AContent 1.3

AContent can be used along with other content management systems to develop, share, and archive materials.

Here are some key features of "AContent":

Public Users:
· Repository Search - Search the repository for public content.
· Browse Content - Browse through public content by category.
· Export Content - Export public content as standardized Common Cartridges, that include content, tests, and learning activities. Exported content can be imported into other systems that support the Common Cartridge standard.

Registered Users:
· Public User Features - All features available to public users are available to registered.
· Bookmark Content - Collect links to relevant lessons in the repository for future reference.
· Webservice Key - Create a public user to generate a Webservice key, and link AContent search, import, and export features into content management systems.

Authors and Content Creators:
· Public and Registered User Features - All features available to public and registered users are available to authors.
· Elearning Content Authoring Tools - Develop rich elearning content.
· Test/Quiz Authoring Tools - Develop assessments to accompany your learning content.
· Activities Authoring Tools - Develop activities to accompany your learning content.
· AccessForAll Adaptations - Develop adaptations for content to accommodate the learning needs of many types of learners.
· Common Cartridge Import/Export - Import and export content created in AContent in Common Cartridge format. Bundle content, tests, and activities into interoperable content units.
· Content Package Import/Export - Import and export learning content in IMS Content Package format.
· QTI Tests Import/Export - Import and export tests or question banks in IMS QTI packages.

Administrators:
· User Management - Create and manage users on the system, and control their access and authoring privileges.
· Group Management - Create and manage groups on the system, and assign group access privileges.

Developers:
· Web Service API - Develop a Webservice interface in third party software to search, preview, import content from, and export content to the AContent repository.
· OAuth API - Authenticate AContent users using OAuth, creating a single sign-on between a host system and an AContent repository connected to it.

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