Experts needed – create some snacks!

Hopefully you saw the annoucement yesterday about the launch of the beta version of the community learning snack site called SnackBox. It’s the new place for technology experts to create and share Silverlight learning snacks.

While we’re in this beta phase, we’d love to have people who are experienced with Microsoft technologies (MCP’s, MCT’s, etc) create your own snacks and upload them to the site.  This will accomplish two things:

1.  The snacks you create will be there when we do the larger public launch later this year, giving you and your expertise visibility.

2.  We’ll be featuring the top authors on the site, giving you even more visibility.

So if you haven’t checked it out yet, just go to http://beta.snackbox.microsoft.com/ See what we have to offer, then use the feedback page to let us know what you think and if you’re interested in becoming one of our beta authors.  We’re limiting this beta phase to only 20 authors, so let us know right away if you’re interested and which technologies you’d like to create snacks about.

Introducing SnackBox Beta

Introducing the SnackBox beta!

Microsoft Learning introduces SnackBox, a new place to view and create Silverlight Learning Snacks!

http://beta.snackbox.microsoft.com  

There’s a vast resource of knowledge out there – SME’s, MCT’s, MCP’s and others who are eager to share their expertise.

The combination of the Learning Content Development System (LCDS), the Snack Converter, and now the SnackBox platform enables the community to build and publish Silverlight Learning Snacks. Learners, after signing in to SnackBox, can rate the snacks published by both MSL and the community.

Learning Snacks fill a vital spot in the community authoring strategy for MSL. Learning Snacks and SnackBox enable the community to create online learning without having to be an e-learning expert because all of the instructional design and production elements are baked into the experience. And SnackBox is provided free of charge.

SnackBox Highlights

• Provides an easy way to browse and find Microsoft Learning and community- created snacks. 
• Enables the Microsoft Learning Community to easily create snacks using the LCDS and Snack Converter tool.
• Distinguishes between community produced and Microsoft produced Snacks
• Allows users to rate snacks
• Allows us to highlight top community contributors

Create, enjoy, tell others!