The Story of My “Second Life”

Hey folks – here’s one not to miss – Angela Maiers is coming into Second Life as tonight’s guest at ISTE’s Eduverse Talks! Here’s the official announcement – see you there! -kj- Classroom Habitudes: Teaching 21st Century Learning Habits and Attitudes Join us for a thought-provoking episode of ISTE Eduverse Talks where host Peggy Sheehy [...]

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Source: ISTE Eduverse Talks Blog Redefining Innovation: Programming Complex, Immersive Simulations in Second Life Tuesday July 28, 2009 5PM SLT Since launching in 2003, Second Life has continued to evolve in terms of capability and sophistication, while the foundation design elements have remained largely the same. Sensing these limitations – and opportunities – three educators [...]

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Now THAT was FUN! Ok, so the 6,782 hours of preparation leading UP to last night was a lot like WORK, but, wow, what an experience. Thanks to our terrific guests (Sarah Robbins, AJ Kelton and Brock Dubbels), the astounding SLCN.tv staff (Starr Sonic [SL] and Yxes Delacroix [SL]) and Jennifer Ragan-Fore and her entire [...]

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In a few hours, I’ll be joining Sarah Robbins (SL: Intellagirl Tully), AJ Kelton (SL: AJ Brooks) and Brock R. Dubbels (SL: GrandmasterFoo Woodget) for a something new on ISTE Island, our first-ever episode of the Eduverse Talks series. It’s an hour-long bi-weekly talk show that will be broadcasted live on SLCN.tv (and archived). It’s [...]

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Just thought I’d pass this along – sorry for the short notice – if you’ve got time, these workshops are terrific! Elaine always does an awesome job! When:  Saturday, January 31, 2009 Time:  9 am – 11 am SLT Where:  ISTE Island 3: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island%203/117/219/29 What: Would you like to learn how to customize your avatar [...]

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Here is information about tomorrow’s Speaker Series session, featuring Bernajeana Pinazzo (RL: Bernajean Porter) – master digital storyteller, keynote speaker, and teacher of possibilities! NECC 2009 in Washington D.C. will mark thirty years of ISTE history. Join ISTE and their new Digital Storytelling SIG members in collecting the many, many stories detailing the journey of [...]

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Just passing this on – in case you missed it – Esme and Jane do a FANTASTIC job with these bi-weekly tours, participants constantly rave about them. Do try to attend if you can! -kj- —– Sunday, October 19 at 9AM SLT leaving from ISTE Island HQ http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/93/83/30 ISTE Tour Guides, Esme Qunhua and Janita [...]

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What an event this was … we filled the sim … avatars from around the world joined us … the U.K. (Fleet Goldenberg, shown here) … Asia (ShamblesGuru Voom), Australia (Decka Mah was in the audience), and a collection of others from the USA including Mari Asturias, Tek Zeno, and Maggie Marat all shared their [...]

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Hi everyone, One of the most powerful aspects of Second Life is its ability to connect people who otherwise would never have the opportunity to do so in real life. Tuesday’s ISTE Speaker Series presentation (6pm SLT, ISTE Island Auditorium, http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/204/46/23) will be very special … not just because it will feature Tim Magner, Director, [...]

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Hi everyone, Tonight at 6:00 pm SLT (aka Pacific US time) on ISTE Island, our Speaker Series event features Peggy Sheehy and a panel of FIVE Suffern teachers, experienced educators who have been working with students in Second Life for, in some cases, several years! Here’s the announcement from the ISTE Second Life events wiki: [...]

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