HyperStudio
Introduction
HyperStudio was one of the first multi-media authoring systems for computers. Since 1988, it has been a popular software tool in schools. In fact, its creator, Roger Wagner, reports that HyperStudio was created specifically with schools in mind. It is designed to allow students to concentrate on thinking about and creating projects instead of concentrating on the nuts and bolts of the technology behind them. HyperStudio is user friendly with a simple user interface. Simply put, the two basic functions in HyperStudio are buttons and cards. Each card contains information. When there is more than one card, the document is referred to as a stack. Buttons allow movement from one
card to another, or they are used to play sound, launch stacks, etc.
HyperStudio is especially useful in bringing in multimedia resources, especially video, and it supports both QuickTime movies and digital video. Other features include Internet connectivity, some unique
button features and animation functions.
HyperStudio is supported by the following computer platforms:
MacIntosh, Windows 3.X, Windows 95/NT, Apple IIGS & Acorn Achimedes
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Journal Sources
- The HyperStudio Forum is printed quarterly and is available from HyperStudio Network, Box103, Blawenburg, New Jersey 08504.
- HyperStudio Journal is MacIntosh disk-based and offers sample stacks, clip-art, etc. Write to the address above.
Journal Articles:
- "Virtualville Votes: An Interdisciplinary Project." By Terry Kaldhusdal, Sue Wood, and Jean Truesdale and published in MultiMedia-Schools: v5 n1 p 30-35, Jan-Feb 1998.
This article describes a fourth and fifth grade project in a Wisconsin school which simulated a political campaign as part of the social studies curriculum using HyperStudio, ClarisWorks, and the Internet.
- "A Renaissance of the Renaissance - Using HyperStudio for Research Projects." By Karen Milton and Pattie Spradley and published in Learning and Leading with Technology: v23 n6 p 20-22, March 1996.
This article examines the use of multimedia programs in classrooms and writing labs with a focus on the use of HyperStudio in a high school sophomore English class.
- "(Relatively) Painless Computer-Assisted Instruction with HyperStudio." By Anthony A. Pina. 1998. ERIC #ED416833
This article cites certain attractive features of HyperStudio, making it the choice authoring tool for a new multi-station technology training and development facility for faculty uses. For example, HyperStudio has an intuitive interface; stacks can be authored to run on both PC's and Mac's; and other software programs can be accessed from within HyperStudio.
- "Meaningful Integration of Technology into the Middle School Social Studies Classroom." By David Szostak. 1998. ERIC #ED419510.
Two sixth-grade social studies classes experience a computer integration project with HyperStudio as one of the components.
World Wide Web Resources
General HyperStudio Information
http://cgi.bc.sympatico.ca/learning/bctel/teachers/activities/hyperstudio.lesson.html
Discover Learning: Teachers Mental Floss
This site provides an overview of HyperStudio, including its terminology, lesson plans, activities and links on the web, and steps to starting HyperStudio. It also provides a Teacher Home link which includes a discussion forum on the topic of "teaching computers."
http://www.gsn.org/wce/archives/clarke.htm
The Global Schoolhouse
This site provides many articles and columns for educators. In particular, a ninth grade teacher Dave Clarke writes of his class' experiences using the HyperStudio. This page provides his simple yet detailed tutorial on how to use HyperStudio with a class.
Examples of Specific HyperStudio Application
http://www.d261.k12.id.us/tip/stacklst.htm
Joint Jerome School District
This site gives a chart that lists the subject area, grade level, project name, unit & lesson plans, number of stacks, and overall size of each one. Click on the project name and it will link to the lesson plans and stacks. This site provides a good variety of HyperStudio stacks in various grade levels and subject areas.
http://www.learningspace.org/
The Learning Space: an online learning community
This site links to an online tutorial of HyperStudio. The tutorial gives links to three sites with examples of actual student projects created using HyperStudio. It also includes a handout that takes the learner step by step through the steps for creating stacks. This handout is a link and can be printed. The tutorial assigns the learner to find a subject and create HyperStudio stacks.
http://mypage.direct.ca/g/grewal/index.html
HyperStudio Ideas, Lessons, and Projects
This site gives many ideas for active learning HyperStudio projects in Language Arts, science, social studies, and enrichment. For example, there is a "World Traveller" project, in which students research a country, download color pictures of things related to that country, and make a card for a trip to that country, planning an itinerary, what to pack, etc. Another example is a project called "Trip to a Planet," where students research a planet and design a trip to go there. They provide factual information and pictures along with their designed trip.
