CES Second Life Educators:2008-07-10
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eXtension Second Life Roundtable 7-10-08
Recording
Agenda
Present: LuAnn Phillips,Deb Sellers, Jan Miller-Heyl, Renee Podunovich, Joe Hunnings, Larry Havenstein, Jonell Hinsey, Larry Havenstein, Kevin Gamble, Peg Schear, Beth Raney
1. Teen Second Life
Share examples of some successful projects by other orgs
A proposed first project for eXtension: explore having kids do activities in a space, prevention program, middle school kids and families.
Next steps: Set up a meeting space, get avatars, by September
2. Second Life Main Grid/Morrill and Morrill 2
Sleddie Awards/ Virtual State Fair
http://sledcc.wikispaces.com/Sleddies+Competition
What is needed to prepare the fair: Ideas?
Timeline: ready 7/28 – 8/23
Accessible Housing
2nd island required, ready by next week
Contest for builders, go ahead?
Needed: Rules, guidelines, resource materials
starting kit, Deb has $1200, Sarah for resources, assistive tech kit and supplemental materials
Outcome eval: Deb will work on a survey
Measurable Goal: work on this and post ideas on
the wiki
Add your notes/ideas at:
http://collaborate.extension.org/wiki/Family_Caregiving_Virtual_Project
Builders Tape Measure and the slurl is http://slurl.com/secondlife/Leda/202/24/53
Teen SL Resources
The British Council
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxW2U9hF4E0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERvhgSjiH0
Learning space for teens, developed and designed by adults
Our purpose is to build relationships between the UK and other countries to the benefit of all involved, and to increase appreciation of the UK’s creative ideas and achievements around the world. Incorporated by royal charter, we are registered as a charity (not-for-profit organisation) and operate as an executive non-departmental public body in the UK.
Global Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk24qWhuMwI
Learning space for teens, developed by teens, with structure and guidance by adults
Founded in 1989 and an independent not-for-profit organization since 1993, Global Kids’ (GK) mission is to transform urban youth into successful students and global and community leaders by engaging them in socially dynamic, content-rich learning experiences. In 2006, following extensive research into the educational potential of virtual worlds, Global Kids became the first nonprofit to develop a dedicated space for conducting programming in the virtual world of Teen Second Life (TSL).
http://www.holymeatballs.org/sl.htm
Eye4You Alliance
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZs1p9wzxRI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2sTKx7KvA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dud0Oe9n3FA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro0ZC9fxWDc
Here is a wonderful web page about the project:
