Viewlets

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Viewlets?

• A. Michelle Edwards, Ph.D.
• Data Resource Centre
• University of Guelph

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What are Viewlets?

• On-line slide shows
• Computer generated animation sequences
• "how to" demonstration that plays right in your
  web browser.

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Who uses Viewlets?

• Trainers and Educators
• AECT project
• http//aect.ed.psu.edu/viewlets/prerequisite.htm

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Who uses Viewlets?

• Support and HelpDesk Staff
• Oracle
• http//www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/vie
  wlets/viewlet.html

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Who uses Viewlets?

• Sales and Marketing Personnel
• CoCreate
• http//www.cocreate.com/OSDM_Overview_demo.cfm

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Why would we use Viewlets?

• Support
• How to search and access data
• Troubleshooting B2020 files
• How to use Web Retrieval systems Nesstar
• How to calculate Frequencies in SPSS, SAS

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Why would we use Viewlets?

• Teaching
• How to run common analyses in statistical
  packages
• How to use B2020
• How to create maps in a GIS package

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Viewlet Software

• Several Choices three of which are
• Qarbons ViewletBuilder
• http//www.qarbon.com/download/
• Macromedia Captivate
• http//www.macromedia.com/downloads/
• Techsmith Camtasia
• http//www.techsmith.com/products/studio/default.a
  sp

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Viewlet Software

• Captivate and ViewletBuilder are very similar
  Camtasia appears to capture shots without the
  ability to add info later.
• Overall all three accomplish similar end
  results on-line movie

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Viewlet Software

• Prices are comparable

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Qarbon ViewletBuilder

• University of Guelph
• Chose Qarbons ViewletBuilder software
• Recommended by other institutions
• Priced right at the time
• Easy to learn and use

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Workshop Scenario

• We have a 2nd year Sociology class using 2001
  Census files.
• Students will need
• Federal Electoral District data
• Search for 2 Geographic areas
• Create a worksheet with results

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Workshop Scenario

• Create a Viewlet demonstrating the Search and
  Worksheet functions of B2020
• Provide a link to this Viewlet to Prof of class
  along with our class talk.

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Workshop Scenario

• We will use table 95F0446XCB01009
• Value of Dwelling (10) and Structural Type of
  Dwelling (5) for Owner-occupied, Non-farm,
  Non-reserve private dwellings, for Canada,
  Province, Territories, and Federal Electoral
  Districts (2003 representative order), 2001
  Census 20 Sample Data.

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Workshop Scenario

• Find and Open the table in B2020
• Open ViewletBuilder software
• Create a new Project

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Workshop Scenario

• Capture Slides
• Edit Slides
• Add notes
• Check timing
• Discuss publishing

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Roadblocks and Tricks??

• Screen size
• Open application first
• Use keyboard Pause rather than mouse click to
  capture shots.
• Hide your taskbar
• Turn off MSN ?