Claudia and Pathfinder Linden gave a fairly casual and friendly opening welcome session this morning to start off the Second Life Community Convention and the Second Life Education Community Conference, at the Marriott in Tampa, Florida. Some quick notes: Claudia announced that Linden Lab is working with ISTE on a new pilot program for educators…
Category: Virtual Worlds
On the eve of SLCC 2008 in Tampa
I arrived today for the Second Life Community Convention and the Second Life Education Community Conference 200, being held at the lovely Marriott in Tampa, Florida. Although the festivities don’t officially start tomorrow, SLers are already here in force, soaking up the free wifi in the lobby and talking geek-speak in the bar. I’m here…
Speaking at SLCC at Non-profit mini-track on Saturday
Just a reminder that my colleague Shawna and I (along with a number of other Global Kids staff) will be speaking at the Second Life Community Convention, which is happening this weekend in Tampa, Florida. Specifically, we’re speaking on Saturday, September 6, during the Non-profit Mini-track that starts at 1:30PM. Check the official website for…
My map of how I got to Global Kids
Today at Global Kids, as part of an orientation for new staff members, we did an exercise where we had to draw a visual map that represented five incidents or moments in our lives that led us to come to Global Kids. Here’s the map that I drew. It starts in the upper right corner,…
Rhiannon wants your machinima for SLCC this weekend!
My friend and colleague Rhiannon Chatnoir sends out word that she is putting together an impromptu machinima festival/screening at the Second Life Community Convention in Tampa, FL for next Sunday, September 7th. She has allocated a three hour block of time free before the Machinima Film & TV Track and thought it would be great…
I’m going to SLCC after all
Through a confluence of several random occurences, it turns out that I am headed to the Second Life Community Convention in Tampa from September 4-7. I’m looking forward to seeing all my avatar friends in the non-digital flesh. Now where do I find a dragon furry costume?
The Virtual Port Authority Bus Station: why why?
Seriously, did we absolutely NEED a virtual recreation of a crappy New York bus station in Second Life? This one at least has no virtual homeless people or bridge and tunnel folks. Sigh. Head here, if you absolutely must see it in person/avatar.
“I Dig Tanzania” teaches teens about paleontology, African culture, and field research using Second Life (video)
In July 2008, I helped organize the "I Dig Tanzania" virtual summer camp, a collaboration of Global Kids, the Field Museum of Chicago and the Biodiversity Synthesis Center. This innovative project brought together 16 teens in Chicago and New York to learn about paleontology, scientific field research, and Tanzania culture using the virtual world…
MacArthur announces $2 million Digital Media & Learning competition
The MacArthur Foundation announced recently that they are launching the second round of their Digital Media and Learning Competition, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network HASTAC. Global Kids’ RezEd project was one of 17 projects awarded a DML Competition grant last year. This year’s competition for the…
Using Second Life to prototype real world urban development in Boston
I previously blogged about the interesting work that Gene Koo and Eric Gordon are doing in Boston using Second Life to empower local community leaders. Next Tuesday, August 19, Gene and Eric will present the progress of their project, called "Hub2", an initiative that "gives local neighborhoods a more powerful voice in urban planning and…