Comments on: Moving to a Second Life… http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/ Helen's thoughts on learning. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:13:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Westley http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Westley Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:30:32 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-69 Sure helen, have a look at our blog http://www.skoolaborate.com under how to join and contact me on Skype: westleyf Sure helen, have a look at our blog http://www.skoolaborate.com under how to join and contact me on Skype: westleyf

]]> By: Westley http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Westley Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:30:32 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-70 Sure helen, have a look at our blog http://www.skoolaborate.com under how to join and contact me on Skype: westleyf Sure helen, have a look at our blog http://www.skoolaborate.com under how to join and contact me on Skype: westleyf

]]> By: helenotway http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-68 helenotway Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:32:26 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-68 Westley, Your initiative sounds fantastic. I would love to join but have no classes of my own in my current role. Would this be okay? Westley,
Your initiative sounds fantastic. I would love to join but have no classes of my own in my current role. Would this be okay?

]]> By: Westley Field (iSupport) http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Westley Field (iSupport) Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:22:24 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-66 Hi all Thanks for the link to our Skoolaborate initiative. Skoolaborate is about schools who want to develop a working relationship over time with other like minded schools, both local and international. We currently have 5 islands and can register people easily. If you want to join us please visit the blog and read the how to join section. We will collaboratively develop projects and share our learnings. There is the added bonus on sharing online units of work of which the virtual component forms a small part. Hope to see you all soon. Hi all

Thanks for the link to our Skoolaborate initiative. Skoolaborate is about schools who want to develop a working relationship over time with other like minded schools, both local and international. We currently have 5 islands and can register people easily. If you want to join us please visit the blog and read the how to join section. We will collaboratively develop projects and share our learnings. There is the added bonus on sharing online units of work of which the virtual component forms a small part. Hope to see you all soon.

]]> By: helenotway http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-57 helenotway Tue, 20 May 2008 23:33:32 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-57 @Jane Lowe - I will look for you next time I am in SL. I'm still not too sure how younger students will use virtual worlds in education, but I can see some interesting possibilities. @tracy Wow! I hae no idea how to build yet. I am still learning the basics of adding objects and friends. Lots of fun though. I will visit UF Starfleet one day although I don't know much about Star Trek. Might see you there. @Jane Lowe – I will look for you next time I am in SL. I’m still not too sure how younger students will use virtual worlds in education, but I can see some interesting possibilities.

@tracy Wow! I hae no idea how to build yet. I am still learning the basics of adding objects and friends. Lots of fun though. I will visit UF Starfleet one day although I don’t know much about Star Trek. Might see you there.

]]> By: tracy http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-55 tracy Mon, 19 May 2008 16:22:14 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-55 I love SL too, though I have tech issue with the video card on my laptop. Lag and crashing are an issue for me. There is so much to explore! I joined a Star Trek RP group (UF Starfleet) and I hope to learn how to build. I love SL too, though I have tech issue with the video card on my laptop. Lag and crashing are an issue for me. There is so much to explore! I joined a Star Trek RP group (UF Starfleet) and I hope to learn how to build.

]]> By: janelowe http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-54 janelowe Mon, 19 May 2008 13:54:11 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-54 Hi Helen I am a newbie in SL too. I have only visited twice but I have found it interesting to communicate with people in this new setting. Not sure tha I have time to visit very often but I 9Jainjer Joles) may meet you in their sometime. I don't see myself using SL in my teaching as I teach Year 4 but I can certainly see a place for using it with teens. Jane Hi Helen
I am a newbie in SL too. I have only visited twice but I have found it interesting to communicate with people in this new setting. Not sure tha I have time to visit very often but I 9Jainjer Joles) may meet you in their sometime.
I don’t see myself using SL in my teaching as I teach Year 4 but I can certainly see a place for using it with teens.
Jane

]]> By: helenotway http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-53 helenotway Mon, 19 May 2008 13:40:37 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-53 Hi Rob, So pleased you had a look at SL. It does look like it is begging to be used more for eductional purposes. I will look for you next time I am in there and will send you a tweet before I go in. Thanks for the link to skoolaborate. It looks great. Helen Hi Rob,
So pleased you had a look at SL. It does look like it is begging to be used more for eductional purposes. I will look for you next time I am in there and will send you a tweet before I go in.
Thanks for the link to skoolaborate. It looks great.
Helen

]]> By: roobz http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/comment-page-1/#comment-52 roobz Mon, 19 May 2008 13:27:04 +0000 http://helenotway.edublogs.org/2008/05/20/moving-to-a-second-life/#comment-52 Your twittering actually inspired me to head on in for a looky, Helen. Being at uni, I couldn't install the client but I got a name of Roobz Parx for when I do. I've been keeping an eye on the Skoolaborate blogs ( http://skoolaborate.com ), and there's a great video on there of a collaboration between a teenager and a professional architect collaborating on a virtual building site. Their dialogue is great. With the Olympics in China next term, I would love to set up a virtual environment for collaboration between students from my internship school and a school in China. Sadly, it doesn't look like I can make it happen in such a short time, but the technology is crying out to be used in upper-primary classrooms in my opinion. Your twittering actually inspired me to head on in for a looky, Helen. Being at uni, I couldn’t install the client but I got a name of Roobz Parx for when I do.
I’ve been keeping an eye on the Skoolaborate blogs ( http://skoolaborate.com ), and there’s a great video on there of a collaboration between a teenager and a professional architect collaborating on a virtual building site. Their dialogue is great.
With the Olympics in China next term, I would love to set up a virtual environment for collaboration between students from my internship school and a school in China. Sadly, it doesn’t look like I can make it happen in such a short time, but the technology is crying out to be used in upper-primary classrooms in my opinion.

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