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Second Life Education Programs in NY Times, Goes Open Source, and other tidbits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo from Kate in Flickr Social Signal Open House in TechSoup Office last week I'm playing catch up here on a bunch of Second Life stuff happening over the past week that I didn't want to let slip through my fingers: Social Signal held an open house in Second Life to welcome their new virtual worlds manager, Catherine Winters , to Social Signal.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Face-to-Face or Mediated Experience, Open Source Software Communities, and Blog Days

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

With video conferencing, broadband, and Second Life, well, we can all safely stay ensconced in our own virtual-reality-sensory-deprivation-tanks and just digitally dance the salsa at the next NTEN gathering.??? Adopt a classroom project from DonorsChoose and lead a blog fundraising campaign.

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Ask Britt: Using Twitter to Answer, "What Tools Can I Use to Teach Classes Online?"

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NancyWhite of Full Circle Associates suggested using a Google Group , a blog, or Moodle, a free, open source course management system. amoration of AMO: The Root of Love also suggested Moodle, and Sloodle which integrates Moodle and the virtual world of Second Life. She also said that she uses wikis. Pretty cool, huh?

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

shows us how to screencast with Linux and other open source tools! Social Media and Nonprofits Anshe Chung Studios in China has been quietly building a Second Life space, managed by TechSoup, for non-profits. However, some nonprofits feel that Second Life is a waste of time and resources. Freecharity.org.uk

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NpTech Tag Summary: Free Ranger Rick, Green Geekery, and Blog Day is Next Week!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Vicky Davis, CoolCatTeacher Blog, writes about how it might be used in a classroom. And if you're looking for some fabulous manuals for open source software, check out the Floss Manuals. The Second Life Community Convention is taking place this weekend in Chicago. Wanna check out more tech tools? Global NpTech.

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