Virtual worlds, virtual field trips, machinima, teen grid, Quest Atlantis…. just to name a few of the topics discussed at the SL DEN campfire last night, Nov 4th. We talked about the book by Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap. We agreed that the 7 skills in the book are essential. The hour flew [...]
The book discussion in SL TONIGHT! November 4th and next week on the 11th. We are reading Tony Wagner’s book, “The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—And What We Can do About It” Scott McLeod mentioned this book in the summer leadership webinar hosted [...]
The MD and VA LCs are joining forces at the virtual conference on Oct 24th. Sessions will run all day at 1DP in Silver Spring and 2DP in Second Life. Register NOW! Worried about joining us in Second Life? Even though my hair keeps flying off, I find SL to be the best PD on [...]
just wanted to get the word out about the new video Hall and Steve made. It is a great intro for tech training on web 2.0 tools! Nice job guys, thanks http://tinyurl.com/ldryhx
New faces, new schedules, new challenges, the beginning of a new year sometimes seems overwhelming. Relax, Discovery has our back. There are lots of great webinars on the calendar and another great Streamathon is planned for Wednesday Sept 23rd. I (Telos String) will be hosting a book discussion 2DP in SL on October 7th. Join me [...]
Sharks After Dark in SL with the DEN was a big success. You can visit PADI Dive World anytime in SL and learn about sharks, marine life and reef health around the globe.
Just in time for Discovery Channel’s SHARK WEEK, PADI (Professional Association for Dive Instructors) re-opened its Second Life Islands today. There are 4 active sims complete with 4 wrecks, a surf beach, dance floor and of course, lots of sharks. The DEN has a special event for STARS only next Saturday, in-world, but be sure [...]
Well, we held our first meeting in-world tonight. We were delighted to have Matt (Geekybird) Monjan join us. Plans are in the works for our first MD DEN event, probably in early September. Location TBA, but you won’t want to miss it. Let’s just say bocce will be included in the activities! capisce? We are [...]
Hi, I’m Telos String in SL and Mary Del Bianco in RL. For what seems like forever, I have been an artist and an art teacher. This year I have given up my art teacher job to devote my time to technology. I will work with 6 – 8th graders twice a week in our [...]
WOW! MD has finally assembled a dynamic LC! We are looking forward to blogging about all of the great learning adventures happenin’ in our awesome state! Set up your RSS feed now so you don’t miss a single event. We are hoping to have our first adventure in August, so stay tuned and stay connected! [...]
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