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What's New in Captivate 5? Twitter, That's What!

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During #LrnChat it was mentioned that Captivate 5 will include integration with Twitter. Yes, I do think using social media tools directly for informal learning is a better option in many, if not most situations, but if a "blended" solution is needed then incorporating Twitter into Captivate is now an option.

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There is No "PowerPoint"

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For example, Captivate, Flash, ToolBook, Storyline, etc. However, when people outside of eLearning see the final product they associate it with the closest thing they are familar with in their world, which is PowerPoint. So, here is the deal: Most courses are developed with tools that are not PowerPoint.

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LinkedIn Power Tips - Sims

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Using LinkedIn as a customer relationship management (CRM) tool Customizing your public profile URL Filtering connections Checking invitations sent All the sims were created with Adobe Captivate and include audio. These are "try me" sims , so you will have to make the correct clicks and/or text entries to complete the sims.

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Development Tools - Should I Cut Out the Middle Guy?

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I will note that I will keep Captivate in my toolbox , as it is more effective for developing software/application simulations than building them from scratch in Flash. Of course any sims developed in Captivate (also SWF files) can easily be included, or launched from, a course developed with Flash.

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My New Social Bookmarking Tool

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Here are some of the tags I share the most, which are now available in Diigo: Free_e-Learning Cloud Development_tools Games Captivate SCORM I also added a Diigo widget to this bog. This is great because I often share these tags on my blog, Twitter, e-mail and even in the classroom, so seeing them preserved was very important to me.

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eLearning Cyclops: Deconstructing My #DemoFest Course ? Part 3.

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Adobe Captivate - I used this for creating every simulation in the course. I find Captivate to be a great tool for software simulations, plus I could easily edit instructions in the sims, add graphics including the Captain and Ossie 7. Labels: Captivate , e-Learning , e-Learning Courses , flash , Tools , Twitter. Jeff Goldman.

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Predictions for 2009

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This will make Flash and Captivate the preferred development tools for m-learning. And they will not only be used as learning tools internally, but also externally, reaching out and educating clients and customers. Regard m-learning, Apple iPhone and Blackberry will finally adopt Flash Lite with many other phones following their lead.