Google Swiffy: Convert Flash to HTML5 for Free with a Google Lab
I’m kind of amazed at how well this works. I tried a couple of simple flash files I had on my hard drive and it worked with almost all of them.
“Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads). Swiffy currently supports a subset of SWF 8 and ActionScript 2.0, and the output works in all Webkit browsers such as Chrome and Mobile Safari. If possible, exporting your Flash animation as a SWF 5 file might give better results.”
Next.cc – Why design is important.
N E X T [ B E T A ] whatsnext:
“NEXT.cc is an eco web that develops ethical imagination and environmental stewardship. NEXT.cc introduces what design is, what design does, and why design is important. It offers activities across nine scales- nano, pattern, object, space, architecture, neighborhood, urban, region, and world. NEXT.cc’s 101+ journeys integrate over 1000 museums, institutions and contemporary practices. NEXT.cc plans to reach 45 million third grade through twelfth grade students, their teachers and their families with meaningful learning experiences that create positive influence on lives.”
Skillshare — Classes to learn anything from anyone
Are we moving in this direction?
Some of these topics are quite interesting, but I’m not sure how many people are going to want to pay for content that they can find elsewhere on the web for free. It does create an interesting market force for learning, though.
Skillshare — Classes to learn anything from anyone: “Learn anything from anyone. Skillshare is a community marketplace for offline classes. “
Question 343 of 365: What can we learn from Carmen Sandiego?
We learn just how disposable magazines are.
We learn that networking knows no bounds and people will find even the loosest connections in order to start a conversation.
We learn that there is no substitute for clean silverware.
We learn that skyping in-flight is not a good idea.
We learn that suggestions to leave home are powerful and homesickness is even more so.
We learn that being ready to leave doesn’t matter to anyone but yourself.
We learn that work pressure isn’t quite so acute as guilt for your wife having to deal with two “accidents” as your two year old tries to watch a move at the theater.
We learn that no matter which city you happen to be in, more sleep is never good enough if you can’t share the bed with the woman you love.
Carmen Sandeago had no idea what was really important, even if she did see the world.
Question 311 of 365: When should you take a sick day?
to stop from vomiting.
Question 310 of 365: What is the right increment?
would infuriate me more than baby steps forward. And yet, the kinds of
revolutions I see around me are terrifying. Large scale pendulum
swings and quick fixes that get massive amounts of press seem are
wreaking havoc on everything I hold dear. From education to politics, the radical change that is being advocated
cuts deep. It is painful to hear and to see in practice. It’s divisive
nature is not the kind of revolution I saw coming. I believe in disruptive innovation, but only if it is beared out by
reflective practice. I believe in revolutionary rhetoric, but only if
it is working to ask questions and not just try and provide answers. I
believe in change, but only the kind that I can be a part of. Any change that excludes those that are interested in the conversation
and willing to take part isn’t change at all. It is a mandate just
like any other. And that is why I favor a wiki. I want my change to be visible and based upon a revision history. I
want to make tiny edits and see those changes play out before I
undertake a massive overhaul. And I want the ability to revert to
previous versions when things don’t look too good. Right now, the revolutionary kinds of change being exchanged are put
out on PDF. They are uneditable “truth.” They aren’t collaborative and
they certainly can’t be annotated or hyperlinked. They can’t take new
information into account. They aren’t based on a network of people,
but rather they exist from one or two authors. They come from an
expert rather than a practitioner. In short, they are dead. I want living change. Those are the kinds of increments that I need.
Question 295 of 365: What does this X mark?
away and underdeveloped. The spot that could be the epicenter of
something big, a quake of unimaginable impact. I am placing the X. I am sending the message. I am putting up the
legend on the map. North is this way. And with a cold and firm grip on the stick I have whittled down to an
exacting point, I am scrawling the X for all to see. This. This is where I choose to stand.
Tech Mentor PD #libertypd
Purpose: To engage all teachers with tools and pedagogy to improve workflow, student literacy/achievement and connected learning. We will create an ongoing teacher community focused on resource sharing, collaborative projects, and reflection. More concretely, by the end of the day the teachers will be able to post and reply within Edmodo, Co-create and edit within Google Docs for specific lessons, use audio, video and cell phones to engage students and manage workflow.
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