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Shamblesguru's iPad : The Blog



I have an iPad2 and a New iPad ... and a very happy nephew who has inherited my iPad1.

This Blog is designed to share the…

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Added by Chris Smith on May 8, 2012 at 3:43 — No Comments

eBook: "An Educator's iPad" ... published

eBook: "An Educator's iPad" ... published on Amazon and Apple iTunes.


... written for educators and parents who have an interest in mobile learning and especially the use of Apple’s iPad.

It is not a “how-to” manual but a resource for enabling more informed decisions regarding the use of…
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Added by Chris Smith on March 22, 2012 at 23:50 — No Comments

Ten Considerations for bringing games into class

As always, my colleague Dean has some great insights into gaming for learning. 

Snapped from his blog:-

"Before heading into using games in the classroom, there are a few considerations that are essential considerations. The biggest one surrounds…

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Added by Judy O'Connell on January 25, 2012 at 13:28 — No Comments

Blended Delivery SL and F2F classrooms

I just thought I'd post a link to a paper presented at ASCILTE 2010 in Sydney recently - about Blended Learning using Second Life. You might find it of interest.

 

http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/sydney10/Ascilite%20conference%20proceedings%202010/Bower-full.pdf

Added by Dean Groom on February 1, 2011 at 10:27 — No Comments

Creating Game-Like Engagement for Learning

Creating Game-like Engagement for Learning
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Added by Judy O'Connell on January 22, 2011 at 19:00 — No Comments

Repeating myself

In trying to work out player motivation an emotion is MMOs, I think I've not managed to get a nice spread to characters in Warcraft between level 1 and 80 (the top level). In my first efforts to learn how the social structures worked, I just worked to level to the top. This time around, I've spend a quarter of the time to get to the same point in the game, but have a 'better' character. Obviously I know a lot more now than I did the first time about the game, but more importantly, I use the… Continue

Added by Dean Groom on December 22, 2010 at 9:10 — No Comments

Jo Kay at ISTE SIGVE Speaker Session December 21!

At a blog post at Oh!VirtualLearning! I announced that we will experiment tomorrow night, Dec. 21, in Elluminate, sharing my desktop from my laptop in Nashville, TN while logged into Second Life as Scottmerrick Oh to benefit from spending an hour with Jo Kay. If that's not a run-on sentence I never read one.

 

Please join us if you can. It will be a memorable hour, and if all the technology cooperates we'll have…

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Added by Scott Merrick on December 21, 2010 at 1:30 — No Comments

OpenSim Welcomes The Ed Tech Crew!

Whilst being interviewed by the awesome Ed Tech Crew as part of their podcast, we joked about them conducting a future episode inworld.  Before I knew it, preparations were underway for a "Christmas Special"!  It was a fabulous way to end our first year in OpenSim and to further promote the wonderful work being done by schools around the world in virtual worlds.

You can click here to…

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Added by Lucy Barrow on December 20, 2010 at 23:38 — No Comments

Light Immersive Platforms

Light Immersive Platforms ... an example

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/lip/



This is a recording of an event that took place online in a

"Light Immersive Platform"



Virtual (online) Photography Event http://www.pdnvirtualevents.com



This one day online event (8 Dec 2010) was focussed on the Photography…

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Added by Chris Smith on December 10, 2010 at 23:08 — No Comments

Infinity Blade comes to a device in your hand!

via Engadget App review: Infinity Blade

There's no denying that, as a game, Blade Infinity is limited. The storyline can be recited in a single sentence and the basic gameplay mechanic is one and the same throughout. However, it never feels like a trudge because of some spectacular presentation, RPG elements that have been woven in intelligently rather…

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Added by Judy O'Connell on December 10, 2010 at 13:57 — No Comments

Sheep, jewellery and information literacy!

Added by Judy O'Connell on December 10, 2010 at 10:01 — No Comments

Warcraft - Learning how games make you think

As many may know - World of Warcraft (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com) has just released Cataclysm, the latest and greatest update to the massive multiplayer game, with over 12 million subscribers.



There is a lot to learn from Warcraft, if you are designing MUVEs for education. Inside the game, you'll find plenty of educators dressed as Priests, Warriors and Warlocks, so you might find it a strange place to think about learning more about… Continue

Added by Dean Groom on December 8, 2010 at 17:26 — 1 Comment

The Virtual Tourism Project





An overview of the TAFENSW - Western Institute Virtual Tourism Project at jokaydiaGRID. Provides information on vocational learning in virtual worlds. The project was undertaken by the Tourism and Hospitality Faculty in Bathurst and was funded by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. For more information visit: http://bit.ly/virtualtourismnsw.



