Hmm, perhaps somebody can bring you back a showbag ;-)<br><br>Say Cameron, thanks heaps for the advice last year about open source friendly interactive whiteboards! We installed a one in our Physics room and the teacher there is literally over the moon about our choice and this robust unit. I'll thinking of organising a show and tell after school hours on Wed 19th November. I'll also show off the WiiMote that we built for a fraction of the price and double the fun. With enough advance notice, Graham could help whip up another couple of WiiMote IR Pens for interested technogeeks to take home and try out. Hmm, perhaps tempt visitors with nibblies and drinks. <br>
<br>What do you reckon folks?<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/10/28 Cameron Bell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bell.cameron.p@edumail.vic.gov.au">bell.cameron.p@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Jeez would love to go, but Sydney? Fat chance for a Vic Government School Teacher.<br>
I've got a yearly budget of $100 for any conferences I may wish to attend.<br>
Sigh<br><font color="#888888">
Cameron</font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
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On 28/10/2008, at 4:42 PM, Pia Waugh wrote:<br>
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Hi Rob,<br>
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<quote who="Phillip Pike"><br>
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Is this the Open Source conference that has been cancelled?<br>
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<a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=904580781" target="_blank">http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=904580781</a><br>
<<a href="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=904580781&eid=-6787" target="_blank">http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=904580781&eid=-6787</a>><br>
&eid=-6787<br>
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No. Conisdering I hadn't even heard of the Open Standards conference (and I<br>
tend to be pretty close to the grapevine in such things) I'm not surprised<br>
they had no regos. Crazy.<br>
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Anyway, this conf is happening, it is meant to be an open conversation about<br>
creating a strategy towards open education for 2008 as well as a chance to<br>
share and document existing case studies and approaches to openness.<br>
<br>
Come along :)<br>
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<a href="http://ask-oss.mq.edu.au/" target="_blank">http://ask-oss.mq.edu.au/</a><br>
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Cheers,<br>
Pia<br>
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