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The purpose of this page is to provide some useful resources for language teaching professionals who would like to create CALL lessons with HyperCard.***
For information on each topic, click on its icon:
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| HyperCard Home Page | Apple's official HyperCard website |
| Teach Yourself HyperCard | step-by-step directions for beginners |
| HyperCard Heaven | Jim Stephenson's collection of resources; includes the "Cool Stack of the Week" and information on the future of HyperCard |
| The HyperCard Resource Page | much useful programming information |
| Errors in HyperCard 2.3 Documentation | in case the manual doesn't make sense! |
| The HyperCard FAQ Download Page | FAQ in stack form; must be converted with BinHex |
| HyperCard Tips and Tricks | at Jacqueline Gay 's HyperActive website; for advanced users |
| Hypercard Terms Index | glossary of important terms and commands with examples of each |
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| Beekman, George. (1996). Hypercard 2.3 in a Hurry: The Fast Track to Multimedia. Reading, Wadsworth. ISBN: 0-534-51300-X |
tutorial guide; a good way to get started with HyperCard |
| Culp, George, and
G. Morgan Watkins. (1995). The Educator's Guide to Hypercard and Hypertalk, Revised Edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 0-205-16652-0 |
written for teachers with the types of exercises and functions that teachers want. Includes diskettes with useful sample stacks |
| Desberg, Peter.
(1994). Hyper Interactive CAI: Using Hypercard to Develop Computer-Assisted Instruction. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN: 0-205-15197-3 |
also designed for teachers; also includes sample diskettes. Very useful stacks with various QuickTime functions |
| Goodman, Danny.
(1993). The Complete Hypercard 2.2 Handbook. New York: Random House. ISBN: 0-679-79122-1 |
known as the "HyperCard Bible." Very complete but perhaps confusing for beginners |
| Winkler, Dan, Scot
Kamins, and Jeanne DeVoto. (1994). Hypertalk 2.2: The Book, Second Edition. New York: Random House. ISBN: 0-679-79171-X |
reference book with many useful sample scripts |
| Stern, Judith, L. and Robert A Letteiri. (1994). Quicktime: The Official Guide for Macintosh Users. Hayden Books: Indianapolis. ISBN: 1-56830-129-4 | book + CD-ROM. Highly recommended for QuickTime enthusiasts |
The HyperCard Listserv is an excellent place to ask questions and get help. However, you should look for the answer in the HyperCard FAQ before posting a question to the listserv.
Explanation of the HyperCard listserv and how to subscribe
The Hypercard Mailing List Archive -- searchable access to messages
| HyperGasp | more commercial enhancements | |
| Digital Dreams Talk Media | speech recognition plug-in for HyperCard | |
| QuickTime Tools: | Apple QuickTime Home Page | get the latest version of QuickTime |
| The Little QuickTime Page | much detailed information about QuickTime | |
| QuickEditor | shareware tool for editing QuickTime | |
| movieText | "a HyperCard stack that facilitates the creation of QuickTime text tracks" | |
| QuickTime 101 | CALL-related QuickTime resources | |
| Hypercard Archive at the U. of Michigan | large collection of sample stacks and utilities |
| The AOL HyperCard Resource Center Scripting Conference Stacks | HyperCard references and tutorials |
| HyperCard Virus Compendium | everything you need to know about HyperCard viruses |
| HyperCard Speed Tips | by Robert Howe and Laura Lunetta |
These are other software programs which build on HyperCard to help the user create CALL lessons -- and others which are similar to HyperCard. Each has advantages and disadvantages.
| Programs designed for CALL: | Libra | streamlines the process of using HyperCard |
| Panda Software | Annotext, d-glossary | |
| HyperCard-like programs: | HyperStudio | Very similar to HyperCard; runs on both Mac and PC; not as powerful as HyperCard |
| Toolbook II | HyperCard-like program for the PC | |
| SuperCard | runs on Mac | |
| Digital Chisel | runs on both Mac and PC; less powerful option | |
| MetaCard | runs on both Mac and PC; powerful, more expensive option | |
| Revolution | runs on both Mac, PC, and Linux; powerful, more expensive option |
| The Computer Enhanced Language Instruction Archive (CELIA) | The Macintosh section for English has many useful examples of HyperCard stacks and lessons. |
| THE XMEDIAENGINE TEMPLATES | David Herren's stacks for language learning |
| Charles Kelly's Hypercard Stacks | Several of these freeware stacks can be useful in creating language lessons. |
| Claire's templates | Templates for teachers to modify as they like |
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| Dictation A, B, C, D | Larry Staton | Speakware |
| All Clear! Idioms in Context | Larry Staton | Speakware |
| HyperAce | Philip Hubbard | Athelstan |
| ListenPro | Larry Staton | Speakware |
| MC Author! | Larry Staton | Speakware |
| MicroReports | Philip Hubbard | Athelstan |
| NewLexis | John McVicker |
Nameless Software Phone: 704-594-4609 E-mail: Download a demo from CELIA. |
| NewReader | John McVicker | Nameless Software (see above) |
| Hypercise Exercises for ESL learners | Jim Edgar | Hypercise (shareware) |
| Russian Vocabulary Tutor | Devin Asay | Download Demo Info for full product |
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