Using Edge for eLearning?

I'm at the end of a rope here. I am an AE animator with very little experience in Edge or with any code whatsoever.
I have to make an interactive string of videos. The interaction is very simple (think multiple choice with all choices being correct, or sometimes just a "next" button). I have created the videos in AE in 4 parts and the interaction occurs between each video to make one finished piece. At the end, there needs to be a "Was this helpful? ()yes ()no / Why or why not [______]" type page. We need to be able to track the answers from those fields, obviously. Also (and here's where I'm really stumped) the entire string of videos needs to have player controls. If a scrubber bar isn't possible, we can settle for just a play/pause, forward and back buttons. These buttons need to control the entire timeline, including the 4 videos and the little interactions in between.
I even tried making this whole thing in Captivate, but we ran into a whole bunch of compatibility issues and it's not as customizable as I'd like.
Help?

Hi Mohammed,
Here are a few good resources on importing Edge .oam, into InDesign/DPS:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/digitalpublishingsuite/articles/enhancing-your-dps-folios-with -edge-animations.html
http://anselm-hannemann.com/blog/creating-interactive-overlays-for-adobe-dps-with-edge.htm l

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Hi Emmy,
1. can I use buzz to create sound in edge compositions destined for the ipad?
Yep. Although there still exists the MASSIVELY annoying issue whereby iOS insists on a user-push to activate the play of any audio. Apple's assertion is that users shouldn't have to worry about being forced to download unsolicited audio which may end up costing them dear if they are on a chargeable 3G connection; so they've effectively disabled anything that is, or could be described as, an autoplay function. This means that instead of being able to include autoplay of audio - to, say, have a sound track automatically start playing when an animation begins - the playback of said track needs to be initiated by the user.
For example, the code: sym.getComposition().getStage().YourSoundName.play(); would need to be placed on a clickable button as opposed to a trigger on the main timeline or the timeline of any of your symbols.
In essence you have to provide the user with an opportunity to confirm that 'yes I want to hear this'.
While the sentiment behind not wishing users to incur unwarranted expense is understandable (and laudable) the whole concept is a huge pain for animators and a total joke-killer and best. Think of it in terms of Man Slips On Bananaskin... instead of users automatically/seamlessly being able to hear a comedic associated 'whoooooop' sound they have to click a button in order to do so. 'Do you want to hear an amusing noise associated with this bit of stage action? Click for yes'. Obviously one doesn't actually have to couch such a question in actuality, but you get the drift (The Death Of Fun!). As a 'semi' workaround you may want to try experimenting with mouseOver triggers on invisible buttons.
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Not quite sure about this one as I ended up working on some entirely different stuff; so didn't persue the Apple annoyances long enough to find out more.
3. can I use my own mp3 sounds, and if so, how?
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http://madudesign.com/works/france/carte_de_france.zip

I got an answer from the Edge Commons dream team and I am very grateful to them :
"The problem that you bumped into was that you hadn't included a valid URL so far. We weren't sure if you wanted to include them within the SVG file or if you wanted to implement the functionality within Edge Animate. We came up with a solution for the latter one, with a simple switch in the js code:
You have to type in the appropriate URL of course for all the cases."
I have to share the final result:
http://www.madudesign.com/works/france/france_map/
And the zipped project file:
http://www.madudesign.com/works/france/france_map.zip
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