Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 20, 2007
One form of online learning that Second Life and virtual worlds platforms are particularly well suited for is simulations. The Whose on Second Podcast has an interview with Ramesh Ramloll who is technical director and Neill Piland the overall director of the Idaho Bioterrorism Awareness and Preparedness Program, IBAPP for short.
Tech Soup
OCTOBER 8, 2012
SF Heroes is a disaster preparedness iPhone app for the San Francisco area created for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. The more you learn about disaster preparedness, the more badges and points you can earn to become the ultimate San Francisco hero.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Recently we set up an office in Second Life, on the Nonprofit Commons Plush island, and we just purchased our own island in Second Life. Our food bank went into disaster relief mode and has been coordinating food donations to evacuees who fled to the Central Texas area. It was a timely delivery.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
There's an interesting idea for "emergency NGO in a box" in the notes about Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance Tools and an interview with Gregg Swanson of HumiNet by Britt Bravo from the Summit. A Better World In Second Life Blog is tracking political activism taking place in virtual worlds.
Museum 2.0
JUNE 6, 2008
On June 4, we opened The Tech Virtual Test Zone , a new 2000 sq ft gallery at The Tech Museum of Innovation featuring exhibits on the theme of art, film, and music that were originally developed in Second Life by a community of creative amateurs. In Second Life, I am not an expert--but many of our virtual exhibit designers are.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 19, 2008
How would you organization cope with a natural disaster? Disaster Relief: Described their efforts for Tsunami and Katrina and mentioned efforts for Burma and China. They will be using Skype, Second Life, Facebook, and MySpace. With so much information coming out, how we can get our message out and heard?
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 14, 2007
That’s why we’re not in Second Life. #1, We look at the equation and say maybe Second Life isn’t the right fit for us. Even when it’s kind of a disaster, I try to be methodical about it instead of just ranting. Maybe the Tech will have that with your new project in Second Life. Not really.
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