🚀 Creating an Interactive Web App with React and Converting to HTML using Claude AI by Theresa

🚀 Creating an Interactive Web App with React and Converting to HTML using Claude AI

Memory_Game_equivalent_fractions.zip
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💡 The Idea

As part of an EdTech initiative, I developed an interactive React application that delivers a digital learning experience. But here's the twist—after building the interactive using React (JSX components, states, effects, and Tailwind CSS), I needed to convert it into a standalone HTML, CSS, and JS file for easy sharing and embedding into Learning Management Systems like SLS (Student Learning Space).

⚙️ The Workflow

1. Build with React (JSX)

React gives the power to:

Reuse components
Handle states and props efficiently
Use TailwindCSS for elegant UIs
Dynamically control interactions (e.g., tabs, sliders, modals)

The app was first created using:

And then coded using App.js, Tailwind, and modular components.

2. Prompting Claude for Conversion

Once I was satisfied with the React version, I opened Claude and dropped the full React code (JSX/JS + TailwindCSS usage) and asked:

“Convert this React app into plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—no build tools or dependencies.”

Claude intelligently:

Converted React components into raw HTML
Inlined TailwindCSS styles into traditional CSS classes
Rewrote dynamic behavior (hooks and handlers) into vanilla JavaScript

3. HTML Output Example

Here’s a simplified version of what Claude generated:

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"/>
  <title>Interactive App</title>
  <style>
    body {
      font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
      background: #f0f4f8;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 20px;
    }
    .button {
      background-color: #4f46e5;
      color: white;
      padding: 10px 20px;
      border-radius: 8px;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
    }
    .hidden { display: none; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Welcome to the Interactive App</h1>
  <button class="button" onclick="toggle()">Toggle Message</button>
  <p id="message" class="hidden">Hello from Claude’s HTML version!</p>

  <script>
    function toggle() {
      const msg = document.getElementById("message");
      msg.classList.toggle("hidden");
    }
  </script>
</body>
</html>

4. Why This Matters

This approach is ideal for:

Embedding in LMS (like SLS, Moodle)
Sharing via Iframe
Portability without React build steps
Offline usage in classrooms

✨ Key Benefits

React Dev	Claude HTML Export
Developer-friendly	Student-ready
Modular JS	Static HTML
Modern styling	Backward-compatible
State-driven logic	Lightweight JS functions

📦 Bonus: Packaging

The final HTML, CSS, and JS files were zipped and deployed to a school server, SLS component, or Google Sites. You can download this .zip and drag-drop into most platforms.

Memory_Game_equivalent_fractions.zip
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