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Peter Morville is A Woman in Second Life and Other IA Summit Secrets.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Stacy Surla invited me to participate remotely at the IA Summit taking place this weekend in Las Vegas on a panel about IA in Second Life and informal poster session to introduce Second Life to IA folks. I had skype with a video camera and Second Life application opened (which kept crashing my computer.)

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Brighton Beach Brainstorm

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The particular issue that concerns Hiroshi right now is the Second Life problem, 3D avatar immersive environments. To some disability groups, Second Life is wonderful. Of course, Second Life is completely inaccessible to blind people right now.

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Intermingling between Twitter and Other Spheres

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yesterday on Twitter, Alan Levine (cogdog) started tweeting about a Stephen Downes talk in Second Life. Cogdog barked a few tweets: "Stephen Downes is speaking Second Life" "Stephen Downes hammering SL " like Star Trek. with casinos " "The guy secretly loves second life."

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Microsoft OneNote Gives Dyslexic Kids a New Learning Experience

Tech Soup

Fill-in color maps, text recognition, and interactive math and science programs help the students improve their schoolwork by approaching assignments in different ways. For example, children can scan their work and edit it on the tablet PC, color diagrams and maps with the stylus, or edit work directly with the keyboard.

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Things We Like (November 2008)

NTEN

Ushahidi gathers crisis reports from mobile sources, then maps the data. Bates has a primer for nonprofits interested in Second Life. Just remember that actions in SL can affect your life in the really real world. Wired stakeholders. IBM's going to bring broadband to rural areas over power lines. NTEN Member Beth J.

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MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning Briefing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But wait a second, I could attempt to live blog remotely. because the session will take place in Second Life and will also be webcasted. Second Life: NMC Campus Amphitheater (number 5 on the map) (see picture of me above) (NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater).

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Keeping an Eye on the Nonprofit Sector and other great finds via Netsquared

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you are a visual/spatial type, check out their route on a Wayfaring map and their flickr stream. A podcast interview with TechSoup's Susan Tenby and Salvador Luna about TechSoup's Mixed Reality Event last month on Second Life. There is also a podcast interview with Jeska Linden from Linden Labs, creators of Second Life.).