Reflections on final project

Teamwork matters
School Designers is an extremely talented team of creative professionals.
Our final project worked so well because of the individual contributions of not only people who care, but people who know how to get things done.
Our project began with the idea to design an in-world Admission Center for a real secondary school. Our goal [...]

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CHESHIRE ACADEMY OPENS ADMISSION CENTER IN SECOND LIFE

 
For immediate release
December 3, 2007
Cheshire, CT – With students coming from all over the real world, Cheshire Academy has now opened an outpost in the virtual world. Today marked the ribbon cutting of the Cheshire Academy Admission Center in Second Life, an online 3-D social networking environment that allows people to interact in an entirely [...]

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By the avatars, for the avatars, of the avatars…

Yuck.
I don’t like politics in RL, why would I want them in SL?
But this is not about me; it’s about the articles.
The residents of SL will determine if they want RL politicans invading their islands.
I would prefer to see inworld avatars run for elected SL offices, but that is governed by the covenants (laws) of [...]

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OMG, I’m homeless!

In reading H, C & K’s “Your Second Life“, it occured to me that when our project is completed – Cheshire Academy Admission Center – I will be at a loss in Second Life. I consider this building my virtual home. Without having thought about it before, I’m very comfortable there. It’s home base – [...]

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Opening the Door to SL

I love computer technology, but I’m definitely not a techie.
I know the buzz words (at least the ones known today);I can usually use them in a sentence,;and most important I can explain in the most general of terms, how many (not all) things work.
I mention this because I enjoy Second Life. I can talk to [...]

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SL is NOT a game

A game involves a goal, rules, 2 or more opposing members (often teams) and a conclusion. Second Life (SL), sometimes referred to as one, is definitely not a game.
You can fly around SL for hours and come across very few inhabitants (which can be good sometimes). Many avatars new to this environment ask, “why”, “what [...]

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Microsoft surface computing

After joining SLED, Second Life Educators, I have gotten a lot of emails, some of which I need to share. This is one of them.
From Microsoft comes the next generation of computers – surface computing.
You’ve got to take a few minutes and watch this video. From ICM501 to here. Amazing journey.

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Great presentation on SL from SLED

This is a webinar by Ross Perkins, PhD from the School of Education of Virginia Tech, for members of AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology). There are 3 parts: 1) Prims 2) Plans (overview of what AECT does in SL) and 3) Projects (teaching & educational research in SL).
Interesting to see. [...]

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The Reality of Virtual Worlds

Second Life (SL) is the only virtual environment in which I have spent a considerable time observing how things work, traveling to countless locations, learning how to build and find things, and finally gathering the courage to interact with residents. Sometimes I spend so much time here that it gets confusing, just for a sec, [...]

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Cheshire Academy in Second Life

School in SL starts December 6, 2007.
As you can see in the photos, the campus is coming to life.
Congratulations to the School Builders!
Great team!

We wanted to make our virtual site resemble a real-life building on the Cheshire campus.
The landlord did not want us changing the building too much. He graciously allowed us to have [...]

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