Comments on: Do you need a Second Life?? http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Vance http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35958 Vance Thu, 31 May 2007 11:08:50 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35958 I'm not sure how I stumbled on this page ... oh yes, a sidebar link from David Warlick's Educator's Guide to Blogging, and therefore I'm not clear whether this post is by Wesley or Jennifer. But anyway, glad to have passed here. I'm a great fan of Wesley's podcasts, and if you like podcasts too you might try Wayne McPhail's Who's on Second. I've got it linked from my SL site which is one of the places I track my own interest in SL/Education: <a href="http://www.vancestevens.com/secondlife_edu.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.vancestevens.com/secondlife_edu.htm</a>. If I can remember to do it, I'll link this posting somewhere in there. Incidentally, this is my third try posting here. The first time I used IE and it crashed for some reason unrelated to this blog I'm sure. The second time I used Mozilla and got a wordpress message "Your comment was rejected as your browser's user agent string has changed since you viewed the post." Hmmm, well, I'll try IE again and see if it works this time. Nope, didn't ... same error msg but in IE, not Firefox. ok, this time I'm mailing this to my laptop and I'll try a fourth time from there ... I’m not sure how I stumbled on this page … oh yes, a sidebar link from David Warlick’s Educator’s Guide to Blogging, and therefore I’m not clear whether this post is by Wesley or Jennifer. But anyway, glad to have passed here. I’m a great fan of Wesley’s podcasts, and if you like podcasts too you might try Wayne McPhail’s Who’s on Second. I’ve got it linked from my SL site which is one of the places I track my own interest in SL/Education: http://www.vancestevens.com/secondlife_edu.htm. If I can remember to do it, I’ll link this posting somewhere in there.

Incidentally, this is my third try posting here. The first time I used IE and it crashed for some reason unrelated to this blog I’m sure. The second time I used Mozilla and got a wordpress message “Your comment was rejected as your browser’s user agent string has changed since you viewed the post.” Hmmm, well, I’ll try IE again and see if it works this time.

Nope, didn’t … same error msg but in IE, not Firefox. ok, this time I’m mailing this to my laptop and I’ll try a fourth time from there …

]]> By: mel http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35844 mel Thu, 10 May 2007 01:08:18 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35844 I'm so far behind in my blog reading, so parden the late comment. There are school districts who are buying islands in Second Life and creating a safe atmosphere for students. Somewhere I have the link to that article...another option is The River City Project through Harvard Graduate School of Education: http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/index.html I’m so far behind in my blog reading, so parden the late comment. There are school districts who are buying islands in Second Life and creating a safe atmosphere for students. Somewhere I have the link to that article…another option is The River City Project through Harvard Graduate School of Education: http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/index.html

]]> By: Cheryl Oakes http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35826 Cheryl Oakes Sun, 06 May 2007 15:37:35 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35826 Hi macsmom, I too have had great conversations in SL, and have been amazed at the things that NASA, University of Hawaii, and other places are beginning to offer. You are right though, at this point, not for my students k-12, but great possibilities for college. see you at ISTE. Blizzard Oates Hi macsmom,
I too have had great conversations in SL, and have been amazed at the things that NASA, University of Hawaii, and other places are beginning to offer. You are right though, at this point, not for my students k-12, but great possibilities for college.
see you at ISTE.

Blizzard Oates

]]> By: vejraska http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35825 vejraska Sun, 06 May 2007 15:27:21 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35825 by the way Macsmom, I am Tansmom:) Perhaps we'll see you in SL. by the way Macsmom, I am Tansmom:) Perhaps we’ll see you in SL.

]]> By: vejraska http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35824 vejraska Sun, 06 May 2007 15:25:22 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/05/05/do-you-need-a-second-life/#comment-35824 I have also been checking out SL, and I too had my doubts at first. Now I am having some good conversations about a variety of ed tech subjects. Still, most people I have chatted with agree that SL is a tool for educators to social network, but would never think of opening it up to their students. But wouldn't it be great if we could make a relatively safe virtual school for students? I have shared this idea elsewhere in a blog comment, but gotten no feedback. I am not very "techie" really, and I am not sure it you could even do something like this, but I think it could be an amazing thing! I have also been checking out SL, and I too had my doubts at first. Now I am having some good conversations about a variety of ed tech subjects. Still, most people I have chatted with agree that SL is a tool for educators to social network, but would never think of opening it up to their students.

But wouldn’t it be great if we could make a relatively safe virtual school for students? I have shared this idea elsewhere in a blog comment, but gotten no feedback. I am not very “techie” really, and I am not sure it you could even do something like this, but I think it could be an amazing thing!

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