General Online Research Strategies:
The LM_NET Archives and other helpful, related information is available at the AskERIC Web site, from two locations:
Organized by thread, date, subject, or author-
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/lmnet.html
Searchable LM_NET Archives-
http://ericir.syr.edu/plweb-cgi/fastweb?searchform+listservs
Teacher Suggestions and Experiences with HyperStudio from LM_NET Archives
From Karen Becknell <becknellk@hiller.lamphere.k12.mi.us> or <becknellk@voyager.net>
An explanation of introducing HyperStudio for teacher training workshops:
- Introduction. I created three simple stacks to demo what could be done. We then walked the teachers through the menu. The rest of the first session was given to exploring the sample stacks for further ideas. The assignment was to plan a short stack which could be used in an upcoming unit and to bring a storyboard of the stack to the next session.
- This session began with a review of basic tools and how to use them. The remainder of the time was a work session to begin creating the stacks. We walked around and helped as needed.
- This session began with questions/answers. Basic troubleshooting support for those who worked on their stacks during the week. There was some work time, and the final hour was a sharing of what has been done so far. It was great to see what had been accomplished.
Suggested Activities for the Classroom from LM_NET Archives:
From: Paula P. Jones <jpjones@fls.infi.net>
"Query a teacher to see what the students are doing in the classroom and try to tie into that (a small research project, findings presented via HyperStudio.
We are just beginning to learn HyperStudio. We've done class HyperStudio projects on the provinces of Canada for fifth graders and pirate biographies for fourth graders. We heard of a great project at a conference where fifth graders do a family history of their own families, inclusive of lots of information about themselves, as a year long project. They present to their families on fifth grade graduation day.
My favorite is the personal electronic portfolio. It should include examples of word processing, graphics, databases sounds etc. It should be suitable for presentation at a job interview, next school, competition for the best, IT student, etc. It should include personal information about yourself in text and graphic form - photograph, home, friends, pets, holidays etc. It should all be accessible from a main page for ease of viewing."
Thoughts/Concerns Shared by Users of HyperStudio from LM_Net
From: Hal <hal@NBNET.NB.CA>
"The use of technology only seems to have exasperated the problem of copyright and plagiarism. There has been a concern about plagiarism and making students/teachers accountable for the sources they use. If we truly acknowledge IT to be a tool - than we have to provide instruction as to the safety precautions. It is all too easy for us to accept information found on the web, for example, as accurate because it "is there". There seems to be a ready acceptance of information found there that might be questioned were it from a printed source. All of these sessions providing instruction need a "copyright/plagiarism" component."
Book and Video Sources:
- Hypermedia as a Student Tool: A Guide for Teachers. Second Edition by Marianne G. Handler and Ann S. Dana.
A resource intended for grades 1-9. The book offers a framework for students to use while learning ways to share information with an
audience. It will be helpful to teachers in operating hypermedia software and in
using instructional strategies and learning environments that offer
opportunities for students to collaborate in learning activities. (Available at Thomas Cooper Library).
- Aunt Goodiebags HyperStudio Ideas. by Dr. Nancy Smith. Publisher: Aunt Goodiebags.
This book covers the basics of HyperStudio and can stand by the computer for easy viewing while working. A CD is included.
- Hypermedia as a Student Tool: A Guide for Teachers. Second Edition by Marianne G. Handler and Ann S. Dana.
This is a resource intended for grades 1-9.Curriculum ideas, created by actual teachers, are divided by subject in the first section. In the second section, student directions are available for hypermedia software for each of the computers used in schools. The book also offers assessment forms to evaluate hypermedia projects as well as planning forms, and materials reference.
- HyperStudio Express. by Dave Cochran and Rob Staats. Southwestern Publishing.
This book offers lessons for both teachers and students.
- HyperStudio in One Hour. by Vicki Sharp. ISTE publishers.
This book is written for sixth graders through adult.
- (Video) HyperStudio Right Away by Hanaan Resenthal. Published by Reelvision.
A video HyperStudio How-To-Do It movie.
This information researched and compiled by:
Darla Cudddcudd@carol.net
Janet Shaydjshay@prtcnet.com
Tami HugginsTATOHUG@aol.com
Sally Williamssvwilliams@rocketmail.com
Margaret MorrisMdmmdmmdm@aol.com
Kathy EmoryKEmory@infoave.net
Kecia Blythblythkm@yahoo.com