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Dean Groom Online communities - are now a culture or counter-culture depending on your ideology. Community, c…

Online communities - are now a culture or counter-culture depending on your ideology. Community, culture, churn, sift and drift are the reagents of motivation and at the center of learning anything online.

Communities need culture to operate. Anyone talking about communities in an online wo

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Added by Dean Groom on November 8, 2009 at 10:08am — No Comments

Dean Groom Texture Time

I've added some images of the 'feel' I'm trying to achieve with Judy in a transmedia story we've decided to work on. Currently lost somewhere in Photoshop and Google Documents ... and liking the flexible lighting modes in Meerkat more and more ... just sayin' Continue

Added by Dean Groom on November 4, 2009 at 10:44pm — No Comments

Aleteia Infinity Larry Johnson, New Media Consortium CEO, Public Lecture @ UTS 26 November 2009, 4.00pm: Down the Rabbit Hole … …or how the NMC took the red pill, got a Second Life, and found love on the 3D web

Dear Colleagues I would like to invite you to Larry Johnson's lecture Down the Rabbit Hole … …or how the NMC took the red pill, got a Second Life, and found love on the 3D web, on 26 November 2009 at 4.00pm at UTS. (I apologise I do not have a lecture theatre number as yet, but I will post an update). The lecture is part of a grant project I have been carrying out with colleagues from the School of Software in IT, Nursing and the Institute for Interactive Media Learning at UTS to find o… Continue

Added by Aleteia Infinity on November 4, 2009 at 6:55pm — No Comments

Dean Groom Transmedia Approach to learning

I've been looking at the idea of developing sequences of work using a transmedia strategy. The idea that there are a series of modules of work, each taking place in different media. Typically, this is a tried and tested method for advertising - the target people's attention in multiple places, leading to an outcome that is desired. I wonder if an

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Added by Dean Groom on October 31, 2009 at 8:49pm — No Comments

gwyneth jones Go!Animate: Interactive Books & Libraries in Second Life

GoAnimate.com: Second Life Tour 1: Interactive Books & Libraries by gwyneth

Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com. It's free and fun! a Go!Animate vid i made for a presentation at the AASL conference (American Association of School Librarians)… Continue

Added by gwyneth jones on October 31, 2009 at 12:31am — 5 Comments

Judy O'Connell Mixed Reality Presentations

I've just picked up some information about Mixed Reality Presentations that might be worth checking out. The [Zone] Touch Screen Media Television with Searchable YouTube and Flickr is worth testing. What's special about this in-world media… Continue

Added by Judy O'Connell on October 26, 2009 at 11:11am — No Comments

Lucy Barrow Ninja Physics on ReactionGrid

Science is definitely not my strong point, so when I saw Kyle G's tweet about Ninja Physics on ReactionGrid, I assumed it would be completely beyond me! I attended Kyle's class on the Ninja sim where I spent about 30 minutes playing, learning and creating. The Ninja Physics concept allows users to create objects that move in the same way that they would in real life. At the momen… Continue

Added by Lucy Barrow on October 24, 2009 at 6:35pm — 1 Comment

Lucy Barrow Exploring the Dabbleboard Tool by Kindlelab

After watching the movie posted by Judy O'Connell by Rich White, I visited his Smithsonian space on ReactionGrid to test Dabbleboard, a Kindlelab project. By going to a Dabbleboard page in your browser, you can type, draw, i… Continue

Added by Lucy Barrow on October 24, 2009 at 6:13pm — No Comments

Pat Jewett Virtually Debating Healthcare

Our senior debate class took the medical insurance/citizen insurance debate online in a virtual world. The point was to simulate different plans and how they would affect the families finances.. It was really interesting to see how opinions changed as the simulation worked through the scenarios. This is a great tool… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on October 18, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Dean Groom What do teachers need in their backpack?

