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This is to confirm that the 18th termly "Shambles" Newsletter from The Education Project Asia is now available online - designed for International School Communities across S.E.Asia. It can be viewed online at http://www.shambles.net/newsletter/may2008 Topics this term include: - New on Shambles : Climate Change/Maths/Olympics/Sec Education - International Schools Island in Second Life (3D online virtual world) - Second Life Presentatio… Continue

It's Monday lunchtime and I'm in Bangkok airport waiting for my connecting flight to Chiangmai and although it is only 24 hours since our 'happening' happened it already seems to be a world apart ..... unless, I guess, that world was Second Life.

Second Life was the last session I was involved in on Sunday and I couldn't have hoped for a better finish .... one that allowed us to connect and talk with a group of similar minded educators on another… Continue

Well China had been blocking the Blogs from Blogger (Blogspot) ..... but now in Shanghai I find that I can connect to the Blog I set up for the conference which is at

http://shanghaiworkshops.blogspot.com

Thank you China !

If you are attending any of my sessions then please leave a note introducing yourself and saying what you hope to gain from the session .....

OK OK ... so I ne… Continue

Well .... arrived in Shanghai today (Thursday 13th) ... and settled into the hotel.

Time difference between Thailand and China is one hour ..... hope I don't suffer from jet lag ... planning to sleep early just in case...

Technology does make me smile .... sometimes a fun smile and sometimes a 'I'm going crazy' smile .... tonights smile was related to the internet connection in the hotel (Ramada) .... their connection in the room is brilliant but to get MS Outlook to work prope… Continue

I've agreed to post this information from Changemakers ..... looks a brilliant opportunity for any teachers or students who have developed any games .... the downside is that the deadline is only in a couple of weeks ... but here's the info anyway.

www.changemakers.net invites game developers of computer, video and mobile… Continue

It's August and Jeff U tells me that Blogger Blogs from Blogspot have been blocked in China .... so if you are in China and trying to access my Blog about the Conf at http://shanghaiworkshops.blogspot.com/ then you are not going to get through.

So lets look at some solutions ..... if you are in China ... you can use a proxy server ... what does this mean .... well just go to my page on Shambles called "Filter Busters" at… Continue

An interesting visual map of School 2.0 from the USA ..... can be sent free to USA Schools .... but fortunately a download pdf available.
See http://www.school2-0.org/map.htm

I wonder where the Web 2.0 references are ..... also not much about library and information specialists .... I suspect this could be a useful discussion tool/focus.

www.shambles.net/blogforest
I've dedicated my whole existence to finding online Videos and PPoints all about Web 2.0 .... JUST 4 U.
OK ... maybe I exagerate .... but I do now have an impressive Forest of Theme Blogs that have the potential… Continue

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