How will the learning labels be used by students and professionals? From the landing page – a public URL, students will use the learning labels in different ways (and access different file formats). Here are three examples:
A high school student sees the label and knows what needs to be done, so downloads a PNG label for later – now viewable as a graphic in a carousal viewer on his or her smartphone.
A high school or college student receives a complex task (represented as a label). The student downloads a PDF label to computer or smartphone, accesses the label frequently as he or she completes prerequisites.
A teacher downloads the HTML file to post the label on his or her course website or uploads it to a LMS (learning management system). (There is also a link on the landing page to share as an assignment in Google Classroom – no download necessary.)
Skills Label™ is a standardized display for learning expectations. The optimal file format is what the labels were designed for: SVG (scalable vector graphics). SVGs are scalable, interactive, parseable, and versatile and a popular XML standard (so well supported and documented). These attributes make it an ideal format for the labels.
But, the labels are meant to be a standard and have many uses, so other formats have advantages (as discussed above). It is now possible to interact with the labels in these other file formats: HTML (simply a wrapper), PDF, and PNG. Here are the advantages and disadvantages:
| File Type | Advantages | Disadvantages | Uses |
| SVG (Native) |
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(Same as above) | (Same as above) | (Same as above) |
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| PNG |
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