SIGVE

= = = ISTE Special Interest Group=

= = =Virtual Environments... =

= Why Should You Care? =

No Future Left Behind - Keynote for Don Tapscott's Net Generation Education Project. Read more & see video responses from teachers in Australia... media type="youtube" key="kra_z9vMnHo" height="385" width="480"

= For Professional Development = = =

= = =Second Life (18 and older) =

= NETS for Teachers =

Before you can be a a 21st century educator, you need to be a 21st century learner.
=Personal Learning Networks =

ISTE in Second Life
Colleagues from around the world gave their voice to this video highlighting ISTE's Second Life program. media type="youtube" key="aP137QgYKvQ" height="385" width="480"

=Collaboration =

NJASCD Tour of Second Life
It just took a couple of emails to organize - Kevin Jarret & I jumped into SL to help out colleague, Laurence Cocco present a tour of SL for NJASCD. media type="custom" key="6364481"

= = = = =Speakers/Workshops =

Anne Collier: Rethinking Online Safety Together
Co-Chair of the National-Task Force for Online Safety talks to a group of international educators @ Bernajean Porter's Atlantis Rising Campus in Second Life media type="youtube" key="R_eqbol58P8" height="385" width="480"

=International Conferences =

VWBPE 2010: Machinima: "Reel" Learning in Virtutal Spaces
Knowclue (me :-) presents student work @ //Virtual Worlds Best Practices Education// Conference in Second Life. Conference notes... media type="custom" key="6364735"

Virtual Pioneers
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= = = = =For the Classroom = = = =NETS for Students =

What is a Virtual World?
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= = = = = = = = =21st Century Learning Design = Students participate in an international summit on future schools design. Read more and see all videos... media type="youtube" key="rEYSfgjqaWI" height="385" width="480" = = = = = = =Collaboration =

Commemorating our first day on "ToMorrow Island", our private estate on Teen Second Life, students work together to make our first video. media type="youtube" key="2s8GgmFZ7Uo" height="385" width="480" = = = = =Communication =

Student creates a film to teach educators about machinima (video created in 3D virtual worlds). media type="youtube" key="n17uJJJgods" height="385" width="640"

= = =Problem Solving =

6th graders & 8th graders work asynchronously to create political commercials. Read more....

The completed commercials: media type="custom" key="6358145" = = = = = = =Creativity =

Working beyond the classroom, students are creating their own work and publishing it online (with parent permission). See more of gleekygrl's videos and note her growth. Just in case your wondering, YouTube hasn't pulled her work for copyright infringement, but it does have a link on each video of where to buy the music. Are times changing? With over 16,000 hits, shouldn't someone be sending gleekygrl a check for selling more music? Not saying.... just saying.... :-) media type="youtube" key="l8_K2KPJquM" height="385" width="480"

= = = Teen Second Life (13 - 18) = "ToMorrow Island" is our private estate on Teen Second Life

Private Estates Available Interface well developed Expensive Many obstacles to getting set-up

= Quest Atlantis (9 - 16) = Read more... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS PROGRAM!!!! **

Blog Wiki Highly structured program developed exclusively for education by Indiana University Educator & student developed quest in an array of curriculum areas Flexible & adjustable Keen focus on social commitments (citizenship) Strong back story Highly engaging interface Training mandatory Free

== = = = = = ReactionGrid (no age restriction )= "Gnome Project" is our private estate on ReactionGrid

PG rated grid for education & business Private Estates Available Interface still primitive Affordable Small company with good support