Explanations

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Explanations

Explanations are small pieces of direct information that authors can use to, for instance, clarify an assignment or provide introductory information. Also, learners may optionally consult explanations before, during, and after the inquiry session. Explanations can refer to variables, relations and structures in the domain. In SimQuest, Explanation elements may consist of different media (text, a webpage, pictures, sound or even video).

Adding Explanations.

You can create new assignments by following the general steps below:

1.	In the Library window, select an Explanation.

2.	Drag the Explanation from the Library window and drop it into the Application window.

Copying Explanations

Once you have dragged an Explanation into you application, you may want to make one or more copies of it. You can do this as follows:

1.	Right click on the Explanation in the Application window.

2.	Select Copy.

3.	Right click again.

4.	Select Paste. A copy will appear underneath the original Explanation, with (copy) behind its original name.

Renaming Explanations

To rename an Explanation you:

1.	In the Application window, select the assignment.

2.	Click right and choose Rename.

3.	Type the new name.

Click OK.

Different types of Explanations

The available types of Explanations are:

Explanation	Description

Canvas	A combination of text, images and other graphical elements.
HTML	A link to a webpage.
Image	A link to an image (.gif) on your harddrive.
Sound	A link to a Sound file (.wav) on your harddrive.
Text	A piece of text.
Video	A link to a Video file (.avi) on your harddrive.