TeachMeet Midlands - TMM11. What is TeachMeet? Learn something new, be amazed, amused and enthused. This is an informal gathering of those curious about teaching and learning. Anyone can share great ideas they've trialled in their classrooms, ask important questions or simply sign up to take part in learning conversations. Education professionals from all sectors are welcome to take part. The main part of TeachMeet is hearing stories about learning, from teachers. This is not an event to present about a product or theory - this is a chance for teachers from all types of establishments to hear ideas from each other.
Real narratives of practice that make a difference. Venue, date and time The National College, Learning & Conference Centre, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG8 1DH Friday 20th May, 2011, 18.30 - 21.30 ***Triumph Rd is closed from Wollaton Rd/A609 side, to get to venue use A6200/Derby Rd to get onto Triumph Rd*** International Times Sydney, Aus - Sat 03.30 (21/5/11) Chicago, US - 12.30 Los Angeles, US - 10.30. Kensuke's Kingdom. Newsbeat - Teen's Bubble Ball game tops iTunes free app chart. A game designed by a 14-year-old boy has topped the iTunes worldwide free app charts, ahead of the likes of Facebook and Skype. Robert Nay, from Utah in the USA, created Bubble Ball, a "physics puzzle game" for Apple devices.
He learned how to code the game from a library book, after a friend's dad suggested he try to make an app. The game is based around trying to get a bubble into a goal On Wednesday (19 January), Bubble Ball had been downloaded two million times, according to Robert's figures. It was also ahead of the free version of hit game Angry Birds. "I think it's pretty cool because I never thought my game would do that well," Robert told ABC News.
"My friend's dad suggested I try making an iPhone app and I thought, 'Why not, that'd be pretty cool,' so I checked out a book from the library. "When I saw that it was number one for the free apps, I was astonished. " He also says he plans to make more games, but his next project is "a secret". ELESIG. The Net Rules! Net safety for children.