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APRIL 13, 2011

Last week Robert Kennedy III, President of RKCS Learning Solutions, invited me to do a video interview over Skype and we talked about all my favorite topics, including eLearning, Mobile Learning, Flash Player 10.2 I have also embedded the interview video below: An Interview with RJ Jacquez from RKCS Learning Solutions on Vimeo.

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JUNE 7, 2012

Check out this amazing video: via Finally, a Cross-Platform HTML5 Game. An iPhone game is limited to iPhones and iPads; an Android game is limited to Android devices. Part of this is by design. Apple and Google want to keep you within their own environments.

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JUNE 3, 2013

Watch the video I recorded below as I demonstrate each of these points. Check out the video for more on this. Here’s a video where I demonstrate more of my mLearning thoughts on this. Today’s touch targets aren’t even big enough for a baby’s finger. Conclusion. Send to Kindle.

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MAY 18, 2011

If my schedule allows, I will typically pick one question each week and publish a short how-to video, that answers the question. I will then publish the video here on my Blog and also on the official ‘AskAdobeTeam’ Facebook Page. Here’s a short video on how to do this in Adobe Captivate 5.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Here are my first 10 Screenr Video Tips: Two useful Chrome Extensions for measuring anything on your screen in pixels. How-to video on doing a Twitter Advanced Search for #followfriday or #ff mentions. Screenr is easy, free and keeps you sharp. How to use proper grammar when Tweeting in another language. How to embed your own paper.li

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MARCH 22, 2011

For those of you who do not have this tablet, I recorded a quick video showing what the experience is like. If you have a Motorola Xoom and want to experience this yourself, here’s the LINK to the Captivate simulation. Note, the project is a bit large, so please be patient as it loads. Please check it out and let me know what you think.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Right now, if you type TechSmith in the App store search box, you get two apps, namely FastTrack and ScreenChomp: FastTrack is a nice app that enables you to learn about Camtasia by watching how-to videos. The app includes a transcript of the tutorial, plus the ability for you to add feedback about any of the videos you watch.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Such is the case with the video below of Mr. Bill Gross delivering a presentation at the famous LeWeb conference in Paris. With so much information being shared these days, there’s always something good out there. However, every now and then, I come across something amazing that I often have watch twice and clip over to my Evernote account.

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JULY 2, 2012

For all the mind-boggling stats we read about the video revolution, like how we are publishing video to YouTube at the rate of 72 hours every minute, and consuming over 3 billion hours of video each month, as well as other stats you can see here , video as a medium hasn’t really evolved.

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JUNE 9, 2011

I’ll keep this introduction short and to the point and get to the video quickly. However before you hit the new YouTube button in the toolbar, I recommend you watch this short video where I share some best practices for you to consider, in order to get the most out of this feature. is publishing to YouTube.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

I love this feature too because it allows eLearning professionals, Technical Communicators and anyone else to embed their videos in their projects. Videos work on iPad and iPhone. No worries, your Screenr.com videos will display just fine on the iPad and on the iPhone. You can find my videos here: [link].

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JUNE 6, 2012

I came across this interesting article on Forbes.com, which also includes a short video (below) of Mark Zuckerberg answering a question from the audience and basically saying that the iPad is not mobile. Please watch the video and chime in on whether you agree or not in that the iPad is mobile via the poll below: You hear that?

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iPad Poll Mobile Social Networks 209

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

This morning, I had the opportunity to be on #eLearnChat, a video Podcast hosted by my good friend Rick Zanotti and Jean Franzblau. I have embedded the video here. The one hour interview felt more like 20 minutes to me, as I enjoyed it thoroughly. Mobile Learning and Tablets. Twitter, TweetDeck and the other Social networks.

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MAY 30, 2012

The Teacher uses a cloud service by login in to [link] in order to create presentations loaded with interactive features, such as quizzes, polls, videos, sketching tools and more. Any of these presentations can be shared in the classroom with the students in real-time and this is where the fun begins.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Each week Robert and I will discuss various trending topics and their impact on mobile learning, including the state of mobile in general, mobile devices, HTML5, Adobe Flash, Responsive Web Design, Rapid Development tools, especially as they begin making the shift from desktop to mobile, mobile apps, video, Education and more.

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MARCH 15, 2012

The recording is roughly 64 minutes and here is what you can expect as you watch the video below: We started with an overview of the current state of mobile in general. In the meantime, please check out the recording below and share any thoughts or questions you might have as you watch the video. Send to Kindle.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tools 179

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JANUARY 10, 2012

My job was to leverage this feature as one of the selling points for both the eLearning Suite and the Technical Communication Suite, so I put together two videos, one for using it with FrameMaker and one for using it with Captivate. Back then I couldn’t get enough of trying out this feature on different images.

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Photoshop Images iTunes Content 117

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JUNE 12, 2012

En Storyline, cuando grabas tu pantalla obtienes un video de alta resolución que puedes usar para mostrar a los estudiantes un proceso en particular junto con las funcionalidades de acercar y enfocar. En los próximos días, compartiré un video enseñando estas funcionalidades. HTML5, Flash y aprendizaje móvil.

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Articulate Flash to HTML5 Conversion iPad Adobe Captivate 226

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JULY 10, 2013

The effort was offered under the guise of an “experimental streaming viewer” when users would watch Flash video on certain popular sites such as Fox.com, CBS.com, and NBC.com.

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JUNE 20, 2012

While watching the Keynote video, I noticed Steven Sinofsky from Microsoft described Microsoft’s vision of the tablet as follows: “We have a vision for reimagining the Tablet, we see a Tablet that has been designed the way Windows has been designed. . McLuhan meant by the rear-view mirror effect.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Can you tell that I have a 6 year old son? Luckily for all of us parents there’s an amazing new feature in the latest iOS update from Apple, version 6, called Learning Guided Access.

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Screencast Guide iPad Apple 119

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AUGUST 12, 2011

For example, using the Record button, you can quickly record high-quality audio and then sync the audio to your PowerPoint animations with fine precision.

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MARCH 24, 2011

I now also have widgets for trending Apps in the Android Market, for all three of my emails accounts, for Google Books, YouTube videos, Facebook updates, Twitter mentions and Browser bookmarks. Very powerful stuff. The iPad has nothing comparable to this. Notifications. Not too bad but I still prefer the Xoom for multitasking.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Here’s a traditional Adobe Captivate eLearning course, with lots of text, images, navigation controls and videos: And here’s what it looks like on my iPhone after I use the new Publish to HTML5 feature in Adobe Captivate 6: A Flash-based Adobe Captivate 6 course converted to HTML5 and viewed on an Apple iPhone.

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Mobile Learning Flash to HTML5 Conversion Mobile Adobe Captivate 227

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JANUARY 20, 2012

If you don’t have a Mac or just want to see how iBooks Author works and what it takes to create interactive eBooks, I posted a hands-on video yesterday HERE.

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Authoring Tools Apple Authoring iPad 122

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Here are two videos I found on the Moto X that illustrate these innovations: via Moto X – Quick Capture – YouTube. Finally, the ability to simply twist my wrist to invoke the camera is one of those ‘why didn’t anyone else think about that before’ concept.

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JANUARY 5, 2012

Let me know what you think and incidentally, tomorrow I’m interviewing Tom Kuhlmann about many of these things and will post the video interview early next week. Here’s the main page for Articulate’s E-Learning Community where you can join the conversation: [link]. Let’s follow each other on Twitter @rjacquez.

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Articulate Community Case Study Rapid eLearning 193

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MAY 2, 2012

In Storyline, when you record the screen you end up with a high resolution video that you can use as is to show your learners a particular process along with zoom and pan features. I will be posting a video on this in the coming days. But wait, there’s more. HTML5, Flash and Mobile Learning.

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Articulate Adobe Captivate Flash to HTML5 Conversion Games 279

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JUNE 21, 2012

In case you are new to Dreamweaver CS6 or haven’t seen Fluid Grid Layouts in action as a way to create personalized web experiences for different screens, just take a look at this Adobe TV video. Obviously the video focusing on web design, but as you watch it, think about using these same principals in Captivate for mLearning.

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JUNE 12, 2011

Overall the smaller form factor is easier to carry around the house and watching video on the smaller screen is a great experience. I enjoy listening to music and watching videos on YouTube. This is why I was very pleasantly surprised when I tapped the Help app and found loads of video tutorials for many of the applications included.

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JUNE 16, 2012

I could go on an on talking about how I feel about how convoluted and disjointed new features are in Captivate 6, such as having to go out to a separate video editor in order to apply zoom-and-pan, but I really wanted to get this out now while my first impressions are fresh. Conclusion.

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Here’s the Video: Over to You: If you have practical ways in which you are embracing this mantra of simplify, simplify, simply in learning design, please share below. endorsements), to the new versions of their iPad and iPhone apps, which are simple and enjoyable to use. Here’s to a great year of mLearning design!

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Social Networks LinkedIn Lesson Mobile 188

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AUGUST 21, 2015

I especially like the intuitive gestures included in Draft for placing squares, triangles and circles on slides, as well as more powerful objects, such as text, images, video, audio and web objects, all with a simple finger gesture on the screen. It really is impressive. Recording directly from Mobile Devices.

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JULY 19, 2015

Flash was never supported on iOS devices, nor is it supported on Android devices, and this year, Google announced that YouTube would stop serving its videos using the Flash plugin for anyone visiting the site using a modern browser. YouTube is now solely using HTML5 to serve videos. 1024 x 768 Resolution.

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Flash to HTML5 Conversion Adobe Captivate Flash eLearning 100

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JANUARY 12, 2015

If you are new to Responsive Design, it isn’t necessarily a single technology that you can point to, but rather a set of principles aided by a number of HTML5 technologies such as CSS media queries , fluid grids and flexible images and videos. I will record a how-to video later and post here on my blog. Geolocation.

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Mobile Learning Adobe Captivate Mobile 100

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JUNE 9, 2013

In fact I think that most of the new features being promoted by Adobe have been there for a while in competing products like Articulate software, namely the ability to include YouTube videos in a course, as well as embedding a browser session on a slide.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

The product includes a number of ease-to-use features to enhance your final video. This enables you to add a nice “personal” touch to your screencasts by recording yourself via a webcam. For example you can display both your webcam and screencast, or toggle between them at any time.

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