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The One-Look Virus and Immersive Environments for Teaching and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SL will take longer to gel into a cohesive environment that has a purpose and a following than the explosive growth experienced by WOW. Six worlds, avatars, lots of chat and even then screens receiving video for. web geeks and cardboard cutout avatars. principles that has turned the web from pushed to participatory.

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Guest Post: A New Role for Science Museums--Playground for Scientists

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As a person who works for a science museum, I work in an environment that supports play. We worked with a social scientist studying the power of being able to walk away from an uncooperative environment to develop Experimonth: Freeloader , a public-goods game where players decide whether to invest in their group or freeload.

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