Testing. Retro. LLMozLib & uBrowser. Google joins effort for 3D Web standard with new plugin, API - A. Google has released an experimental browser plugin that will make it possible to display rich 3D graphics in Web content. Google hopes that the plugin will stimulate discussion within the Web development community and contribute to a nascent effort headed by the Khronos group to bring 3D graphics to the Web. The plugin provides an implementation of O3D, a new API conceived by Google that facilitates the development of interactive 3D Web applications.
It can be used to programmatically create and manipulate 3D graphics with the JavaScript programming language. It's far more sophisticated and ambitious than some of Google's previous experiments with 3D Web content, such as the ill-fated Lively service. The source code of the plugin is distributed under the open source BSD license, which broadly permits third-party developers to study, modify, and redistribute the plugin software. Google's O3D API takes a different approach and is not directly compatible with Mozilla's plugin. 50 Awesome Semantic Apps for Educators. The semantic web has been touted as the next great frontier on the Internet. Teaching computers to understand how the human brain categorizes and thinks is at the heart of this concept and promises to open the doors to easier and more efficient access to information on the Internet. For educators, this means that information available to students is of a higher caliber than what is sometimes available with traditional web applications.
While this field is just starting to grow, there are several applications available right now of which educators can take advantage. From web browsing to research to blogging to collaboration, these apps will provide a taste of what may be on the horizon with the semantic web in education. Web Browsing Browsing the web can be difficult at times when you get bogged down in junk websites or dead links. BlueOrganizer. General Web Searching and Research Hakia. Specialized Research Citeline. Blogging Yahoo! Collaborating and Connecting with Others Text2Mindmap.
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