The Story of My “Second Life”

New Recruits Originally uploaded by kjarrett So I’m on my docent shift at HQ the other night, watching a steady stream of people head over to the Band Shell for Ferdi Serim’s (SL: Hodjazz Edman) Tuesday night meeting of the ISTE Technology Coordinator’s SIG, sending people over via the teleporter, and just generally hanging out, [...]

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Last night at the ISTE Island Auditorium about 40 avatars heard Aaron E. Walsh, Director, Grid Institute, Boston College tell us about a not too distant future in which high-resolution avatars and rich content from multiple virtual worlds exist and interoperate seamlessly. It’s all part of Immersive Education, a developing learning platform that combines “interactive [...]

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f_molotov_camera.jpg Originally uploaded by gayeton I had the pleasure of seeing filmmaker Douglas Gayeton present at SLCC 2007 about his production, Molotov Alva, which was picked up by Cinemax, and is now available for all to see right here. This machinima series is powerful from many perspectives. I love the storyline, narration, interactions and imagery. [...]

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Hi everyone, Tonight’s Speaker Series event on ISTE Island, 6pm SLT: Join author/educator Cathy Arreguin (SL: Mari Asturias) of San Diego State University, as she discusses her paper for Global Kids summarizing the SLCC 2007 Education Track proceedings, emphasizing important concepts and examples especially useful for K12 educators and others wanting to incorporate best practices [...]

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I’m sitting in the lobby of the Nassau Inn here in Princeton and I have to say Princeton is BEAUTIFUL. I have never been here before and I’m just blown away. Walking the campus this afternoon was truly an experience. The place feels like Disneyland for the world’s future power elite! Just so inspiring! I [...]

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