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title: "A Few Thoughts About... Markdown, Open Content and the new Grav Presentation Plugin"
date: 01/24/2019
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    'twitter:title' : A Few Thoughts About... Markdown and Open Content
    'twitter:description' : A bit about my experience of using Markdown, open content, and the release of the new Grav Presentation Plug.
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_Recently I tweeted some of my thoughts about Markdown, open content, and the release of the new Grav Presentation Plug, and I thought I would share them here:_

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">While not a &#39;silver bullet&#39; for all open content/<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OER</a> scenarios, in my experience Markdown supports truly open (think of the 5Rs) and collaborative materials (when used with Git-based Web services like GitLab/GitHub/etc.) while also enabling a more streamlined workflow. [1/4]</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1088136460530679808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Unlike HTML which was designed to be an &#39;output&#39; language, Markdown was designed as an &#39;input&#39; language, where style/structure can be easily indicated and then output in other formats. As such, it is an ideal element in a future-friendly open content system - as shown👇[2/4] <a href="https://t.co/cEQKUoTqk4">pic.twitter.com/cEQKUoTqk4</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1088136606551179264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The arrival of the Reveal.js based <a href="https://twitter.com/getgrav?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@getgrav</a> Presentation Plugin is a great example of this - now within a single Grav site (which can be automatically synced to GitLab/GitHub/etc.) you can include multi-device friendly presentations, all based in Markdown - sneak a peek👇[3/4] <a href="https://t.co/D2a0D7rsWD">pic.twitter.com/D2a0D7rsWD</a></p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1088136806661382144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Want to see a live example of a future-friendly open content system? Check out the latest prototype for my <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SFU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SFU</a> CMPT-363 User Interface Design course at <a href="https://t.co/jj5eH3OROK">https://t.co/jj5eH3OROK</a> (or see it seamlessly partnered with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CanvasLMS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CanvasLMS</a> at <a href="https://t.co/gV4QAvLBdc">https://t.co/gV4QAvLBdc</a> )🚀[4/4]</p>&mdash; Hibbitts Design (@hibbittsdesign) <a href="https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/1088137512013357056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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