ReadyGo, Inc. Announce a New Release of its Popular ReadyGo Web Course Builder Software

HTMLPrimer.com
Wednesday, January 17, 2007; 05:31 AM

 ReadyGo Inc., creator of the only authoring tool that brings web 2.0 course creation into the hands of the subject matter expert, today announces ReadyGo Web Course Builder (WCB) v. 6.0 now with a powerful test engine.

Major New Features

"Our customers want to produce web 2.0 courses with interactions that can measure student's comprehension or provide a more interesting course." Says Anita Rosen President ReadyGo Inc. "We incorporated the most popular interactions into our tool. Our easy user interface and use of standard technologies so plug-ins are not needed simplifies the process of creating courses, and makes it strait forward for learners to take courses using any configuration monitor, PDA, or cell phone."

ReadyGo WCB is already the simplest and easiest authoring tool on the market. Independent sources have claimed ReadyGo WCB easier to use than Power Point. These new features set a new bar for ease of course development. Storyboards, web design, and instructional design are built into the ReadyGo WCB. ReadyGo's structured approach simplifies the process, allowing course creators to focus on content development. "Our customers have reaped a 10 fold productivity increase using ReadyGo WCB over traditional WYSIWYG tools. These new features should further increase course creation productivity." states Rosen.

All interactions in ReadyGo WCB can be scored to measure comprehension, saved to create a survey, or used as an exercise to make courses more interesting. ReadyGo supports multiple interactions on one page. Course creators can choose to create one to 100 interactions on one page. In high school and college, students always answer multiple questions on one page. ReadyGo believes that supporting multiple questions on one page provides better instructional design. Students get frustrated if they only see one question per page and prefer to see all test questions displayed at once.

  ReadyGo WCB 6.0 Features include:
  ReadyGo WCB Version 6.0' built in advanced test engine includes the
  following trackable/gradeable interactions:
  -- Multiple Choice
  -- True False
  -- Text Fill-in-the blank (allows a family of correct answers)
  -- Numeric fill-in-the blank (allows a range of correct answers)
  -- Multiple Selection (partial credit can be given)
  -- Picture Region Click with Multiple Regions as Choices
  -- Picture Region Click -- click anywhere on the picture
  -- Matching column drag-and-drop (Drag from one column to its match in the
     other column)
  -- Matching column with lines drawn between the columns
  -- Multiple Match Drag-and-Drop to picture images
  -- Multiple Choice from a pull-down list
  -- Multiple Selection from a pull-down list
  -- Ranking/Sequence
  -- Likert/Preference Scale question (not graded, but tracked) questions
     can be grouped.
  -- Custom: Insert your own Flash/JavaScript - can be used to better manage
     tests created in other tools

Courses built with the ReadyGo WCB can be integrated with SCORM or AICC LMSs via a simple pull-down menu. ReadyGo has created over 60 unique LMS implementations so that the largest amount of information can be tracked and saved. Courses, tests, and surveys can also be tracked using ReadyGo's Server Side Testing module ($1,499/server).

ReadyGo WCB creates true Web 2.0 content. All courses are delivered without the need for Flash or any other Plug-ins, so deployment and student support is easier and is truly accessible for blind readers. ReadyGo WCB tests are either integrated in a web course (that includes course map, hierarchical navigation, FAQ pages, Glossary, and many other instructionally sound elements) or as a test-only module.

  New ReadyGo SST 6.0 Features Include:
  ReadyGo SST module lets course creators register students and saves
  student test scores.  ReadyGo SST is now expanded with the following
  features:
  -- Create an individual chapter consisting of tests only -- no
     intermediate pages.  (Test only courses have always been available.)
  -- Test randomization and tracking controllable on a test-by-test basis
     (instead of course-wide).
  -- Optional tests -- course creators can decide to turn test tracking on
     or off on any test.  Optional tests can be used as a student exercise.
  -- Support for new 6.0 test type questions

  Shipping and Availability

ReadyGo WCB 6.0 costs $499.00 per course author; ReadyGo SST 6.0 costs $1,499 per server, volume discounts available.

About ReadyGo, Inc. and ReadyGo Web Course Builder

ReadyGo, Inc. is a privately held company providing eLearning software. ReadyGo Inc. is headquartered at 1761 Pilgrim Ave, Mountain View, California, 94040.

ReadyGo WCB is available in English, Danish, French, Hebrew, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. Course produced with ReadyGo WCB can easily be made SCORM or AICC compatible and are ADA/508 compliant for blind readers.

For more information, email info@readygo.com, call 650-559-8990, or visit the ReadyGo website at http://www.readygo.com/. Download free trial at http://www.readygo.com/trial.