Written and produced by KerryJ -… Continue

Added by jokay on December 6, 2010 at 17:28 — No Comments

The Virtual World of Gifted Kids

At the Gaelscoil Eoghain uí Thuairisc in Carlow, Ireland where lessons are taught in Irish they are implementing the use of 3D technology for the learning support of gifted children. This is the first time that this technology has been used in Ireland to teach part of the school curriculum. The interactivity and detail of the 3D…
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Added by Judy O'Connell on December 4, 2010 at 17:25 — 2 Comments

Lego Universe

Creativity. Programming. Global collaboration. For 10 year olds.

And what’s going on in your… Continue

Added by Judy O'Connell on October 31, 2010 at 2:13 — 1 Comment

Multi-dimensional school spaces event

AASL-SIGMS Virtual Learning Community topic: Multi-Dimensional Learning Spaces

Tuesday, Oct 26tth at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT

Guest facilitator: David Jakes

Description: In this session, we'll discuss the importance of space to learning, and how schools must rethink how space is designed and allocated to support new dimensions of learning. Specifically, a model for a multi-dimensional learning space that blends both physical and digital elements will be presented. Our…

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Added by Judy O'Connell on October 25, 2010 at 16:30 — No Comments

Virtual Worlds: When we say "across the curriculum" we mean RIGHT across the curriculum!

One of the many things that appeals to me about virtual worlds in education are the opportunities for use across a variety of curriculum areas. Our private OpenSim grid, Begonia Island, was opened to students in May 2010. Our first project was called TechnoSpirit and was developed as part of the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics program for our Year 8 Students. Our latest project, Planet Orbis, is quite different - a geometry unit as part of the Year 5 Extension Maths… Continue

Added by Lucy Barrow on October 17, 2010 at 0:52 — No Comments

ROKURO: Make Sculpted Prims for OpenSim

I can't remember where I first saw ROKURO but it is a super easy tool that you can use to create sculpted prims to use in a virtual environment such as OpenSim.


ROKURO is part of the KANAE PROJECT and there is a free version that you can download as well as ROKURO PRO, a paid version that has a few extra features.…
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Added by Lucy Barrow on October 15, 2010 at 16:00 — No Comments

Thinking about Virtual Worlds?

Each year there are more and more avatars in rich virtual environments. These immersive worlds – where the world within the screen becomes both the object and the site of interaction – are on the increase, matching the promise of technology with the creative minds of our students. Educators, keen to incorporate the evolving literacy and information needs of 21st century learners, will want to understand the opportunities provided by MUVEs, MMORPGs and 3D immersive worlds, so as to be… Continue

Added by Judy O'Connell on September 30, 2010 at 14:00 — 2 Comments

OpenSim on a USB Stick!

Twitter has done it again! This time it was a tweet about running "OpenSim from a USB Stick". I had heard about this process before but felt that my skills just weren't up to this kind of thing. However, after following the excellent instructions and video tutorials by… Continue

Added by Lucy Barrow on September 28, 2010 at 1:42 — No Comments

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Shamblesguru's iPad : The Blog

http://shamblesguruipad.posterous.com/I have an iPad2 and a New iPad ... and a very happy nephew who has inherited my iPad1.This Blog is designed to share the Apps that I have on my iPad ... not only the Apps but also to show how they have been organised in folders. This is more difficult than I thought it would be as many Apps could be in multiple folders .... e.g. "digital storytelling" or "creating eBooks" or "eportfolio."I'm hoping that…See More
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eBook: "An Educator's iPad" ... published

eBook: "An Educator's iPad" ... published on Amazon and Apple iTunes.... written for educators and parents who have an interest in mobile learning and especially the use of Apple’s iPad.It is not a “how-to” manual but a resource for enabling more informed decisions regarding the use of mobile technology in learning and teachingFrom iTunes :~ US$2.99Only available in the Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Spain, UK and USA Stores.If you purchase in the iTunes store then this book is available…See More
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Virtual Worlds in Primary Classrooms

Hi,I am a fairly new user of Second Life, and I love the endless possibilities that exist there. However, as a primary school teacher, I am wondering what options exist for children aged 7 -11 to engage in a virtual world similar to Second Life. There are so many amazing places to visit in Second Life that would be perfect for students studying certain themes etc, but of course, they are far too young to have accounts etc...What examples do people have of primary schools using virtual worlds -…See More
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Ten Considerations for bringing games into class

As always, my colleague Dean has some great insights into gaming for learning. Snapped from his blog:-"Before heading into using games in the classroom, there are a few considerations that are essential considerations. The biggest one surrounds understanding the culture of games, and…See More
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