I went to Shanghai for a conference called Learning 2.0 (as in Learning 2008) about bringing technology into the classroom. It was quite cool, actually. I learned about voicethread, using copyright-free photos from flickr, how to use the smartboard in my classroom (!!!), and that videogames involve a lot higher levels of thinking that I had realized. And, I also got to see this famous Chinese city. I have to say that I really liked it. First, it's a lot flatter than Hong Kong. You can look out in front of you and see... lots of stuff! I also liked the variety in architecture. Even the new buildings were interesting, though my favorite area, predictably, was the French concession. I didn't get any good photos of the area because when we walked around it was pretty
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