Graphite.org Analyses Educational Apps

Graphite.org is a website which evaluates educational apps. Bill Gates recommends the site on his blog.

-DD

Mobile Web App Creation Tools

Mark Gibbs (who goes under the nom de plume of "Gearhead" when writing for NetworkWorld) shares the following tools for creating WebApps:

1. AppsGeyser
2. AppGyver
3. Capriza
4. Appery.io
5. Corona Labs SDK
6. Live Code Open Source
7. Alpha Five

-DD

Web App Development

Ericka Chickowski prepared a slideshow demonstrating that the three reasons for developing platform specific apps are:

1. To make the app available when offline;
2. To take advantage of device hardware;
3. Speed requirements (native apps run faster).

Otherwise, she provides seven reasons for using HTML5 to create or prototype the app.

-DD