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NetSquared offering $100K for Mash-ups for Social Change

Posted on February 22, 2008 by

My buddy Glitteractica sends out a cool challenge being promoted by the NetSquared conference for technology mash-ups for social change. If you have a cool idea combining different web, mobile or other tech that meets some need in your community, draft it up and send it in to NetSquared by March 14.  Here’s some examples:…

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Global Kids receives new grant to create social network for virtual world educators

Posted on February 21, 2008 by

I am in Chicago right now representing Global Kids, who is one of 17 recipients of a grant for our work on digital media and learning.  We received $72,000 to support the creation of "RezEd" a new social networking site and blog to support educators who use virtual worlds and massively multiplayer online games for…

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Video preview of “ICED” immigration computer game

Posted on February 18, 2008 by

I just threw together a quick video preview of the first level of the computer game "ICED," which I just posted about on this blog.  "ICED" — which stands for "I Can End Deportation" — allows the player to step into the shoes of five immigrant teens and find out what it takes to avoid…

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“ICED” computer game teaches about US immigration laws

Posted on February 18, 2008 by

Heidi Boisvert, the lead designer of the "ICED" computer game, sends us news that "ICED" has been officially released for download, after more than two years of work.  "ICED" — which stands for "I Can End Deportation" — allows the player to step into the shoes of five immigrant teens and find out what it…

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Global Kids on ABC News!

Posted on February 16, 2008 by

I finally got a chance to see the ABC news story from last week about Global Kids.  The story focused on our new program teaching science in a real life classroom in Brooklyn using Second Life.  Nice coverage of our work, which my colleagues Barry Joseph and Joyce Bettencourt are leading up.  Good stuff, guys!

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Learning for Failure: The MacArthur Digital Media & Learning Grantee Meeting

Posted on February 16, 2008 by

I had the honor of being among a small of incredibly smart, dedicated researchers and practitioners who are all supported by the Digital Media and Learning Initiative of the MacArthur Foundation.  About 70 of us gathered from Thursday to Friday at USC to talk about issues of common concern, share progress on our respective projects,…

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Cool trends: Second Life corporate builds donated to charitable causes

Posted on February 11, 2008 by

In July of 2007, Starwood Hotels announced that their first experiment with virtual worlds, the Virtual Aloft Hotel, had come to completion.  Normally when such things happen, the corporation just has the island and the build derez into the ether and everyone congratulates themselves on a job well done.  Starwood decided to do something different…

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I’m on the Teen Grid!

Posted on February 11, 2008 by

My work avatar "Rik Gkid" was successfully created and transferred over to the Teen Grid today!  I have to say that being ported over from the Main Grid over to Teen SL felt a bit like going into exile in a strange land.  What is this giant volcano?  Where are all the ad farms and…

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Postscript+Chatlog: Event on Best Practices for Nonprofits in Second Life a big success!

Posted on February 9, 2008 by

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of leading up a panel of non-profit experts talking about "Best Practices for Non-profits in Second Life," held at the Plush Nonprofit Commons in SL.  Speakers shown from left to right are: Lori Bell, Alliance Library System Rafi Santo, Global Kids Jade Lily, SL Relay for Life Jimbo Hoyer, YearlyKos…

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REMINDER: I’m speaking about Best Practices for Non-profits in SL TOMORROW at 8:30AM in Second Life

Posted on February 7, 2008 by

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow — Friday, February 8 at 8:30AM PST — I and a host of other great speakers will be presenting the best thinking around non-profit work in Second Life. The discussion is based on a white paper that I prepared for Global Kids on "Best Practices for Non-profits in Second…

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