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Sylvia and Steve,
I would agree with Steve. They are very similar and both can be used to do
basically the same thing. I have used both with children and adults for
many years. My thoughts on both (for what they are worth):
1. HyperStudio seems to be a little more robust than PowerPoint and allows
one to use Hyperscripting as well as "NBAs" (new button actions) to
accomplish many things that I have not been able to do in PowerPoint such
as allowing for the input of text in specific fields and such. The tools
are more flexible than PowerPoint. I created my Ph.D. portfolio in
Hyperstudio (all 100 screens of it!) and, in retrospect, I wish I had used
something else. There is not a lot of platform transfer. I created on a Mac
and my committee members, who are PC users, experienced some problems in
viewing my portfolio. HyperStudio is somewhat unstable and many of my
students experience Stack crashes or I/0 errors. HyperStudio 4.2 is out and
we've had quite a few issues with it. I've spoken with the folks at
Knowledge Adventure many times and while they are always so willing to
help, we've never reached a resolve on the issues with Hyperstudio. The
learning curve seems to be a bit steeper than PowerPoint, but I have some
students who love it and use it extensively. If you are thinking ot using
HyperStudio, write them and ask for the training CD and the workshop in a
box (training materials that are relatively well done..and they will send
you as many as you want with a demo version of HyperStudio). Also, with
HyperStudio, be sure to save files directly to your hard drive as you are
working and then once done working you can back them up on portable storage
(zips, disks). HyperStudio is write intensive and I have seen so many
disks/zips become corrupt because students work and save directly onto
them. I've never been able to recover a Stack from an error. HyperStudio
also recommends you keep your stacks under 1 meg. and link stacks together
if you need more than 1 meg.
2. Powerpoint is not as robust, but certainly is a very powerful tool, is
stable, easy to learn, and I've yet to have a PowerPoint presentation
become corrupt. On the other hand, I recently presented at a conference and
had .mov files embedded in my PowerPoint and could never get them to play
embedded. PowerPoint and QuickTime just don't seem to get along well
(although there are times when it works perfectly...go figure!) The draw
tools certainly are nice enough, but a bit clunky to use. You can hyperlink
out to websites, docs created in other applications (provided you have the
application in the computer), or within your presentation. I've also never
experienced platform transfer issues with PowerPoint. If you are using
PowerPoint on a Mac that is running under OS X, you will want to reallocate
memory for it if you are using the design templates or any of the advanced
features as the screens tend to fragment amongst other things.
Both incorporate video files and sound files (unless they are created in
the application itself) as associated files. So don't move them around or
you will find that your movies and sounds don't work :-(. Both have free
players available online so if you create something you can play it
anywhere with the free player. Both have pack and go features that let you
pack it with the player.
My bottomline..... If I had to pick only one, I'd take PowerPoint because
of those durn I/O errors with HyperStudio. My students would take
PowerPoint any day over HyperStudio. BUT, we use what we have to get the
job done...so whichever is around, is generally the one that wins my vote!
--Kathryn
Steve Quann wrote:
> Sylvia,
> Responding to your question about Hyperstudio vs. PowerPoint:
> I first learned PowerPoint and felt it was, for me, one of the easiest
> application to learn. I am a visual learner so perhaps it was due to its
> graphical interface. I then thought to learn HyperStudio would be a
> snap, but I didn't find it all that easy. (Although it was not too bad.
> Many have spoken of how easy it is.) I also recollect that it invovled a
> few more steps than PP. I can't say whether one has significantly more
> features than the other, although I do know there are some "programming"
> features that PowerPoint has. Another advantage has been that it seems
> more and more computers in labs have PP already. This is just my
> experience. Anybody else?
>
> Steve Quann
> New England Literacy Resource Center
> World Education
> 44 Farnsworth St.
> Boston, MA 02210
> 617.482.9485
> email: squann@worlded.org
>
> >>> SylviaProvenski@nald.ca 02/05 12:08 PM >>>
> I have heard several people mention Hyperstudio as a tool to create
> computer presentations. I'm not familiar with this product but it
> sounds
> very similar to PowerPoint. Is it? If it is, why would you use it
> instead
> of PowerPoint? I take it, if you can use it with a grade 3 class, that
> it
> has a lower readability level and therefore would also be useful in a
> literacy classroom with adults with low literacy skills. How expensive
> is it?
> Sylvia P.
>
> At 02:28 AM 05/02/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >I recommend Hyperstudio. My third graders are currently creating a
> >presentation on Ecosystems and researching information on a
> particular
> >habitat on this program. He could choose to create a math
> presentation, or
> >research a favorite topic by reading before he begins creating on the
> >computer. Before he begins creating something on the program, he will
> need
> >to become an expert on a topic. He can then create a multimedia
> >presentation for his family and classroom, by using the drawing
> tools,
> >sounds, and clip art on the program. I believe this program is
> powerful and
> >engaging for all types of learners. After creating a presentation, he
> will
> >be able to show his family and teachers how he created it and what he
> >learned.
> >
> >Ideas on Hyperstudio:
> >
> >-He could create a presentation by typing the word problems on the
> computer
> >then creating an animation or cartoon that would describe the math
> problem.
> >
> >-For reading, you could take him to the library and have him pick a
> topic to
> >read about (something he would like), then have him create a
> presentation
> >around what he read. (This is a great motivator!)
> >
> >
> >I make all the students who have trouble concentrating in my class
> experts
> >on this program. This way, they can become the tutors for others and
> they
> >become more motivated to research on the topic.
> >
> >Karla Manes
> >Third Grade Teacher
> >
> >
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