The honorable Justice Sandra Day O’Conner just gave the keynote address at this year’s Games for Change Festival at the New School. Justice O’Conner announces that she is spearheading the launch of a new interactive website called "Our Courts" that will help educate young people about the judicial system in the United States. The project…
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Alain Wong starts bike ride to Tijuana for Microcredit
As I mentioned in March, fellow lindy hopper Alain Wong from Montreal committed to riding a bicycle from Vancouver, BC to Tijuana, Mexico for the cause of microcredit lending. I got to meet Alain and some of his friends at Boston Tea Party, which was really cool. Alain and his bike team began their ride…
VIDEO: Tour of Vienna Dinosaur Museum in SL
Garth Goode posts a nice blog entry about a dinosaur museum in Second Life that I had to check out. It appears to be based on the Museum of Natural History in Vienna, Austria, although there is almost no information provided in the build. The way that the museum creators incorporate photos of the real…
Playing with dino toys at Global Kids – I have the best job ever
Yes, this is me hard at work at Global Kids. My colleague Shawna and I are playing with dinosaur toys that Barry bought us as educational tools to teach kids about paleontology this summer in Teen Second Life. Gawd, I have the best job ever.
AMD “Changes the Game” through funding non-profit gaming initiatives
Computer processor manufacturer AMD today announces their new initiative "Changing the Game" that provides support for non-profits applying gaming technology to address social concerns. Global Kids is proud to be one of the recipients of one of the grants to support our program "Playing 4 Keeps," that engages a group of New York teens in…
Yehoodi Video Talk Show Episode 510: Kelley vs Astaire, West Coast vs Lindy vs Chicago Steppin…
After a somewhat long hiatus, Spuds and Rikomatic are back with yet another Yehoodi VIDEO Talk Show, Episode 510 (not 509 as we erroneously say on the show!). In this episode, we talk about ketchup swing, why Satcho loves cheesecake, the difference between "jitterbug" and "Chicago Bop" and what happens when Westies and Lindy Hoppers…
Herrang International Lindy Hop Camp starts at the end of June!
It’s June, folks! And that means it’s time to get ready for the Herrang International Dance Camp in beautiful Herrang, Sweden! < www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing items in a set called Herrang 2007. Make your own badge here. For those that don’t know, every year hundreds of lindy hoppers from around the…
Last post about NetSquared: check out their cute tee-shirts!
The free tee-shirt I got at the NetSquared Conference this past Tuesday and Wednesday is the cutest conference shirt I have ever received! That is all.
Global Kids on the Second Life Grid website!
If you go to the Non-profit section of the Second Life Grid website, you will see two images featuring Global Kids’ work on the Teen Grid. I’m particularly proud of this since I took both of these pictures. Go, GK!
What would virtual world non-profit collaboration look like?
I’ve been thinking about how virtual worlds might fit into the work life of an advocacy-focused non-profit in a meaningful way. Here’s one scenario I dreamed up that isn’t science-fiction — it can basically be implemented today with current technology. Hopefully it might help some advocacy groups imagine the potential for virtual worlds to enhance…