The Story of My “Second Life”

I’m basically packed and will be heading out soon, wishing I’d scheduled an earlier flight. :/ I’ll be uploading cell phone and other snapshots throughout my journey (and while at the conference). If you want, you can follow the action via my Flickr stream here. My NECC 2008 photoset, once fully populated, will be here. [...]

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Hi everyone, Heading to NECC tomorrow … looking forward to seeing friends old and new … and spending five days with like-minded educators from all over the world with a shared passion: improving professional practice through the authentic use and creative application of educational technology. One of those friends is Bernajean Porter, whom I had [...]

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How cool is this … and perfect timing, too! Back in September 2007 I noticed an article about Second Life in the New Jersey Association for Educational Technology’s online journal. It was a stock piece from ISTE, and it was good, but I figured the talented crew of New Jersey-based ISTE Docents here could put [...]

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I missed the event today but fortunately Fleep was there and has this report – check it out! Thanks Fleep! by Fleep Tuque

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Those of us following the good folks over at Immersive Education should be sure not to miss Friday’s launch of Project Wonderland, Friday June 20th, 2008 at 4pm EST at Sun island in Second Life. Click here for the SLURL. School will be out and I’m planning to attend – see you there! -kj-

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Forwarded from the ISTE Listserv… Please join us this Thursday, June 12, at 6 PM SLT for our Alamo sneak preview! In world historical re-enactors will guide you through ISTE’s Alamo campus, and will share the story of this fascinating national landmark. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island%204/235/177/30 See you there! -kj-

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She said she was nervous … and was afraid no one would show … but she was clearly wrong on both parts! Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks (RL: Denise Cote), Associate Professor, Librarian, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn Illinois, joined us at the ISTE Bandshell last night. The title of her talk was “Community Colleges in Virtual Worlds: [...]

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FYI – AJ Brooks is leading weekly roundtables on education in SL at the Montclair State University campus in SL (click here for the SLURL), Tuesdays, 3:30 pm SLT … see you there!

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Hi everyone, NECC is just around the corner. You going? Awesome! See you there. Not going? Sorry to hear that. There are still plenty of opportunities to get involved – and you’re in the driver’s seat! Here’s a shot of the Alamo build on ISTE Island 4: You can check the volunteer page on ISTE’s [...]

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