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Will Richardson - 4/21/09
21 April 2009On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, Will Richardson guest facilitated the AASL-ISTE SIGMS librarian learning community meeting in Second Life. The topic of conversation was “Googled Well: Helping our Kids Lead Transparent Lives”. This well-attended meeting focused on a conversation about the teacher’s role in helping students to be aware about their online presences. The idea was [...]
Chris Smith - AASL-ISTE SIGMS Mtg - 2/26/09
8 March 2009
On Thursday, February 26th, Chris Smith led the AASL-ISTE SIGMS Learning Community in a discussion on the topic “Keeping Current in a Global Environment”. Chris joined us from his home in Thailand. Chris is the organizer of “The Education Project Asia” (http://www.shambles.net) and an internationally known speaker on the use of Web 2.0 technologies. See his ePortfolio [...]
Mike Eisenberg in SL - 1/20/09
25 January 2009On Tuesday, January 20, Mike Eisenberg met with the AASL-ISTE SIGMS Learning Community. In a program entitled “The Crisis Facing School Libraries and Librarians”, Mike led about 35 participants in a discussion about the status of school librarianship as a profession. Some important ideas that were discussed included staying involved with students and teachers, avoiding [...]
Author Chris Crutcher in Second Life
4 October 2008On Saturday, Oct 4, author Chris Crutcher appeared in Second Life at part of the American Library Association (ALA) celebration of the 2008 Banned Book Week. Chris has been identified by ALA as one of the 2007 top ten banned authors. Chris spoke about issues related to intellectual freedom and censorship. He commented that parents [...]
Announcing! New Line-Up of Meetings
1 September 2008The CPS Department of Libraries is launching its fall line-up of orientation and librarian learning community meetings. Anyone is welcome to attend. Visit http://blogs.cuip.net/dlis/attend-our-librarian-meetings for a full meeting schedule and directions for attending.
Educational Spotlight Roundtable
7 July 2008Tonight, I attended a panel discussion called “Educational Spotlight Roundtable Panel Discussion” which was part of the Second Life 5th Birthday Party Celebration. Sarah Robbins (AV: Intellagirl Tully) moderated the discussion. Panelists included Peggy Sheehy (AV: Maggie Marat), Kathy Schrock (AV: Kathy Dryburgh), Bernajean Porter (AV: Bernajean Pinazzo), and Eric Krangel (AV: Eric Reuters. Panelists [...]
Grand Opening - Japanese Garden
27 April 2008On Friday, April 25th, I participated in the grand opening of the Japanese Garden, an event which was attended by approximately 30 persons. The garden is part of the Info International sim. It is a great place to relax and have quiet conversations with friends. Visitors can stroll through the garden and collect educational notecards embedded [...]
Virtual World: Libraries, Education, Museums and More Conference
8 March 2008This weekend I attended the Virtual World: Libraries, Education, Museums and More Conference. This fantastic conference occurred totally within Second Life. It was a convenient method to be connected to resources and colleagues from an international community. As part of the conference, Wendy Ennes, a museum educator from the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, and [...]
“Festival of Authors” in Teen Second Life - Feb 2, 2008
3 February 2008On Saturday, February 2, 2008 the Eye4You Alliance teens, in collaboration with TeachingBooks.net and Chicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries, hosted the “Festival of Authors”. This event showcased the best young adult literature for teens. See the Flickr pics. See Eye4You’s blogpost with links to teen blog reviews and press coverage. Read the pre-event info.
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Mayor Daley’s Book Club - Teen Grid
20 October 2007The Mayor Daley’s Book Club (MDBC) is pleased to be represented in the 2007 Virtual Reality College Fair in the Eye4You Alliance sim on the teen grid in Second Life. In a virtual event which attracts teens from all of the world, it is a great opportunity to showcase this Chicago Public Schools afterschool program which [...]