I decided that for my final project that I want to do something literary. I am thinking about Shakespeare's plays and/or possible famous literary works as ideas for my final project. Whichever route I take, CharlesLife will work perfectly in the scene.
SLED List
I have been reading the SLED list and there were a few things that caught my attention. Here are a few virtual meetings that have already occurred:
1. Engaging Students in a Virtual World for Real Life Learning about Medieval and Renaissance Literature.
2. Architecture in England and Second Life
3. Librarianship in the Tudor World
4. Transitions: The "Big Picture" Differences between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, focusing on England 1400-1600.
All of these virtual meetings occurred on March 30th and I wish that I could have attended them. I think they would have been really interesting!
Other Readings
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2012/12/03/open-wonderland-to-beused-as-catalyst-for-african-education/ - what a great article and wonderful way to extend the hand of learning to other cultures!
The Great Online Migration - this article was hilarious and worth the read!
Avatars Help People Develop Real World Skills - this article talked about how by having an avatar how it can help people develop social skills that otherwise they may never have developed. I had never really thought about that aspect of an avatar but can see how it would help young people that are shy.
Making OpenSim Safe for Students - In the article, there was discussion about hypergridding, which would ease the burden of having to log out of Second Life and log back in as a new avatar, if you have more than one.
Second Life, Facebook, and OpenSim - I found this article interesting and didn't know just how much Second Life and Facebook have in common until I read it. Here are a few of them:
1. Both tell you who you can be friend's with.
2. Both have limitations as to how much space you have and what you can do with it.
3. If you decide to leave Second Life or Facebook, everything will be completely gone and you will have to start over.
Thinking Developmentally: Designing Courses with a Progression of Learning Experiences - this article discussed how to design learning experiences that are progressive. Although I am not a teacher as of yet, I completely agree with the content of this article in that learning experiences should be a new experience that builds on what was previously learned.
Getting Started with Student Blogs: Tips for the Digital Immigrant - I loved this article and firmly believe that having students blog is an essential tool for learning and as a way to archive work.
