
                      file depending on the answer. The ~M~ITutorial~N continues
                      when the student selects the correct answer.

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This is an example of a QUICK QUESTION which

uses the pop-up box format.

Try this Question :

What is the name of the Company which

produces TutorialWriter?
INTELLIGENT EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
intel,educat

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Here is the other format.

Who is President of the USA?
George Bush
bush,george

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Now let's look at an example of a ~HBRANCHING TEST~N.

( ~HAnswer D~N is the 'correct' one so choose it last!! )


~HWhat do you think of the demo so far ?


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This is a wonderful program! The author is a genius!!
This is just what I need to reach my audience!
I didn't know you could do these things with a word processor!
I've got to have this program!   How do I get it ?
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~N~bYou are absolutely correct in your assumption that the ~W~Iauthor is a genius~Y~I!!

However, for the purpose of this demonstration, I must reluctantly declare

your answer to be incorrect and send you back to the question to try again!!

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~HYou are right. No matter what message
you are trying to convey, ~bTutorialWriter~z
will help you do it more effectively.

Your audience will be more appreciative
of your expertise if it is not presented
as pages of boring text - gray on black!!

But I'm sending you back to choose again.~N

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Until ~H~bTutorialWriter~c~Z you couldn't.

At least not without learning a

programming language.

~H~bTutorialWriter~Z~c

takes away the pain of programming

while giving you programming power

over your computer.

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~G~Ibringing enjoyment to education~N

~HBack to you soon with details.~N

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Well, that's a few of the things you can do with ~H~bTutorialWriter~N.  There are

many, many more.  To find out what the others are, and to learn how to use

all the codes, look at the ~C~ICommands Tutorial~N which is included with the

program.  ~H~bTutorialWriter~N also has a completely comprehensive ~C~IHELP~N system

within its ~C~IText Editor~N. Just press the ~H~rF1~N key when you are using the ~C~IEditor~N

to get a full explanation of what a particular code does and how to use it.

You can also print out a ~C~ISummary~N of all ~H~bTutorialWriter~H codes at the ~C~IMain

Menu~N.   Just one last thing.  Print out the file ~HINSTRUCT.ION~N by typing

~HTYPE INSTRUCT.ION > PRN~N at the DOS prompt. This is a step-by- step guide to

creating a tutorial using ~H~bTutorialWriter~N.  Have fun!
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To see what the HELP System looks like

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Remember to look at the Commands Tutorial!!
Print out the file INSTRUCT.ION too, and
follow the step-by-step instructions on
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