Note-Taking Button? 1

[Jennyucf]

Hi, there

I am making a online course with some authoring tool (Sorry I can tell the name of the tool due to the confidentiality, but my question is has nothing to do with this tool) There is a button, and when I click on it, it should pop up an HTML page which enables learners to take notes. What can I do to achieve the note-taking function in HTML page?

Thank you very much!

 

[palbano]

>> What can I do to achieve the note-taking function in
>> HTML page?

Well you need to define “note-taking function” for one thing. If you are just looking for a multiline edit box that is a <textarea> element. I suspect there is more to your requirements that you have not told us.

-pete

 

[Jennyucf]

Thanks for the reply!
I think I need a save button too so each time the learners click on the Note-taking button, it will retain the notes that are input the previous time...
Does that make sense?

Thanks!!

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Are you on a network or must this function across the Internet? What control do you have over the User environment? Are you able to use Server-side stuff? Do you want each student to have his or her own page?

curious,
Edward

&quot;Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!&quot; -- inventor of the cat door

 

[Jennyucf]

Hi, sorry for the late reply..

What I am doing is an online course which will be integrated into learning management system, that is, the system to keep track of the learning progress of each student. I am able to do the server-side stuff, if necessary. The process is that each student log in with their own user id, and an online course shows up. I want to design a note-taking button, which enable the student to take the notes and save it. So the next time they come back, the notes are still there...

Does it make sense?

Thank you very much!

Jenny

 

[palbano]

>> will be integrated into learning management system
>> which enable the student to take the notes and save it

Again, you need to define your requirements. Save it where? In the &quot;learning management system&quot;? We know nothing about that system. Or, is this not supported in the system and therefore needs to be accomplished disparately?

-pete

 

[Jennyucf]

Sorry about the confusion..
Let's forget about Learning Management System...
If I just want to design an online course with a take-noting function. Can I do something like the &quot;Notes&quot; Function in Microsoft Outlook? That means clicking on the button and a note pad pops up?

The course will be delievered via Intranet.

Thanks a lot!!

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

So, a notes-taking page that is unique to each user.

How important is security. In other words, how much do you care if I read your notes or if you can read Jean luc Picard's notes?

If security is important and you need a solution fast, then make it a Word or similar document on each desktop. Let your login security be your application security. Picard can't read my notes because he doesn't have access to my machine/desktop.

If security is not important, then put all the Word documents on a directory on the server, under the name or employee ID number of each employee (JeanLucPicard_ClassNotes.doc or EID6216_ClassNotes.doc), so that the application can link directly to them. You probably already have this information shoved into a cookie somewhere if you're doing an online training or something like that.

Basically, when you strip away all the dressing, you're looking at building a word processor (text editor, whatever). You can re-invent the wheel or -- since it's an internal network and you know they all have Word (or whatever their text editor is) -- simply connect up to an existing wheel.

If it MUST be a server-side thing and it can't just be Word or whatnot, then you still don't have to reinvent the wheel. A &quot;notes&quot; page is virtually indistinguishable functionally from a guestbook page. But in this case, you just make it look differently. I mean, what does a guestbook really do -- let's people add notes and then keep 'em all in a big file! That's what you want! I use one at

http://www.petting-zoo.org/WhatIsEvil.html

I used a script chunk written by (I think) Matt Wright from

http://www.scriptarchive.com/

You can make each &quot;guestbook&quot; be called &quot;EIDxxxx_ClassNotes.html&quot;, where xxxx is the 4-digit employee number. See, ain't that clever?

So, that's a couple of ideas on real simple ways to accomplish what I think you're trying to do. And I'm all for simplicity.

Cheers,
Edward

&quot;Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!&quot; -- inventor of the cat door

 

[Jennyucf]

Hi, Edward
Thanks for your long message. I think it's going to take me some time to process and understand..

Have a great afternoon!

Jenny