The Story of My “Second Life”

Loaded and Ready Originally uploaded by kjarrett. So I raced home to make the meeting with Madeline, only to have her arrive somewhat late, cutting our planned hour to just 15 minutes … hey, these things happen. :) Afterwards I headed to the James Paul Gee simulcast here on NMC’s Teaching sim. In this screenshot, [...]

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Falar a Madeline sobre a segunda vida Originally uploaded by kjarrett. Using the “Babbler,” a nifty utility I found thanks to Kyle Thorn, I was able to converse with Madeline Ahn, whom I recently met, in her native Portugese! She contacted me about teaching her students in Second Life. The Babbler helped us communicate almost [...]

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How this is possible? Full story here. I don’t get it … the technical side, that is. Can someone clue me in or point me to some resources about this practice? -kj-

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Ok, so Tom and Clare and I met last night to brainstorm. Basically here’s where he is. (Tom, this would be a good place for you to jump in and comment): Having initial conversations with I.T. regarding technical feasibility Preparing to meet with curriculum people to present high level proposal/idea From what I’ve gathered the [...]

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Looking for the ULTIMATE workshop on Teen SL led by one of the true pioneers? Here’s your chance! Peggy Sheehy, the visionary driving Suffern Middle School’s Ramapo Islands spectacular Teen SL initiative, is leading a two-day workshop at the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center in Elmsford, NY on August 7th & 8th. Click here for [...]

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Ok, let’s get this party started… I’d like to set up an area/island in Teen Secondlife for my 8th grade Digital Arts classes. My idea is to have them build their own area to show off their work in Photoshop and Illustrator – even extend it to presenting porjects from other subject areas. How can [...]

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Special thanks to Kathy Schrock for sharing this great article in eLearn Magazine by Jay Cross, Internet Time Group; Tony O’Driscoll, IBM; and Eilif Trondsen, SRI Consulting Business Intelligence. It’s written in plain language that makes it perfect for sharing with non-technical friends, family members, school board members, district administrators and cynical colleagues that don’t [...]

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Smittyguy Torok Originally uploaded by kjarrett. Here we see Tom Perazzo (RL) in SLolar Central with Clare and me discussing his upcoming teen grid project – Project Cabrillo (I just made that up) is off and running!

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Well, ok then! Amy Bloom (RL, no SL name provided) comments here about the launch of SLolar Central, but also to share her concerns regarding my over-emphasizing the “rock star” community we’ve created here on EduIsland II. In the interest of continuing the conversation, I’d like to respond by making a couple of counterpoints, and, [...]

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Peggy Sheehy … DELIVERS Originally uploaded by kjarrett. Still reeling from an incredible conference and teh buildup that preceeded it … you can watch many of the presentations at SLCN.TV by clicking here … there are interviews with some of the conference organizing team as well … our K-12 keynote is there (though I have [...]

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