Archive for 'CPS SL Events' Category
Illinois Interlopers Party 5-4-07
6 May 2007Last Friday, about twenty avatars who are members of the Illinois Interlopers group held their second party. This party was held on the rooftop of the new Alliance Library System International Headquarters. We danced, ate virtual refreshments, and talked with each other. The Illinois Interlopers is a group of professionals within SL [...]
CPS Monday Mixer 4-9-07
10 April 2007Last night, we held our second Monday Mixer event. Librarian Amarris Aabye took our little group on a tour of the NOAA glacier simulation. We looked at the stages of glaciation and identified web-based teacher resources to assist in teaching the concept. Later, Amarris took our group to an aquarium.
First CPS Monday Mixer
27 March 2007Last night, we held the first CPS “Monday Mixer”. It is a time for CPS librarians and teachers to come together to explore and network. Our first event was a walking tour around Cybrary City. The event was attended by seven people, including a surprise drop-in from Kathy Schrock, who tagged along [...]
St. Pat’s Day CPS & Illinois Social Event
18 March 2007On St. Patrick’s Day, we held our first CPS and Illinois social networking event. The party was attended by about 20 avatars who were from institutions such as the Alliance Library System, the School of the Art Institute, DePaul University, University of Chicago, Southern Illinois University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ISTE, and of course, [...]
DLIS Celebrates Teen Tech Week
11 March 2007On Wed, March 7th, the CPS Department of Libraries hosted our first major event, following our Open House. This event, a panel discussion, was organized in celebration of YALSA’s new program - Teen Tech Week. (See http://teentechweek.wikispaces.com) Kittygloom Cassady, of ISTE, served as the co-moderator for the discussion, fielding IM questions for panelists and leading [...]
DLIS Virtual Office Open House
30 January 2007On Saturday, January 27th, 2007 the Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries & Information Services (DLIS) hosted an Open House from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm SL time. About forty avatars visited the office to learn about DLIS services and resources. Many of these persons are librarians in real life. Upon arrival, attendees received a [...]