Table 3 Students' views of the ability to express ideas

(E stands for English, S for Science, HC for HyperCard, RT for regular text, and B for both)


E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
lot of space HC 1
more capabilities HC 1
lot of possibilities HC 1 1
less problems HC 1
do a lot more things HC 2
showing a different view of things HC 1
lot of options HC 1 1
has more expansions HC 1
has more learning abilities HC 3
so many different choices HC 1
extension never stop HC 1
separate it HC 2
doesn't have to be all together HC 1
can manipulate your projects around HC 1
margins that you can see what you can do HC 1
more creative HC 2 1 1
different way of presenting ideas B 1
get your point across B 1
think about how presenting ideas B 1
more ideas B 1
getting down what you think B 1
animation HC 2 1 3 1 1 1 4
animation (easier) HC 1
animation (like the best) HC 1
just have the animation right there HC 1
animation button--turning pages like a story HC 1
tend to do animation that summarizes the story HC 1
you can animate the graphics HC 1
see better with animation HC 1
it's better when you have animation & pictures HC 1
creating with animation HC 1
people expect you to animate it HC 1
only useful purpose is for animation HC 1
can have things move HC 1 1
can move things around HC
have to move HC 2
explain why to move it HC 1
motions HC 1 1
visual effects HC 1
couldn't express all your feelings in animation HC 1
can't have no motions RT 1
people aren't going to expect you to animate it RT 1
can move it any way you want to RT 1
E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
add pictures HC 1 1
change it to the picture style HC 1
put pictures beside it HC 3
can show pictures--when you write it out HC 1 1 1
can have them change pictures HC 2
try to fit the picture in the paragraphs HC 1
picture that will have words to it like a movie HC 1
just have a picture with writing beside it HC 1
switch pictures within seconds HC 1
using pictures is a little easier HC 1
makes you look at it where it is with the text HC 1
see the picture you just want to read the text HC 1
being able to use pictures HC 1
best thing is when a graphic moves HC 1
makes me happy (when graphics move) HC 1
can put art with my writing HC 1
one of the most important resources--graphics HC 2
put our graphics in with it HC 1
graphics plus--so many different graphics HC
express it through graphics HC 1
text and graphics at the same time HC 1
easier to do graphics HC 1


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