I really enjoyed this article on many levels. First of all I truly appreciate an insight into the theories behind gaming in general as well as educational gaming. Lateral thinking of withered technology is genius! I had never hear of this before (not surprising because I know nothing!). We have done this type of technology use in the classroom in Keller (KMI@TMI, GPS Units, etc.). But, I… Continue reading

As an addendum to your blog this week, I would like you to think about the following based on your two sessions in Second Life this week and last:

Physical
At the end of the session, how did you feel physically?

My vision is skewed at first, tired, and yet over stimulated.

How long did it take for you to fall asleep after?

one hour longer… Continue reading

Doc posted: An article from last fall about the future of SL:
http://www.pixelsandpolicy.com/pixels_and_policy/2009/10/media-doubts-sl.html

Interesting article, but even better is the response from a reader! Look down towards the bottom of the page and read the post by Dusan Writer, damn. She rips that article up. Also went to Dusan’s page and like this youtube video.

Slurls:

1. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bobcat%20Village/128/128/20
2. http://slurl.com/secondlife/NASA%20eEducation/128/128/28

1. Bobcat Village, in Second Life (SL), is a campus tour of Texas State University. Other universities offer this virtual experience, but I found this one particularly nice. The island is very well built (from my experience) and you can set up “tours” of the campus. They… Continue reading

Tapped in

Activity One
Favorite parts of Tapped In:

1. So easy to set up!
2. Transcripts of all chats
3. for K-12 classroom seems very sheltered and “clean”

Activity Two
Compared to other websites Tapped In (TI) is very bleak as far as eye appeal.  The website does not take full advantage of web 2.0.  With this being said, it is the easy website I have… Continue reading