Putting this into a blog post from the front page as an archive.

 

The Flat Classroom Conference 2011 hosted by Beijing (BISS) International School  February 25-27 in Beijing, China was a great success!

Thank you to everyone for Joining us at the W.A.L.L. where We All Learn & Lead! We are in the process of uploading media to…

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They said it couldn't get done...they said it wouldn't get done...it [darn] near didn't get done! Yet here it is, the "OpenSimulator: School Quick Start Guide," a "one stop shop" for teachers wanting to get their schools started with 3D virtual worlds. It includes an overview, step-by-step setup…

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Over the past 2 weeks students and teachers globally have been voting for the top student and teacher projects. They were asked to vote for the ideas that would have the most potential if implemented.  We are excited to announce the results.



Student Projects:

First Place: Team 9 Movement… Continue

Did all that really happen just last weekend?? ;)

 

Thanks again to everybody!

 

Hey, so these ain't The China Daily, but all publicity is good publicity, right?

 

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Here is our project. It is gradually turning into an idea which I think might just work. I would love to see students actually start to be engaged with this.

Check out our idea LIPS

 

The idea is to invite students to contribute creative artistic works to bring global awareness to their LOCAL issues and…

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Beijing (BISS) International School is abuzz with activity preparing for the Flat Classroom Conference. Educators and students from more than fifteen countries are coming to Beijing to learn about and do global collaboration.



This conference is unique because it is project based. Spotted with short, high energy presentations, adults and students will design and create global collaborative projects while being coached and taught by some of the leading thought leaders in… Continue

Al-Azhar is a leading Islamic Educational Foundation in Indonesia. It manages schools from kindergarten to University. It now has  33 Kindergartens ,  33 Elementary Schools :  22 Junior High Schools : 6 Senior High Schools  and  1 University located in several provinces. The main campus is in Kebayoran Baru area which is considered the heart of the capital city, Jakarta.

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-How do you feel about coming to China? (You can change that to Beijing since you already live in China) 

Well seeing that I won’t actually be there I can’t really say. I am however excited about collaborating with people and anticipating some interesting opinions and ideas to come up.

 

-What do you think the Flat Classroom Conference is all about? 

I think that it is there so that people from all over the world can communicate with each other in ways that were…

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This year is my fifth year living in China but my first time ever attending such conferences. I am guessing the Flat Classroom Conference will be about using Web 2.0 effectively in learning and communicating with people from afar. I look forward to exploring the possibilities of Web 2.0 tools and other technology skills and further applying them to communication and learning. The Flat Classroom means a bringing together of people. Also, the topic of the conference this years is interesting…

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