The Story of My “Second Life”

International Schools Island Originally uploaded by kjarrett Want to see a Second Life island for educators spring to life before your eyes, built by a “newbie” (with help). Chris Smith’s International Schools Island is coming along nicely! Follow the action on the project blog, here. Quoting from his first post: “This Blog lives to keep [...]

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After finding a new theme recently I took some constructive criticism to heart and went shopping for another one. :-) My search for an even cleaner and more flexible layout led me to Cutline by Chris Pearson. This is no ordinary WordPress theme … it’s got random header images, a support forum, and more. I [...]

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no games on these computers Originally uploaded by circulating Came across this photo while surfing Flickr for images to use for a couple upcoming presentations at the NJAET conference next month. (One is on Second Life, the other is on Tween Social Networking). Remember folks, Second Life isn’t a game, it’s a simulator! -kj-

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No boring printed flyers taped to the walls at school for MY club! LOL! Wish us luck! -kj-

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The official conference blog asks us to post three things we hope to gain by attending this year … it’s my first time as an attendee, my expectations are way high! I’m working with Sylvia Martinez on a panel discussion regarding Second Life that will utilize Voicethread.com’s amazing service. This tool will greatly enrich and [...]

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Hangin’ with Ms. Chatnoir & Mr. Hunsinger Originally uploaded by kjarrett Fresh on the heels of being locked out of the ISTE Webinar, I got a message on the SLRL list about Jeremy Hunsinger’s hosting of a weekly casual chat for educators … I remember meeting Jeremy early in my Second Life adventure back in [...]

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So this is the thanks I get for promoting an ISTE Webinar… :/ I was one of apparently only four people who mistakenly (!) got locked out of What Works: A National Perspective on K–12 Online Learning which was today from 4-5pm Eastern. I signed in 20 minutes early, kept my browser window open, checked [...]

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The Grid Live offers this well-researched post detailing what appears to be preparations by Google to enter the virtual world space. In short: a virtual world pilot project getting underway at Arizona State University seems to have a hint of Googly goodness (and the university has a long-standing and documented working relationship with Mother Google). [...]

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green_light Originally uploaded by quasimojo OK! Our Teen Second Life after-school club (in partnership with the Schome Park Project in the U.K.) was just greenlighted at tonight’s Board of Education meeting! I need to start advertising, I’m looking for about 20 of our best and brightest 13+ year olds for an after-school adventure of a [...]

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Snapshot_001 Originally uploaded by kjarrett Kathy (Schrock in RL) was literally among the first people I met in Second Life, back in January 2007. We had met at Alan November’s Building Learning Communities conference in 2006 (somehow she remembered having breakfast with me) and our Second Life friendship got started. Since then, she has been [...]

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