Creating a CLIO Activity

Overview

Activities are created through easily customizable activity templates, called Activity Types. You can make your own, or utilize the ones that are provided. The CLIO web application suite comes pre-installed with seventeen Activity Types that are designed specifically for use in an informal education or exhibit context. These activities are coded and stored as JSON files for use within CLIO, but we provide word processor templates to assist with collaboration during the development and drafting process.

Define the Activity

All CLIO activities, regardless of their Activity Type, contain many of the same configuration settings. These are used to configure the screen and load the correct content. By defining this information on, we can begin to draft more specific activity content.

Property	Description	Expected Parameters
Title	Name of the activity. This is displayed in the header bar on the Activity page. Note: On smaller screens, titles over twelve characters long may be cut off.	Plain Text
Description	Description of the activity.	Rich Text
Preview	Preview image shown while CLIO is in Exhibit Mode.	Image File
Theme	CSS theme to be used while this activity is active.	Name of CSS file in 'themes' folder, with "theme_" omitted.
Attributions	List of attributions for included copyrighted works.	Plain Text
Acknowledgements	List of acknowledgements for content creators.	Plain Text

Choose an Activity Type

Activity Types range in complexity and customization options. There are simple interactive activities with very little customization, as well as more complex activities that can be extensively customized to assist in the creation of a narrative. Simple interactive games like quizzes, flashcards, and tile matching are included for younger audiences, while other activities like timelines and annotated images enable older audiences to have a more in-depth informational experience.