Curriculum-Formatter

A GUI for helping teachers migrate their curriculum into the SEALApplication format to be used for https://github.com/Autism-Technology-Research-Syndicate/SEALApplication

Here are instructions on how to use the Curriculum Formatter.

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Program Requirements:

1. You need to have Java Version 17.0.11 Installed. For downloading version 17.0.11, use this site: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk17-archive-downloads.html.

2. Be sure to go into your system's enviroment variables page, create a new variable called JAVA_HOME, and set the file path location to the place where you have Java 17.0.11.

3. For tips on switching JDK version, use these links:

Windows: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26993101/switching-between-different-jdk-versions-in-windows.

Mac/Linux: https://github.com/jenv/jenv

How to use the Program:

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1. Type in cmd in the file explorer's address bar.

2. In the terminal window, enter in the following commands:

   javac menu.java

   java menu.java

3. The program should create a window like this.

4. Press the settings button to pull up the settings page. You can see what the hot keys inputs are and make edits to the settings to suit your preferences. Once you have made your edits, be sure to press the save button to save your changes. Make sure none of the key settings are the same.

5. Press the home button on the settings page to return back to the main page. Before creating the curriculum format, make sure to not press outside of the program window so that the program can run as intended. If you do, then you will have to close out and reopen the program using step 2.

6. To create a curriculum format, you first choose what curriculum your problem will be part of by pressing one of the options with your mouse or pressing one of the keys that are set up in the settings page.

7. Next, enter in the sequence number. Be sure to enter in a number between 0-99. The program will not accept any numbers greater than 99. You can also leave this blank and let the program automatically input the sequence number if you want.

8. Enter in the content the question you plan on giving to the student. If you have chosen the multiple choice option, then enter in your question in the question text box, and then enter in your muliple choice answers in the following 4 text boxes. The text box that is colored turquoise is where you put the correct answer.

9. Once you have filled these out, you can press the enter button or key assigned to the enter function to create the format.

10. To view the content, press the View Content button. That will take you to a new page where the formats are listed in order by sequence number, and are translated to help the user better understand what each format stands for. Once you are done, press the home button to return back to the home page.

11. To see the formats in their original versions, you can open the export.txt file.