CES Second Life Educators:2008-04-10

2008-04-10T19:24:37Z

Second Life Roundtable ==Agenda== * Accessible Housing competition * Orientation materials ** "Extras" needed for machinima * Other? ==Notes== Agenda - 4/10/2008 Participants: Deb Sellers, Erin Bauer, Melody Jones, Floyd Davenport, Kevin Gamble, Beth Raney, Brian Webster, Virginia Morgan #Accessible Housing competition #*Deb Sellers (Family Caregiving CoP): talked about this project. Goal is to build an accessible home in SL, which is even a challenge in Real Life
#* LuAnn will coordinate, but she is not in our mtg today
#* Sarah Kirby is a housing specialist. Others will be included for design, etc.
#* Agent from Kansas with interest in accessible housing
#* Assistive technology (Deb's area of interest), to be included
#* Team will come together to talk about competition to engage builders in SL to show their designs. 20 participants, choose top 3. LuAnn reaching out to builders and people with disabilities in SL.
#*New island - west of Morrill (maybe Morrill 2) - Kevin working on this #* opportunity for some inworld education in preparation for competition to help builders know what is needed. Raise awareness around issues. #*Had talked about May 1 call for proposals, Due date June 1 -- but no meeting yet, so dates will be flexible. # Orientation materials #*materials for beginner Cooperative Extension people. #*SL allows a group to have own orientation. LuAnn is doing some research on this. #*Day of inworld training as preconference to NETC, April 27. Would try to use the orientation materials as a test. #*If anyone has good things to reference, add to the [http://collaborate.extension.org Collaborate wiki] # Youth Development/4-H in Second Life #* we own Bailey Island #* no one has been there yet! Waiting for someone of interest :) #* Some of the Youth SET for Life are coming to the Orientation on April 27 at NETC #* Teen Grid -- only allows adults to be in their space (ie Bailey), and any adults need background check. #* Melody Jones (Colorado) wants to get involved in Teen grid #* Deb Sellers (Kansas State) has background that will allow her to be a resource for teen work as well! #* Beth will try to make connection with Micala (Penn State World Campus) about help getting to Bailey #* Erin Bauer (Nebraska) is "getting involved with youth related activites too...haven't thought much about the applications in SL, but it sure might be a possibility!" #* Kevin's avatar has a dog named Riggs. #* next Roundtable (May 8)... focus on Teen Grid, how it works, ideas, etc. # "Extras" needed for machinima #* another movie/machinima in process... tour of eXtension headquarters on EduIsland. #* watched Ant Game video that's on YouTube #* tomorrow's inworld Meetup... go to EduIsland space and shot some video with the folks who show up...live bodies!! #* put out call for avatars to come be the "extras" in the movie. Come at 2:30PM, April 11. Audience will be Extension administrators & others who want to "see" SL without experiencing it. #Other? #* Question: So do the fire ant folks have a big presence in SL? Answer: Not yet. The game was created with audience of young children. Ideas about other simulated environments are in the talking stage. #* Where can someone find info about Education in SL? #** SLED mailing list: https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators #** Second Life for Educators - Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2370947641 #* Possible roundtable topic... granting opportunities

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