DATE: Aug 26 WORKSHOP: Pack your Curiosity and GO! Part 2 PRESENTER: Demb Oh DESCRIPTION: 3 trips, 9 teachers, 36 students, and the adventure of a lifetime! From Cape Town to Johannesburg, and then on to the African bush, come see what happened to STAR Discovery Educators as they journeyed around the world and used
What You Missed – Hunting in Second Life
Image by krossbow via Flickr Last night we gave an introduction to hunts in Second Life. These hunts are great for several reasons: Gives you a reason to explore more of the creative sims and builds in Second Life. You get free things from different designers. These can include clothing, hair, shapes, skin, furniture and
Predator/Prey Learn to Hunt in Second Life
Image via Wikipedia You become the predator, the hunter/huntress. You’re goal is to stalk your prey by using your eyes and your wits. You follow your prey clue after clue with each one comes a little reward but you want more. Team up to make it easier and more fun or go the hunt alone
NECC Debrief Session at the DEN in SL
Image by Sue Waters via Flickr On Wednesday, July 8 we invited educators to come reflect and share their NECC 09 experiences. Below you will find snippets of the very active conversation. If any of these items trigger a response or you want add to any of the conversation, please leave a comment. Valaina Shepherd:
NECC 2009 Winners
Image by krossbow via Flickr On behalf of the DEN in SL, I want to thank everyone that came by and said hi throughout the conference. Also thank you to everyone that attended our Bring Your Own Laptop session. It was great fun. We had the following winners at our session. Each of these people
Hair Fair Landmarks
Hair Fair Landmarks Yes sometimes it all boils down to great hair. The link above takes you to a blog I read and the author has gracioulsy made it easy to visit many if not all of the hair designers present at the Hair Fair. If you find the links useful make sure you comment
Change is Inevitable – Growth is Optional
Image by krossbow via Flickr This post is to let everyone know that with the recent Leadership Council election process we have had some changes to the Discovery Educator Network in Second Life Leadership Council (DEN in SL LC). Our blog chair – Laelia Laval will be taking a much needed breather and becoming a
Discover The UnDiscovered – It’s a Wrap
Last night at the 2DP auditorium DEN members were treated to a review and preview of changes to Discovery Education products by Smellslike Magic (Mike Bryant). Here is a brief list what all you missed. Siemens Agents of Change winners have been announced but this program is expanding and you can start right now getting
A Little Shopping Trip into Second Life
We took a little shopping trip in Second Life. Here are the stops we made. The Freebie Dungeon http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ello/127/191/82 The Gnubie Store at Powder Mill http://slurl.com/secondlife/Powder%20Mill/121/142/35 Grendel’s Children http://slurl.com/secondlife/Avaria%20Tor/147/137/301 Style Starts Here http://slurl.com/secondlife/Style%20Starts%20Here/119/130/29 Redgrave http://slurl.com/secondlife/REDGRAVE%20Womens%20Fashion/242/208/24 Blaze http://slurl.com/secondlife/Blaze/68/118/23 Naughty Beach Mall http://slurl.com/secondlife/Naughty/78/154/24 Do
A Night at the Races – Dog Sled Races
The Discovery Educator Network had great time with the Dog Sled Race at the Winter Wonderland provided by dAlliez Estates. Thunder Insippo was the big winner with the fastest time. Apophene Singh showed off some of his winter finery. This was all made possible by the DEN in SL’s JessieMarie Flanagan. Thank you all for