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<div>Thanks Mark.</div>
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<div>I have to disagree though, pdf is a multimedia authoring platform of great versatility. I suppose it comes down to knowing how to get these features out of it. But one issue is that students are not allowed to use the Acrobat application that enables these
features. That means more hardcore InDesign work.</div>
<div>Last time I used Powerpoint and it worked successfully. Given that we're talking about a small component of the SAC it ranks in a similar league as the Web site prototype? As long as students can demonstrate an understanding of how a user guide/documentation
can be applied to their solution and this can be operated <b>onscreen</b> it then satisfies the requirement. Correct me if I'm wrong.</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Mark <<a href="mailto:mark@vceit.com">mark@vceit.com</a>><br>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:15:16 +1000<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List <<a href="mailto:itapps@edulists.com.au">itapps@edulists.com.au</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] User guide/documentation for U401 advice<br>
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<div>The relevant key skills for ITA U4O1 is "use web authoring or <b>multimedia</b> authoring software to create onscreen user documentation".
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<div>Interactivity does not seem to be a criterion. <i>Multimedia</i> is.</div>
<div>The question is whether a PDF can be called 'multimedia'. </div>
<div>Strictly speaking, it <i>can</i> contain text and images, so it's <i>minimally</i> multimedia. But I'd suggest it is stretching the definition of 'multimedia' until it squeals...</div>
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<div>I've argued in the past that MS Powerpoint is a valid multimedia authoring tool, and Paula wasn't even too sure about
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<div>But I think she now accepts Powerpoint can create true multimedia/multimodal (for 2016) presentations.</div>
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<div>I'd be uneasy about hoping that a PDF qualifies as 'multimedia'. Does it do video/animation of any variety? Audio/music? </div>
<div>I've always treated PDF as a format that is really designed for printing, not primarily for onscreen presentation.</div>
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<div>Another 2 cents foolishly frittered away.</div>
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<div>I am looking to get my students to use InDesign to construct the Documentation component of the 401 SAC. It will be turned into a pdf and will demonstrate some interactivity. Before going down this route, I was wondering whether this satisfies the requirements
for this component. I think I remember reading that PDFs do not meet requirements because they lack typical online features. Which of course is not true. It certainly falls in the multimedia, interactive and useable online criteria.</div>
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