Okay, let me get this straight. Anyone with a phone line can now call into your avatar in Second Life? If you're online you'll get connection with your friend or fam member's voice?
I freakin' love it.
Check it out.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
A Belated Thank You--Looking Back and Looking Forward
As I prepare a sort of "How I Spent My Professional Development Summer" 2 minute talk for a faculty meeting tomorrow, I notice that I posted this pic on my scottmerrick.net site but not here. You need to see it:
Pictured above are the folks in Washington, D.C. who attended a very lightly advertised event at NECC09, a reception for Second Life Volunteers. Every one of these people (and more) participated in some degree, scheduled or not, in making the Second Life Playground at NECC09 a robust and welcoming experience for anyone who happened by. Over the three days from Monday, June 31 through Wednesday, July 2, that place was hoppin', as the video below will demonstrates. There are people in that picture from Australia, New Zealand, and half the states in the Union. My co-facilitator, Lisa Linn, and I brought these folks together by means of social media including Twitter, Facebook, Wikispaces, Google Apps, Plurk, and Second Life. Yes, I'm proud. Folks in the shot and folks who didn't make the event so they could be in the shot: If I didn't thank each and every one of you in person, here's my thank you now. Thank you!
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Pictured above are the folks in Washington, D.C. who attended a very lightly advertised event at NECC09, a reception for Second Life Volunteers. Every one of these people (and more) participated in some degree, scheduled or not, in making the Second Life Playground at NECC09 a robust and welcoming experience for anyone who happened by. Over the three days from Monday, June 31 through Wednesday, July 2, that place was hoppin', as the video below will demonstrates. There are people in that picture from Australia, New Zealand, and half the states in the Union. My co-facilitator, Lisa Linn, and I brought these folks together by means of social media including Twitter, Facebook, Wikispaces, Google Apps, Plurk, and Second Life. Yes, I'm proud. Folks in the shot and folks who didn't make the event so they could be in the shot: If I didn't thank each and every one of you in person, here's my thank you now. Thank you!
Find more videos like this on SLeducation Videos
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Immersive learning: it's game on!
My deepest condolences to those who can't see this because it's at YouTube, including all the teachers at my own wonderful school, University School of Nashville. You'll simply have to revisit here from home and check it all out. Discovered from a tweet from my dear friend and colleague Bronwyn Stuckey, this is a must watch for anyone interested in teaching and learning in Virtual Environments. I'm completely going to reference it to my 4th graders' parents, especially for the section on Quest Atlantis, but also for the fabulous brief overviews of all the platforms treated, Second Life, World of Warcraft, and more. Have at it, virtual Pilgrim...
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Blog-o-the-Month for August 2009!!! Learning and Technology: Blog for Reflection!
I'm pleased to announce that Lee Kraus's blog, Learning and Technology: Blog for Reflection. has been chosen the ISTE Island Blogger's Hut Blog-o-the-Month for August 2009! And, no, that's not a skirt, silly! It's me kilt!
Congratulations Lee! You've been
Voting for September will choose between four very different types of blogs--a huge corporation's community blogsite, a UK educator's individual thoughts, a non-commercial group educators' blog, and a private LLC company's educational innovation blog.. Nominees feel free to snag the image here for use on your own beautiful blogs, because your blog has been
Dell Education Community Blog
Clive on Learning
Clive Shepherd, UK
Digital Chalkie
Group blog for Technology and Learning
Internet Time
Jay Cross, Internet Time LLC
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