Archive for 'Other SL Events' Category
ELVEN Meeting 5-27-07
31 May 2007On May 27, I attended a meeting of the Elven Institute. This inworld organization is dedicated to helping prek-12 educators to integrate new technologies into teaching and learning. (http://elveninstitute.org). In this meeting, we discussed priorities for professional development for teachers and related issues.
Vendor Fair at Second Life Best Practices in Education Conference
27 May 2007
Yesterday, I had a chance to virtually stroll through the vendor fair area of the Second Life Best Practices in Education Conference. I had been so occupied in the poster session area during the conference that I had not seen the vendor area, but fortunately they are leaving it up through the Memorial Day weekend. […]
Second Life Best Practices in Education Conference 5-25-07
26 May 2007The Second Life Best Practices in Education Conference occurred yesterday in Second Life. (See the conference wiki at http://slbestpractices2007.wikispaces.com) By latest reports, it was attended by over 1,200 avatars. From my experiences, it was very valuable and well-organized. In this 24-hour international conference, there were presentations occurring almost every hour in various locations around Second […]
ISTE Social 4-26-07
29 April 2007On Thursday night, I attended another ISTE Social. They have these mixer socials each Thursday at 6 pm SL (8 pm Chicago time) so that members and visitors can mingle and network. I have always found these to be an excellent way to meet new people. I am especially interested in connecting […]
ISTE Program 4-10-07
10 April 2007Tonight, an impromptu group gathered at the ISTE Skypark to discuss technology interests. Kathy Schrock shared information about a new ISTE database that is being developed to gather district information about emerging technologies applications. Later, another presenter told us about her experiences on the Teen Grid with the Rampo Island project.
ISTE Social on 3-22-07
24 March 2007On Thursday night, I also popped into the ISTE Social at their Skypark. ISTE has these socials every Thursday evening and it is a great way to connect with other people interested in K-12 educational technology. On this particular visit, I connected with a new friend to share information about my experiences on the Teen […]
Jeremy Kemp on Sloodle
13 March 2007
Tonight, ISTE hosted a presentation by Jeremy Kemp (AV: Jeremy Kabumpo) about Sloodle in Second Life. ( http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/people/faculty/kempj/kempj.php) Sloodle is a learning management system for virtual environments. See http://www.sloodle.com. It is an adaptation of Moodle for Second Life and other virtual environments.
Jeremy talked about some of the applications that have been developed in Sloodle. It is […]