Might we worth peeking at the IMS-Question and Test XML standards for inspiration.  <a href="http://www.imsglobal.org/question/">http://www.imsglobal.org/question/</a> Eventually someone will want to have this data also go into Moodle quizes and/or they will want to be able to use commercially available questions and/or they will want to use commercial quiz creation tools. Cheers, Caroline <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Eben Eliason <<a href="mailto:eben@laptop.org">eben@laptop.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="Ih2E3d">On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Tony Anderson <<a href="mailto:tony_anderson@usa.net">tony_anderson@usa.net</a>> wrote: > Wade, > > I am working on additions to Image Quiz to add the features mentioned > here. The primary goal is to provide a picture recognition capability > for learning vocabulary (the user is presented with four pictures and > hears an audio prompt, then clicks on the correct picture). The > capability to present flashcards (text, image, or audio prompt, text > response) is also included. One of the other goals was to provide a way > for the user to create his own questions. Collections of questions > (called categories in Image Quiz) may be downloaded from the > schoolserver. They are stored locally in an Sqllite database (images and > sounds in the 'data' folder). > </div>It would make sense to me, and be pretty awesome, if this activity shared a data format with Memorize.  Memorize is all about matching, which goes hand in hand with basic flash-cards of many kinds.  In effect, Memorize just takes sets of flash-cards and adds collaboration and spatial skills to the mix.  Since memorize already allows media in the form of text, image, and audio, it seems it would likely suit a flash-card activity well. (Actually, naming it "Image Quiz" might be an unfair limitation on what it offers...perhaps "Quick Quiz" or something?) - Eben <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> > Progress is slow because of other commitments. However, I should have a > reasonable first release ready by the time I leave for Nepal (Feb. 22). > > Tony > > One of the most common activity requests is a general purpose collaborative > Quiz activity.  The ActivityTeam will try to meet this need in the near > future, for now I'm adding it to our TODO list. > >        Main subject matter requested as simple activities with lesson plans >  > > >  > > The main subjects that were requested were German (first language) and >  > > Mathematics, which seems to coincide with the requirements of other >  > > deployments like the Nepali deployment. In terms of mathematics, these >  > > activites should be as simple as possible, for example, the >  > > multiplication/division/adding/subtraction tables done in such a way >  > > that the teacher could choose which numbers were to be selected and >  > > practiced on any given day and by any given student. It should also, >  > > then, be possible to pair up students collaboratively to answer these, >  > > and once again, at the end of the session, collect the answers in a >  > > score card or report, that could be saved or printed by the teacher. > > _______________________________________________ > Sugar-devel mailing list > <a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> > _______________________________________________ Sugar-devel mailing list <a href="mailto:Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org">Sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove Caroline@SolutionGrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax