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HTML 5 and eLearning Development

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Now we have HTML 5 coming up – this makes the race hotter. Those of you have heard of HTML 5 will know it’s a new version of HTML and XHTML being promoted by Google and Apple in a bid to move the web away from proprietary technologies like Flash, Silverlight and JavaFX. How does HTML 5 affect eLearning Development?

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HTML 5 and eLearning Development

Upside Learning

Now we have HTML 5 coming up – this makes the race hotter. Those of you have heard of HTML 5 will know it’s a new version of HTML and XHTML being promoted by Google and Apple in a bid to move the web away from proprietary technologies like Flash, Silverlight and JavaFX. How does HTML 5 affect eLearning Development?

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Is HTML5 Ready for eLearning Development?

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Last week, while justifying Apple’s refusal to allow Flash player on iPhone/iPad, Steve Jobs wrote– “ New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too) ”. Clearly Apple is backing HTML 5, CSS 3 and JavaScript for developing future web applications. Here are a few reasons why–.

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Updates On HTML5 From Google I/O

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At Google I/O event last year HTML 5 capabilities were demonstrated to developers for the first time. This year at the Google I/O some important announcements have been made which will make HTML 5 development easier across different browsers. . You can download this HTML5 extension for Dreamweaver CS5 form Adobe Labs.

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Smokescreen – The Future Of Flash Player?

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Smokescreen project is an effort to bring Flash player to the iPhone/iPad without installing the Flash plug-in. Here’s is what Simon Willison has to say about Smokescreen: Chris Smoak’s Smokescreen, “a Flash player written in JavaScript”, is an incredible piece of work. Related posts: Adobe AIR & Flash Player 10.1–

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Social Media Libraries for Flash

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about the content of a learning module and get answers/opinions from others following the course tag. YouTube – The YouTube API for Flash, allows developers to load the YouTube video player in Flash files. This player can load any public video and perform various functions like play, pause, seek, control volume etc.

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Developing An eLearning Player?

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An eLearning player is a building block for more conventional [one with back and next for navigation buttons] eLearning courses. What’s an eLearning player? This post is based on our experience with development of Flash based eLearning players over the years. Core logic for navigation features like next, back, menu etc.

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