eLearning - December 2008/January 2009 - (Page 20) bestofelearning!awards2008 paced courses; reuses learning assets with templates and content libraries; and tracks course effectiveness with robust reports. Product Information: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatco nnectpro/ Contact Info: Adobe 151 Almaden Blvd. San Jose, CA 95110 Phone: (408) 536-8500 Website: www.adobe.com BEST PRESENTATION TOOL Winner: Sonic Foundry (Mediasite) Finalists: Articulate (Presenter), Articulate (Studio 9), Microsoft (PowerPoint) What Voters Said: >> “End-to-end solution makes recording and posting lectures to the Web simple.” >> “Its quality and performance far outshine the competition.” >> “Excellent for capturing lectures, preparing multimedia resources with no post-production.” Product Description: During presentation, the Mediasite Recorder synchronizes what you say with your visual aids and instantly streams them both over the Internet. You can reach out to everyone at once, personally conveying the significance of your message. Others can view your multimedia presentation through the Mediasite Viewer using any standard Web browser. They can watch at their convenience, either live or on-demand. And you can interact with them through polls and Q&A to boost collaboration, eliminate distractions, reduce travel costs and provide just-in-time information to complete projects more quickly. Product Information: http://www.sonicfoundry.com/mediasite/ Contact Info: Sonic Foundry 222 West Washington Ave. Madison, WI 53703 Phone: (877) 783-7987 or (608) 443-1600 Website: www.sonicfoundry.com 20 December 2008/January 2009 Elearning! BEST WEB AUTHORING Winner: Rapid Intake (Proform) Finalists: Articulate (Presenter), Atlantic Link (Content Point), Trivantis (Lectora) What Voters Said: >> “Excellent support, customization, reliable product.” >> “Intuitive in design. Provides helpful tutorials for first-time users and online forums for advanced user questions.” >> “The ability to incorporate video, sound and graphics is at the click of a finger.” BEST ASSESSMENT TOOL Winner: Articulate (QuizMaker) Finalists: Adobe (Captivate), QuestionMark (Perception) What Voters Said: >> Easy to use and allows me to create Flash content and interactive courses.” >> “Good depth and breadth. Superb features and multiple output options.” >> “Enables me to make crisp quizzes that match my presentation.” Product Description: Articulate Quizmaker ‘09 gives you power and freedom through a streamlined interface. Easily create professional, custom Flash quizzes and surveys with two intuitive development modes: formbased editing with form view by tabbing from field to field; and free-form editing with slide view where you can create your own vision with the freedom of Flash but none of the hassles. Switch between modes at any point. Advanced features allow you to quickly group and randomize questions — without separating questions that should appear together — or include images, Flash and audio — even create a scenario that develops over several screens. You can also animate objects and adjust their timing on the click-and-drag timeline; and/or give your quiz-takers specific results and feedback based on their scores. Product Information: http://www.articulate.com/products/quizm aker.php Contact Info: Articulate 244 5th Ave., Suite 2960 New York, NY 10001 Phone: (800) 861-4880 or (646) 706-7596 Website: www.articulate.com BEST WEB SEMINAR SOLUTION Winners (tie): Citrix (GoToMeeting) and Cisco WebEx (Meeting Center) Finalist: Sonic Foundry (Mediasite) Product Description: Citrix: There’s no need to pre-install software or purchase separate accounts for attendees. They join your meeting instant- Votes were cast via Elearning!’s Website. Product Description: ProForm is fully extensible. This means that any advanced user can create additional page templates and course styles to share with other ProForm users. Once a page template or course style is added to ProForm, it is part of the software as if it were part of the original product. ProForm extensions can be offered free or for sale on the ProForm Community site. With ProForm’s extensible design, any capable Flash developer, including those at Rapid Intake, could create this kind of template for you. If you are a Flash developer, you can customize ProForm on your own. Product Information: http://www.rapidintake.com/flashform_in dex.htm Contact Info: Rapid Intake P.O. Box 816 Lehi, UT 84043 Phone: (866) 231-5254 or (801) 766-8454 Website: www.rapidintake.com http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro http://www.adobe.com http://www.articulate.com/products/quizmaker.php http://www.articulate.com/products/quizmaker.php http://www.articulate.com http://www.rapidintake.com/flashform_index.htm http://www.sonicfoundry.com/mediasite/ http://www.rapidintake.com/flashform_index.htm http://www.sonicfoundry.com http://www.rapidintake.com
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