The Story of My “Second Life”

Inworld last night for docent duty @ ISTE HQ, there was a pretty typical crowd of newcomers, most were either brand-new to Second Life or returning to it after creating avatars a long time ago. All educators from different parts of the country, we spent time getting to know each other, sharing ideas about the [...]

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Have a really neat opportunity today, thanks to an invitation from Meghan Deana and the other great folks over at Global Kids … I will be serving on a selection panel for the Dream It, Do It initiative sponsored by Global Kids and Ashoka’s Youth Venture. In Global Kids’ own words: “The D.I.D.I. Initiative supports [...]

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It was a gorgeous summer day, absolutely perfect for some quality time behind the wheel of my Grand Prix on the Garden State Parkway. I rolled out around 8:30 am, expecting at least some delays, but about two hours and (approximately) 112.61 blissfully traffic-free miles later, I was at Marc’s doorstep.

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I will be in the car shortly on my way to Maplewood, NJ and the home of young adult author Marc Aronson. Once we get the technical details sorted out, we should be streaming live, probably around 11:00 am EDT. We hope you can join us! Click here for the UStream! Remember, if you want [...]

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Happened across a terrific article today for the first time, despite the fact it was published more than a year and a half ago. Guess I need to get around more. :) Kelly Czarnecki and Matt Gullett do a fantastic job explaining what Second Life (and Teen Second Life) is, describing its power as a [...]

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Back in November, we learned that Schome Park was going to be featured in a segment on Teachers.TV. We scrambled to prepare, and though things were far from smooth, I had a feeling they got plenty of good footage. They sure did! See for yourself: http://www.teachers.tv/video/23906.  Here’s a screenshot featuring none other than our own [...]

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This event was last Wednesday night opposite our National Distance Learning Week event at ISTE Island and was streamed into Second Life. (At least one person lamented they could not be in both places at once!) Here is the website providing the background, including pics from the SL venue: http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/index.php/events/events_detail/2541/ Here is the rebroadcast, a [...]

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Those of us who have been in Second Life for a while will likely nod our heads in agreement with much of Kathy’s October 26th post on her Second Life-specific Lighthouse Learning blog. (Kathy is well known to many educators by way of the Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators). In it, she presents a couple [...]

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In my previous post I didn’t really delve into the real power of last night’s CSI: NY episode, and that is the interactive in-world ‘game’ that allows visitors to gather and analyze evidence, develop conclusions, and ultimately solve a case, all while interacting with the environment and other avatars. For a look at a similar [...]

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Just came across this post by Nafiza GKid on the Global Kids Digital Media Initiative blog. [Nafiza was one of a small group of teens from Global Kids (GK) at the Second Life Community Convention in Chicago this past August.] I’m sharing it because I think it’s a great example of the hope and promise [...]

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