User:Gsvnpraveen/Iken Author

Iken author is a desktop application by which users can create interactive documents by adding a document (PDF) as a background and insert media items and interactive elements on the pages. These elements are either inline or shown as pop-up’s (additional resources). The authored interactive document can be published to Iken website or to desktop, from where others can download and view the document in the viewer.

These interactive documents authored in the application will contain 1. Images 2. SWF files (Animations) 3. Videos 4. Audio files 5. Custom animations on the page. 6. Answering questions

These elements will be on the document, or as additional resources for a page. Interactive documents (*.idoc) created by authoring tool (Iken author) can be viewed in Idoc Viewer.

Author will be able to select certain areas on the page and place the required elements in that area. Area selected is slightly highlighted and user will be able to see the resource added for that area by selecting the area.

If author selects an area as a question, it can be a MCQ, Theoretical, Fill the blank etc. Author will also provide the answer for that question for evaluation of the user who answers the test. Author will be able to add text fields, check boxes and drop down lists on the page and add the expected input in the fields, for evaluating the users. Idoc Viewer can be used to give the answers in the idoc and those answers are evaluated based on inputs given by the author while creating the idoc.

Additional resources can be added to every page, which are reflected on the bottom bar. If there is an extra question to be added which is not displayed on the page, author will be able to do it by typing the question and answers according the question type (MCQ, Fill it up etc.).

These additional questions can also be attempted by the user, which are also considered for user performance reports.

Idoc Viewer Published documents can be viewed by viewer which is available online as well as a desktop application. User has to be registered in www.iken.in and has to login to download the published interactive documents on to his desktop application.

Users will see the interactive document page by page in the viewer. All the answers given in the document will be recorded in user’s profile on iken, or on desktop application profile which is synchronized with iken profile.

Reports User can see his/her performance in interactive documents which he has taken viewed. Each document is treated as a single test for reports 1. User will also have a overall performance in all idoc’s based on scores in multiple attempts 2. All the reports are shown with suitable graphs

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IkenAuthor IkenAuthor is a desktop application which enables users to create interactive documents (iDocs) from passive documents (PDFs) by inserting media items and interactive elements at appropriate places. These elements are either Inline or Form type (pop-ups). With IkenAuthor, you can insert the following media elements into your PDF document : -         Videos -         Animations -         Audios -         Images Furthermore, it equips the student/educator to assess the extent of learning right inside the document itself, through the following features: -   Questions -       Effects -        More on this The authored interactive document (iDoc) can be published offline (desktop) or directly to the Iken website, from where others may then download and view the document in the idoc viewer (IkenViewer). IkenViewer Published documents can be viewed by viewer which is available online as well as a desktop application. User has to be registered in www.iken.in and has to login to download the online-published interactive documents on to his desktop application. The online published iDocs can only be viewed through the same profile through which it was downloaded from the Iken.in website. Users will see the interactive document page by page in the IkenViewer application. All the answers given in the document will be recorded in user’s profile on iken, or on desktop application profile which is synchronized with iken profile.