What is in the EdTech backpack? Is it a mobile phone, laptop, 3G dongle or a bag of virtual dirty tricks, magical potions and comforters – part operations, part strategy, part performance art. With hind-sight, I’d have created a persona online from the outset. I’d be Victor Gloucester. He’d feel confident to throw dynamite-ideas into rooms where people sit with arms folded staring into the vortex of techno-denial. He’d tell you “technology, when given to adults, presents a distinct chance that… Continue

Added by Dean Groom on October 18, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Judy O'Connell DabbleBoard on ReactionGrid

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Added by Judy O'Connell on October 13, 2009 at 4:41pm — 1 Comment

Judy O'Connell Reaction Grid explorations

It's exciting to see the interest and activity taking place at ReactionGrid. If you're wondering how to get involved in this, take a quick look a the videos from the Digiteen Dream Team: ReactionGrid. The video tutorials might be just the thing to kick you off on your virtual adventure! To f… Continue

Added by Judy O'Connell on October 13, 2009 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Dean Groom Reaction Grid - First Meet

Thanks to Jo for putting on a first RG meet up. All seemed good until the avvie count hit 13 and then things fell over, but that I guess in the sim-spec, and certainly not a reason to pack up your prims. Joe's been dragging in huge prim builds from Second Life and re-rezzing them in Reaction Grid with success, and it seems that Meerkat is doing a pretty good job of backing up full permission SL objects and textures. I'd like to say Second lnventory is doing the same for me, but - for some reaso… Continue

Added by Dean Groom on October 12, 2009 at 9:51am — No Comments

Dean Groom Installing local host of Open Sim

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Added by Dean Groom on October 8, 2009 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Dean Groom Reaction Grid

Teen Second Life was a good idea, that in my view suffers from bad policy implementation and governance. Few have realized it's potential and many more have languished in aging, anecdotal stories. Open Sim offered an alternative, and in the 18 months or so it has been maturing we now see Reaction Grid among others as stable virtual spaces that perhaps offer a second wave of innovation. Policy, good or bad - requires implementation. In a virtual world, there is some over-arching policy needs, bu… Continue

Added by Dean Groom on October 7, 2009 at 9:29am — 4 Comments

Chris Smith College Fair in Second Life

College Fair in Second Life Presentations: 24th and 25th October 2009 Exhibits displayed: 24th Oct to 13 No. 2009 Venue; International Schools Island Full details at ... http://bit.ly/SLCF09 Tag: #SLCF09

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Added by Chris Smith on October 6, 2009 at 12:05am — No Comments

KerryJ Do you use one of these platforms? Your input would be greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone I am researching 5 different virtual worlds platforms and would appreciate your input. I already have the information I need regarding Second Life, although if you use Second Life, I'd be interested in your reasons why you chose it over other platforms. The other platforms I am researching are: Open Cobalt, Project Wonderland, Open Sim and Vastpark. If you have user, publisher or administrator experience with any of these platforms, your responses would be immensely appreci… Continue

Added by KerryJ on September 17, 2009 at 7:55pm — No Comments

Chris Smith Tools, Tips and Teasers ... http://bit.ly/3BODhH

Tools, Tips and Teasers ... Full info at http://bit.ly/3BODhH This Train for Success session consists of five mini presentations (think ... mini TED talks) each being ten minutes or less. The sessions are designed as 'teasers' and 'awareness raising' .... and to give you just enough info to decide if you would like to follow up at a later time. Date / Time Thursday 10 Sept 2009 Time: 9:00 am S.L. time Venue International Schools Isla… Continue

Added by Chris Smith on September 5, 2009 at 6:03am — No Comments

Chris Smith Flat Classroom Project http://bit.ly/flatclassroom

Meet the "Forces" behind the Flat Classroom Project An Interview in Second Life FULL details at http://bit.ly/flatclassroom Date: Sunday 13th September Time: 4:00 am SL time | 7am USA Eastern Time | 6pm Thai Time | 7pm HK/China Time | length= 60 mins Venue: International Schools Island in Second Life http://tinyurl.com/2o44dw at the meeting area at mountain top 2… Continue

Added by Chris Smith on September 5, 2009 at 5:59am — No Comments

Dean Groom Games in SL

I had an enquiry from some Chemists who have an advanced course running, looking to build a game based learning structure - I guess like a quiz; but one which gives feedback on progress, so that students can self-test and level up - or go back and get clues on what they need to know. The aim is to present a 3 tier learning system, where progress is though aligning several molecular concepts and diagrams to solve a larger problem. Does anyone have ChemEd links in SL to this kind of thing? I was t… Continue

Added by Dean Groom on September 4, 2009 at 10:15pm — No Comments

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Unfortunately I didn't pick Second Life. My teacher picked this program for us to research and it just so happens to be an Elementary based class, but I am going to make due! Thank you for all the helpful links and information! They are really goi...
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You need to look at something other than Second Life Stacy. Teen Grid is 13-18 - I suggest you look at Quest Atlantis for that age range, if you don't have resources/program to teach yet. Alternatively you might look at a game - as at that age the...
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