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[Library] Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds
Started Apr. 27, 2008
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Group to support participants at the RezEd mini-conference at the Games Learning and Society conference from June 10-12, 2009
This group is for those interested in working with the incarcerated using virtual worlds.
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This group is for those interested in working with the incarcerated using virtual worlds.
This group is for those interested in working with the incarcerated using virtual worlds.
Profile Information
- What is your interest in virtual worlds?
- Academic, Blogger, K12, Library, Afterschool organization
- What virtual worlds are you interested in?
- Second Life, Whyville, Habbo Hotel, There.com, Other
- About Me:
- I work at ImaginOn, a children/teens public library in North Carolina. I work primarily with Teen Second Life but am interested and involved in other virtual worlds especially with kids and teens.
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Virtual worlds and criminal justice reform
I have been working with incarcerated youth for over five years as a public librarian. I am able to work with a group of youthful offenders using Teen Second Life. My hope is that when they leave the facility, they will continue being able to access the virtual world and develop their skills and online partnerships they began while starting the project inside the facility and mentor their peers on how to interact in the environment as well. I think it is important that those in facilities closed… Continue
Posted on July 14, 2008 at 11:28am — 6 Comments
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Share your voice in response to the featured discussion.Listen to the twice-a-month podcast.Read or contribute to RezEd Community Aha MomentsBrowse or contribute to the libraryJoin a special interest group. or create your ownList an event or learn who is attending. Read or report the latest newsMeet new colleagues and read their personal blogsAdd photos or videos Tell us more ways this community can serve your needs!Featured Podcast
This week's podcast, RezEd Podcast Episode 36 features Thomas Malaby, author of Making Virtual Worlds: Linden Lab and Second Life, plus an 'In Dialogue' session with Lou Ann Phillips, the Virtual Worlds Coordinator of the National eXtension Initiative and Ron Festa, the Virtual Worlds Administrator at the Division of Continuous Education; Outreach at Rutgers University. on disseminating virtual world practices in education.Featured Aha Moment
This week's aha moment, "Avatars Enhance the Language Learning Experience" is written by Laura Jacob of McGuffey High School.
Featured Resource: Second Life Curriculum
Global Kids Second Life Curriculum contains over 160 lesson plans for teaching the basics of Second Life, whether in a classroom, a library, or at home.
The curriculum is available at no cost and is designed to be adaptable by practitioners for a variety of uses, from teaching science, to literature to global studies.
© 2009 Created by Global Kids
