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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. Jeska Linden , Community Manager for Linden Labs, has the mike in her hand, while her avatar is behind the podium in Second Life. that didn't last long or ruin the event.

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Some Really Insightful Writing About Virtual Environments and Education

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was attempting to summarize a three-way dialogue about Second Life from three brilliant thinkers with differing views about the value of SL. There was yet a second post today about 3d web. Meanwhile, many educators haven't even come to grips with the social web, Web 2.0. Henry Jenkins [link].

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Legal Education in Networked World: Berkman Center Discussion

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You could also watch a video cast on the web as well as in Second Life. So, I attended via Second Life where Rebecca Nesson was the in-world moderator and she was also at the real life event. In Second Life, the chat was very rich and made us wonder how much the RL participants were missing.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. SL has the potential to add a new level to the existing web technologies. a couple of times and yet fall into the web 3.0,

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The Horizon Project

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The role of the Journalist Panel is: These journalists will be given priority access to the teachers and on a permission basis will be allowed to interview students with teachers present. I also think the Student Code of Ethics are good model too - sort of like online community standards or codes of conduct. hz07 horizonproject07

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Level Up and Change the World: Gamification Apps

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Created by local NYC students, this game is designed to be played in and around city libraries and teaches players how to use library resources. The company currently has three mobile and web-based games available: Fantasy Kingdoms, Music Festivals, and Parallel Kingdom.

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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

Social Media and Nonprofits Anshe Chung Studios in China has been quietly building a Second Life space, managed by TechSoup, for non-profits. A web site featuring multiple bloggers with offices in this space has popped up chronicling this group's experiences. Christine.Net attended the Web 2.0 And here's a Web2.0