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@TXTNLRN,Pilot,play chess the TXTNLRN way

#TXTNLRN  has started a pilot on being able to play chess the TXTNLRN way.

Currently, there are three options based on the type of bandwidth available. We will provide more details in few days.

You can enroll by sending a text message to 512-850-4898 as

Enroll,Start date,your name,play chess, option (1,2,or 3)

Added Nov 26th 2010:

• We play a maximum of half an hour at a time.

• Each person has to make a move in two minutes or they loose their turn.

Now for the way we play, I was thinking of three options.

1. a) Both of us set the game of chess on the board.

1. b) Send a txt message with the move  example Pa2toa3 . P is Pawn and the a is the name of the square/ block horizontally and 2, 3 are for the block vertically.

1. c) Based on the mentioned both of us move the move on the board.
2. The second way I was thinking is to send a text message as in step 1. however, this time I would show the chess board via a camera.
3. One more option I was thinking was I create a Excel spreadsheet that looks like the chess board.

Created the Chess board in Spreadsheet Dec. 21 2010.  This was created as a project with a student who signed up Basic Spreadsheet class.

view of a chess game in seesion

1. a) write Pawn, Camel…. in each cell based on their location.

1. b) We can the use the chat option to state our moves.

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Saw the article – Social Media Comes to Higher Education on Yahoo

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/social_apps_for_education.htm?wid=7

This is what I am talking about.

I would suggest that you also check out the site http://www.TXTNLRN.com To start learning all you need is a phone no, a text message plan and phone that can send and receive text messages and the desire to learn.

I am passionate about teaching.

BTW, I sent the Math table of two, (as a text message)  to two parents and they liked the format. One parent is going to send the message to their child.

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