Hi Wayne, Good point - go kiwis go!
- Randy On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Randy, > > Well there is always the WikiEducator online conversion service for those > users who may not have MS Word 2007 and above. > > See: http://wikieducator.org/Special:OOoConverter > > This work was also supported with thanks to the New Zealand Ministry of > Education. > > Cheers > Wayne > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Randy Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> This is great news - and a sure sign of progress. >> >> I've checked the download, and sure enough, it's there. >> >> It is a bit disappointing though, that it's only for MS Word 2007 and >> above. >> >> I know many people (myself included) and organizations which never made >> the upgrade from Office / Word 2003. >> >> Sigh - >> >> Nevertheless, a big thank you to all of the partners who made this happen. >> >> - Randy >> >> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Wayne Mackintosh < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> Microsoft, working alongside the Open Education Resource (OER) >>> Foundation <http://wikieducator.org/OERF:Home> at Otago >>> Polytechnic<http://wikieducator.org/Otago_Polytechnic>and the New Zealand >>> Ministry of Education, has produced a new, open source >>> extension for Microsoft Word that allows documents to be saved in a >>> Wiki-friendly format called MediaWiki, as used by the popular online >>> encyclopedia, Wikipedia. >>> >>> Read more: >>> http://wikieducator.org/Microsoft_Launches_Open_Source_Filter_for_Mediawiki >>> >>> Cheers >>> Wayne >>> >>> -- >>> Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. >>> Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> >>> Director, International Centre for Open Education, >>> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >>> Founder and elected Community Council Member, >>> Wikieducator<http://www.wikieducator.org%20> >>> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >>> Skype: WGMNZ1 >>> Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | >>> identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "WikiEducator Teacher Collaboration Forum" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum?hl=en >>> . >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ________________ >> *Randy Fisher (aka WikiRandy), MA, OMD >> *resume <http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher> - >> services<http://wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher/TORs/Project_Services>- >> roles <http://wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher/Roles> - case >> studies<http://wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher/TORs/Case_Studies>- >> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=112703&trk=tab_pro> >> +1 613.722.5577 (EST) >> Skype: wikirandy >> >> >> - Strategy, Partnerships, Project Management & Implementation >> - Facilitating Change & Stakeholder Engagement, "Buy-In", & >> Mobilization >> - E-Learning, Web 2.0/Social Media, Online Collaboration >> - Leadership, Teams & Communities-of-Practice >> - Coaching & Mentoring >> >> *Current Roles * >> >> 1. 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