This has come just in time for mLearning implementers; there is a new tool out in Google Labs called Swiffy that let’s one convert flash animation (swf files) to a device independent HTML5. Simply put, this will allow existing libraries of flash animation content to be ported to devices that run iOS – iPhones, iPads, and iPods. This also helps us poor elearning developers circumvent the continuous war between Adobe and Apple over flash technology, and allow delivery across devices/platforms. Incidentally, Adobe had worked on just such a tool called Wallaby. MORE >>

Obvious, but Underrated Application for the Classroom; Google Earth. Tags: eLearning Apple Classroom eDelivery Games iPad iPhone iPod mLearning Mobile Learning Pedagogy tech Twitter The iPad is here, and there seems to be no escaping the fact (even though it’s not in the UK yet). wrote previously about links and resources I kept finding in a previous post – iPad, is it any good for the classroom or learning – at the beginning of April. Here are a few I’ve found useful and think you might too. That’s not on the immediate agenda. MORE >>

Right … now for the iPod Touch and then the iPad … maybe not tonight! Useful iPhone App: “Analytics Pro” for Google Analytics. Reading “The iPad for Academics” Technology App Backup iPhone iPod iTunes Twitpic Twitter UpgradeWell, iOS5 is here and there are stories galore doing the rounds on the Internet at the moment about the various successes and failures of the upgrade. So, first big hurdle is having to update iTunes (again) to the recent version (10.5), which required a PC re-start – the first of how many tonight I wonder … ? sadlife. MORE >>

Can my students easily get the materials in my course onto their mobile device be it an iPad , iPhone , iPod Touch , Android Smartphone , Sony eBook Reader , Amazon Kindle , or Barnes & Noble Nook , etc. So I Googled around to get some help and found this very useful posting by Jeremy Reimer dated March 24th, 2010. You’ve seen the headlines and heard the buzz as much as I have: smartphones are taking over the planet, e-books are selling like hotcakes, and, tablets like the iPad are cannibalizing laptop and desktop computer sales. Well, I was a bit embarrassed by my answer. MORE >>

5000 students (total) Gave all first year students iPod phones or touches (their choice). How would everything look differently if every student had an iPod. One of the hardest things to find are real-life examples of different kinds of eLearning solutions. On May 21, Learn Trends will be hosting a free online event where the people who have developed interesting eLearning solutions will demonstrate and briefly discuss what they've done. We hope they will vary from practical solutions to common problems to leading edge solutions. Started by creating a video and a day in the life. MORE >>