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iPad for eLearning

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As you can understand it has a microphone and speakers that can be used with Skype and Google Voice. Synchronous eLearning iPad is not have an integrated camera but it supports video calls with FaceTime video calling. The first company that will develop an application like that will dominate the eLearning market for iPad.

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Web vs Apps: The Battle Rages On

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But a year later Apple came out with the iOS SDK and store, and the first Android phone was released, along with its own SDK. The web is open, standard, accessible to all, etc, was their reasoning, so it will sure win, like the PC and Windows won over Apple in the eighties and nineties. So, is the web doomed? Well, not necessarily.

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Basic tools for e-learning students

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Whether you prefer Microsoft, Apple or Google platforms, they all offer very good (and free) calendar applications, and they all imaginatively name them “Calendar” FTP Client. Skype or Google Hangouts). Some LMS platforms offer the ability to upload and/or download learning material and student work through FTP.

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eFrontPro 4.2.0 – your favorite LMS with extra awesome

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Microsoft announced Windows 10, Google announced the new Android a couple of weeks ago and Apple just announced the next iOS and OS X versions. It’s summer fever for IT vendors and customers. But, the best news is probably about the platform you use everyday and really care about: eFrontPro has been updated to 4.2.0.

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eFrontPro 4.2.0 – your favorite LMS with extra awesome

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Microsoft announced Windows 10, Google announced the new Android a couple of weeks ago and Apple just announced the next iOS and OS X versions. It’s summer fever for IT vendors and customers. But, the best news is probably about the platform you use everyday and really care about: eFrontPro has been updated to 4.2.0.

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6 tips for making your e-learning content look current

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Be conservative in what you adopt, as there is such a thing as being “too fashionable” If you want to play it safe, follow the design of established sites like Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo and the like. Those tend to adopt (and even set) the latest trends without getting overboard. Use your judgement.

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Adaptive and Responsive Design for eLearning: Part 2

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Driven in part by Apple’s decision in 2010 not to allow SWF files to run on the iPad, there has been an accelerating move away from Flash and towards the new emerging HTML 5 standards which allow most (but not all) of the same effects to be delivered without the downsides of dubious security, buggy code and outdated plugins.