On Wednesday, February 10, we had the pleasure of having Sholi Oh (Sarah Rolle, Director of Technology, The Elisabeth Morrow School – RL) present on Quest Atlantis. Looking for an alternative to Second Life that you can safely use with students? Look no further! Quest Atlantis is the location for you. Sholi did a FABULOUS [...]
On Wednesday, March 3rd and 10th, at 5 p.m. SLT (7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST) the New York DEN and the DEN in Second Life will be co-hosting a book talk on Dr. Ken Robinson’s book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. I first heard (and heard of) Sir Robinson at the [...]
Just an update that the venue for Wednesday’s Workshop on Quest Atlantis has been changed to Project Theater @ Eduisland 2 (219, 45, 22). SLurl is HERE.
This is going to be AWESOME!!! Come into a virtual world to learn about a virtual world! If you’re like me, you’ve heard about Quest Atlantis, but have not had an opportunity to explore it further (at least that’s my excuse!). I am very excited to have Sholi Oh share her experiences about a free [...]
On Wednesday, March 3rd and 10th, at 5 p.m. SLT (7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST) the New York DEN and the DEN in Second Life will be co-hosting a book talk on Dr. Ken Robinson’s book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. I first heard (and heard of) Sir Robinson at the [...]
Dialogue, Data, Direction – Second Life The Discovery Educator Network and ISTE in SL are trying to figure out how to revitalize Second Life for education. Please help us decide on a direction. The results of this data will be discussed at an ISTE/DEN SL Event on Thursday, January 28th from 6 p.m. -7 p.m. [...]
This week’s Wednesday Workshop will focus on Gender Equity: Recruitment and Retention of Girls in STEM and will be presented by Celestia Cazalet (Elaine Plybon RL). Enrollment of girls in higher level science, technology, engineering, and math programs is traditionally much lower than that of boys. Is there something we, as teachers, can do to turn [...]
I know that some of you have upgraded your computers so that your experiences in virtual worlds are enhanced. (I know that was my ‘excuse’ when I decided to upgrade my laptop.) I ‘needed’ more RAM, I ‘needed’ a better graphics card, I ‘needed’ those bells and whistles — well, maybe not the bells and [...]
Want to know how to create signs for your SL organization? Do you want to deck your virtual halls with some holiday wreaths? Do you know what an alpha texture is? (The correct answers are: Yes, Yes, and “The one before Beta?”). Or are you new, unsure, and just want to feel more at ease [...]
Did you do your homework? Join us for part 2 of our discussion on Tony Wagner’s book, The Global Achievement Gap”. Bring a notecard with your favorite PBL sims and sites and your imagination! We’ll be doing a little building and exploring along with our discussing.. SLT TIME: 5 p.m. SLT ( 7 p.m. CST, [...]
Please join us this Wednesday around the campfire as Telos String moderates a book discussion on the book mentioned by Scott McLeod during the August DEN Leadership webinar series — 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 by [...]
I logged in at 7:47 p.m. (EST) and the next time I looked at my clock it was already 9 p.m. (EST)!!! The time just flew as Knowclue Kidd shared her experiences in using machinima with her students. The clips she shared were those in which her students played a central role. For those of [...]
Yup, it’s Wednesday Workshop time at the DEN in SL. This week we are thrilled to have Knowclue Kidd (Marianne Malmstrom – RL) presenting, “Machinima and 21st Century Literacy”. Knowclue will share her experiences, thoughts and rationale about why we should be considering machinima as a serious tool for delivering 21st century skills & literacies. [...]
Do you wonder how you can keep your avatar from slumping over mid-conversation (not polite) or use your camera tool to view what’s on the second floor without going actually going up there? Do you know how close someone needs to be to hear “chat” conversation? Or when to “whisper” or “shout”? Do you want [...]
Just to let everyone know, the workshop scheduled for this Wednesday, October 14th will be canceled. Something about, ‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’…..LOL Actually, due to last minute travel changes, our presenter will (hopefully) be airborne at the time of the workshop.
Join us on November 4th and November 11th around the campfire at 2DP for a practical discussion of this powerful 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” by Tony Wagner. After the book discussion, the MD/VA Leadership [...]
Join us this Wednesday as Clio Jacobus (Jennifer Dorman – RL) presents ‘Get Your ‘Og On!’. Blogs, Glogs and Vlogs – what the heck is an ‘og anyway? Come join us as we get our ‘ogs on and learn about these simple applications. At the end of this session you’ll learn how you can plant [...]
Ooooooooh, this is exciting! We’re taking a ‘field trip’ (hmmmmm….wonder if that’s what one calls it in Second Life?). This Wednesday we will be visiting Shamblesguru Voom as he presents on ‘Networking, Data Mining, Surival Skill…and Other Ramblings’ (Subtitled: ‘Personal Learning Networks and Second Life’). Actually, let me rephrase that — according to Shamblesguru, this [...]
On Wednesday evening, Sept. 30, we had an in-depth look at the how-to’s of making Discovery Streaming accessible to our students. Smellslike Magic (rl Mike Bryant) went through the steps of setting up classes and adding students to those classes, whether you do a mass upload as an admin or add students individually. He also [...]
Join us this Wednesday as Smellslike Magic (Mike Bryant – RL) presents ‘Power to the Students: Student Access for Discovery Education Streaming’. Join us to learn all about Student Access to Discovery Education’s services. We’ll dive into the Classroom Manager and Student; showcasing the many ways you can easily assign Discovery resources to your students. [...]
Because of the Discovery Streamathon the DEN in Second Life is taking a break from weekly workshops tonight. But don’t go far, because the next few weeks are jam packed with a variety of events: Sept. 30 – Get up to speed on Student Access to Discovery Education services with Smellslike Magic (RL Mike Bryant) [...]
Join us on Wednesday, September 30th as Smellslike Magic (aka Mike Bryant – RL) presents, ‘Power to the Students: Student Access for Discovery Education Streaming’. Join us to learn all about Student Access to Discovery Education’s services. We’ll dive into the Classroom Manager and Student; showcasing the many ways you can easily assign Discovery resources [...]
Macsmom Alcott (Jennifer Wagner – RL) of www.jenuinetech.com presented on creative online projects for the PreK-6th classroom. Why does Macsmom do projects (and why should you consider doing online projects)? 1. Creativity – projects breath new life into lessons 2. Collaboration – let’s face it, we all work better when we work [...]
Several educators gathered around the DEN in SL campfire to just chat and share tonight. We even roasted virtual marshmellos! There were questions about copyright, discussions about how to handle keeping the computers clean from germs. Of course there was some venting on budget cuts, not enough time, how to help teachers take risks. We [...]
We know you’re busy, we know it’s a crazy time, so really…what better way to take a break than to hop into Second Life and have a Casual Campfire Chat? It’s the beginning of school. There are lots of things to share and plan. Come chat with other educators, connect with someone to plan a [...]
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