I came across a pretty nifty service called Loom yesterday that allows you to record both your screen and webcam in the browser. Perfect for ChromeOS, which is the operating system I’m using most of the time at the moment.
To give it a test drive, I recorded a video showing the ChromeOS apps and extensions I use on the Chromebox in my home office.
Between this and WeVideo, I reckon everything apart from really high-end video editing can be done in the browser if you’ve got a decent internet connection. I can definitely see me using this for creating quick tutorial videos and I’ve already used WeVideo to edit green screen videos for clients!
I’m delighted that, thanks to some help from Kerri Lemoie, the Open Badges extension for geolocation that I proposed is now available for use. It was simple enough to do the initial coding following the following the example using JSON-LD but Kerri (and Nate Otto)
Details of how Open Badges extensions work can be found in this post I wrote for DMLcentral. It explains how version 1.1 of the specification allows for great things through extensions.
At the time of writing, the following extensions are now available:
- Apply Link — provides a URL allowing potential badge earners to apply for an opportunity specified by a badge issuer.
- Endorsement — allows a third party to publicly acknowledge the value of a badge designed, assessed, and issued by a particular issuer.
- Location — allows for the addition of the geographic coordinates associated with a badge.
- Accessibility — allows for the addition of content for people with disabilities.
- Original Creator — provides a way to track the origin of a badge when one organisation creates it for another.
I’m really pleased with all of this and delighted that the Open Badges ecosystem has a bright future!
Image CC BY-ND Bryan Mathers
If you’re interested in designing badge systems and think I might be able to help, please do get in touch via my consultancy, Dynamic Skillset. I have reduced rates for third sector organisations such as charities, non-profits and educational institutions.
I’ve just come across an excellent Firefox add-on called Tab Groups. If, like me, you tend to have a lot of tabs open at the same time when you browse, this extension is fabulous. As its name suggests, you can organize your tabs by ‘group’, even giving them a name. It also works well with Firefox’s Session Manager, so all your tab groups will be saved if you close Firefox and re-open it!
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