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Harvard's Berkman Center: Second Life Course

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as an Extension/Distance education through virtual world Second Life. live interactive sessions with remote students in Second Life. be "a course in persuasive, empathic argument in the Internet space." "CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion," will be the first Harvard course.

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

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These posts have sparked some thoughtful reflections, from a folks on the Second Life Educator's List and I'm going to quote and summarize a few: The Second Life Doubter's Club. s a graphical layer that has the potential to link together many of the 2D media that we currently access via the Internet. whenever i???ve

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

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on the interplay of newspapers and internet content. 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. And here's a Web2.0

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NPTechTag Roundup: Election Debriefs and Wikis in Your Kitchen!

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It is written, edited and produced by students and other volunteers in the valley. Games for Social Change gaming and libraries was recently published and the author is the Shifted Librarian and My Avatar Wears Tight Jeans and 4 Other Things I learned from Internet Librarian 2006 is worth the read from Michael Stephens.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Party Metaphors, Conversations, and A Few Good Links

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MacArthur Foundation announces a Virtual Philanthropy event in Second Life next week. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon, the capstone thesis project for Heinz School Masters students. David Wilcox riffs on Steve Bridger's shout. What do you think? Not sure what a Game for Change is?

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Interview with Brooklyn Museum's Shelley Bernstein

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We’d received a video PSA from Pratt students, and I proposed the contest. 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. You have to have a really good computer and internet connection. We try to be really really careful here.

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Online Video: An Interview Revealing Best Practices and Trends - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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Frogloop: How has nonprofit communications/marketing evolved into using Internet video for outreach and branding? Sometimes, its worth contacting a local university or technical college to see if your video would fit as a student project. Online Video Service specializes in Internet broadcasting for.org,gov, and.edu websites.

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