For Presenters - Flat Classroom Conference 2011 - Invitation to participate virtually!

[Julie Lindsay]

Hello Flat Classroom Conference Presenters.

Yes you may have already received the email below. But as presenters you ALSO receive the following. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks
Julie

1. All essential information about the Virtual Flat Classroom is on the wiki at http://conference2011.flatclassroomproject.org/Virtual+Participants
2. Visit the Flat Classroom Virtual Event - http://flatclass.tigweb.org - Click “Register” to signup as a TakingITGlobal member (free)
3. Visit http://www.tigweb.org/community/tigblogs/manage/index.html to set up your personal blog on the conference Ning (or your personal blog) to import into TIG (every 3-6 hours). Don’t forget to tag flatclass2011
4. During the dates of the conference and either side (February 18-March 2nd) your blogs will automatically pull into the Virtual Event site!
5. Join the Flat Classroom group on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_155593374492488&ap=1
6. Use the Twitter hash tag #flatclass2011 and follow @flatclassroom
7. Subscribe to our YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/flatclassroom
8. Participate in the TIGWeb Flat Classroom virtual space http://events.tigweb.org/flatclass2011  eg add photos directly to http://events.tigweb.org/flatclass2011/photos/
9. Join the Flat Classroom Group on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/flatclassroom/ and don’t forget to tag flatclass2011

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Julie Lindsay, MA (Music), MA (ETL), ADE 
Director Flat Classroom™ Projects
http://flatclassroomproject.net
http://flatclassroomconference.com
lindsa...@gmail.com
Twitter/Skype/Delicious: julielindsay
Blog: http://123elearning.blogspot.com
Wiki: http://julielindsay.wikispaces.com

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From: Flat Classroom Conference <ma...@flatclassroomconference.ning.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 4:54 PM
Subject: Flat Classroom Conference 2011 - Invitation to participate virtually!
To: Julie Lindsay <lindsa...@gmail.com>

Flat Classroom Conference Building bridges today that society tomorrow will walk across A message to all members of Flat Classroom Conference Dear Flat Classroom Supporters   The Flat Classroom Conference 2011 is less then three weeks away. We now have over 230 educators and students from 45+ schools and institutions across more than 14 countries coming to Beijing for the Leadership Workshop and Student Summit. As our website states, “The conference is diverse in participation while allowing smaller groups with leading world-class presenters in a "flattened" environment where virtual participants join in the conversation from remote corners of the world. Educators will leave the conference understanding how to collaborate globally and with skills and contacts in hand to start projects.” http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/  http://flatclassroomconference.com Our motto for this event is ‘Join us at the W.A.L.L. where We All Learn & Lead’. If you cannot come to Beijing we now invite YOU to be a virtual participant at this global event. We are excited to have Taking It Global partnering with Flat Classroom to put together an amazing virtual conference experience.  See http://www.tigweb.org/tiged/ All information about the Virtual Flat Classroom at the Flat Classroom Conference 2011 can be found on the wiki at http://conference2011.flatclassroomproject.org/Virtual+Participants There will also be ONE online meeting prior to the conference offered at TWO different days and times to accommodate our global audience. At this meeting Flat Classroom Conference virtual participation will be reviewed and all details and expectations discussed. In addition our virtual hosts, Taking IT Global, will explore further opportunities to engage in global learning initiatives. Meeting #1: Tuesday Feb 8, 7am EST, 12 Midday GMT, 8pm China, 11pm Australia - Julie Lindsay to lead Meeting #2: Sunday Feb 13 5pm EST, 10 pm GMT, Monday Feb 14 6am China, 9am Australia  - Vicki Davis to lead There are TWO levels of virtual participation for the Flat Classroom Conference 2011. LEVEL 1: Participation as a full team member in the Leadership Workshop OR the Student Summit This invitation is limited to 36 students and 40 educators Interested participants must sign up via this online form Confirmation of a place will be sent out by Friday February 18 Attendance at one of the online meetings (or listening to the recording) is expected Participants in the Student Summit will automatically be added to working teams - Teams accessed via the wiki http://conference2011.flatclassroomproject.org/Student+Teams Participants in the Leadership Workshop will be allocated a team during the first day of the conference http://conference2011.flatclassroomproject.org/Leadership+Teams Interaction as a team member may be in real time and/or virtual via the online spaces (eg wiki) however it is expected that for a LEVEL 1 participant some real time attendance will be possible We are also excited to announce that we are able to offer one credit through Buffalo State, SUNY (International Graduate Programs for Educators) for completion of the conference for both in person and virtual participants. More details on the wiki soon! LEVEL 2: Participation via Virtual Flat Classroom online spaces http://flatclass.tigweb.org/ This will take the form of watching streamed video, participating in backchannel discussion and interacting via microblogging, comments to blog posts and other shared media and Web 2.0 tools Interaction and involvement may be in real time or asynchronous Interaction with team members is encouraged but there is no expectation for full contribution or continuity This invitation is not limited to a set number, there is no form to fill in, and interested participants are very welcome to join our online meetings to learn more about Flat Classroom and Taking IT Global Don't forget to read more on our wiki http://conference2011.flatclassroomproject.org/Virtual+Participants We hope to 'see' you at the Flat Classroom Conference.   Questions? Email: ju...@flatclassroom.org Julie Lindsay   Visit Flat Classroom Conference at: http://flatclassroomconference.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network   To control which emails you receive on Flat Classroom Conference, click here