Louisiana DEN

Ever thought you were to old to play video games? Well… “Second Life” is a virtual community that is similar to a video game but has great value in joining. You can download it and begin by creating your avatar. Participation in “Second Life” provides a virtual area where you can collaborate with other educators. This has been around for a while but I just happened upon it recently. I have been meaning to inform you all of this GREAT tool. Not only will you get to know other educators in SL but also in RL (real life).

Collaborating with other educators via DEN blog and all other means allows us to share information and ideas without having to spend a lot of extra time trying to figure it out ourselves. I have read several articles about SL and see that it has a wide variety of possibilities. You can go to Second Life DEN Blog for more information.

Coming Soon…. A variety of sites with descriptions that educators can use reach our technology minded students. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

To all our Louisiana STAR Discovery Educators, please support our plans to host a summer event! Gwen Thomas and Susan Tompkins are working to coordinate a date, time, and place so stay tuned to this blog for more information. As STAR DE’s we all should be promoting the benefits of the DEN, Discovery Streaming, and Discovery in general! We would love to see our membership grow, but more importantly to see that all educators become aware of the plethora of resources just waiting to be used! Talk to your colleagues and other educators about supporting the work of the LA DEN. You will be glad you did!

Here are some additional photos from our LA VC.

We are enjoying the VC and appreciate all the people who put it together. The presentations are awesome! Thanks for all the hard work you guys put in to share with the rest of us. As proof that LA listens to directions, here are some photos from our North and South LA sessions!