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  • teach42 says
    Introductions, both in RL and SL.
  • teach42 says
    Slides rotating through with screenshots from DEN in SL. Adds flavor particularly for people who haven't been in world yet.
  • teach42 says
    Fred is starting off. Didn't realize that responding to the DEN in SL blog post was his first blog comment. He hasn't looked back at all.
  • GingerLewman asks
    you're live blogging *and* streaming? Admiration overflows...
  • teach42 says
    See Fred's DEN blog for a song a day (original music you have the rights to use).
  • teach42 says
    Talking history of the DEN in SL. Points out that the group feels they're successful because of their diversity.
  • teach42 says
    I hadn't really thought about it, but having so many backgrounds and people spread throughout the country has probably helped.
  • teach42 says
    They have to model what they're preaching in order to communicate.
  • teach42 says
    I'm looking at some of the images and realizing how much I'm missing. They've done SO many events in there.
  • teach42 says
    Membership is close to 600 in SL! I do wonder how many are active, but that's really difficult to track.
  • teach42 says
    600 members in not quite even a full year yet.
  • teach42 says
    Every Wednesday they have workshops, from learning skills in SL to real life classroom strategies.
  • teach42 says
    Switching over to Lori now.
  • teach42 says
    Most of the SL LC are meeting for the first time here at NECC.
  • teach42 says
    Lori met Cel 45 minutes ago for the first time.
  • teach42 says
    Digital natives? Close personal virtual friendships.
  • teach42 says
    Second Life is like NECC all year long. It's fun. It's learning, it's networking, but it's also social.
  • teach42 says
    makes learning fun. It has added so much to her professional AND personal learning network.
  • teach42 says
    You don't often hear people distinguishing between those two. That needs some exploring. Where does personal end and professional begin?
  • teach42 says
    Newbie event one week from Wed.
  • teach42 says
    They bring in speakers every week. Lori is one of the events chair and learning to plan successful events has been a challenge.
  • teach42 says
    They do a mix of both social events as well as PD events. Differentiating Instruction, developing your PLN.
  • teach42 says
    They've hosted 65 formal events (planned) along with hundreds of informal, impromptu events.
  • teach42 says
    All of their events are posted in the DEN HQ in SL, they send out notices and they also have their blog.
  • teach42 says
    Nancy is on her feet and already bringing down the house.
  • teach42 says
    Out from behind the table and working the room. For those of you not here, she has her trademark purple hair on in RL today.
  • teach42 says
    For the record, she really does do a great job on the SL blog. Considering how active they are, it's quite a task.
  • teach42 says
    Being part of the DEN in SL has really taught her the real meaning of networking and how powerful it is.
  • teach42 says
    There's also a wiki.
  • teach42 says
    typo
  • teach42 says
    Beth is up. Not many people that she works with in RL do her job and she doesn't have much in the way of support. Has found that her SL...
  • teach42 says
    network has become her support system, her friends, her colleagues.
  • teach42 says
    Tried SL for the first time, spent a few hours, said it wasn't worth her time. Quit for 3 months.
  • teach42 says
    Decided that she owed it to her teachers to explore it fully and give it a real shot. So she told herself that she'd give herself a month
  • teach42 says
    that was over a year ago and now she's hooked.
  • teach42 says
    Her second life experiences have been long conversations with other people. Now things like Twitter are more meaningful because
  • teach42 says
    she has a deeper and richer relationship with the people in her network.
  • teach42 says
    She has created a bulletin board above her desk with photos of the avatars/rl pics of the people in her network.
  • teach42 says
    When RL people at her school ask her a question that she sends out to her network,she shows people WHO answered it for them so they see the
  • teach42 says
    connection.
  • cleisure says
    cool idea
  • teach42 says
    Over 1200 participants at DEN events in SL
  • teach42 says
    She's also talking about the guides. Honestly, that's an intiative I'm really impressed with. Really helps people get their start.
  • teach42 says
    Jessie Marie (Anne Truger is up)
  • teach42 says
    She's also up from the desk and moving around.
  • teach42 says
    Her PLN has always been NECC. That along with her state conference (IL-TCE) were always her professional development and that's it.
  • teach42 says
    She asked how many people popped in to SL and then left it for months. Lots of hands (mine included).
  • teach42 says
    Also quite a few who are in world, but still on orientation island.
  • cobannon
    Me too. Can you hand me a virtual business card?
  • teach42 says
    Heh, she does point out the DOES have a real life. But that she has both personal and professional needs.
  • teach42 says
    "If Kathy Shcrock and Will Richardson think it's worth exploring, maybe I should be checking it out."
  • teach42 says
    Virtual Environments WILL be a big deal in education for a variety of students. And when that bus arrives, she wants to be on it, not
  • teach42 says
    chasing it.
  • teach42 says
    She doesn't think that SL is necessarily the RIGHT solution for SL. She wouldn't bring her kids into SL. But she thinks there WILL be
  • teach42 says
    a 'right' solution for Education. And when it arrive, she'll know how to 'walk and fly'. GREAT way to put it.
  • teach42 says
    Totally agree with that.
  • teach42 says
    She isn't on the teen grid and wouldn't feel comfortable bringing kids in there right now. But she sees the potential.
  • cleisure says
    she likes you!
  • teach42 says
    Talking about the educational excursion. Sharing her experiences with the DEN in general.
  • teach42 says
    Wow, she get so immersed in things like SL that she felt she was getting too immersed. She bought a traffic light that times her usage.
  • teach42 says
    When it turns yellow, time to start saying goodbye, when it turns red, time to log off.
  • teach42 says
    Wow. That's a pretty neat confession. I could probably use that, I have some issues with things like that.
  • teach42 says
    BTW, totally packed room. Literally, every seat filled and then about 20 standing in the back before they closed the door.
  • teach42 says
    Sharing the "Orange book" They reccomend "A beginners Guide to Second Life" and "the Second Life for Dummies" book.
  • teach42 says
    ACK. They're going to hate me! I had Coni bring a couple prizes to give away but forgot to grab them!
  • teach42 says
    Story of building the DEN HQ in Second Life.
  • teach42 says
    Steep learning curve when you're getting started, when you start building, when you start exploring.
  • teach42 says
    She recommends that you always start off with a buddy.
  • Kymberli_M says
    Oh, I need that traffic light for so many things in my life...
  • cobannon
    What's the URL for the wiki?
  • teach42 says
    I couldn't agree more. I needed a helping hand when I was getting started. Don't even remember the persons name anymore....
  • teach42 says
    Wish I did tho, would love to thank her.
  • teach42 says
    You can join up to 25 'groups'
  • teach42 says
    DEN HQ was recently rebuilt, handing mic over to Elaine.
  • teach42 says
    She started off very skeptical. Joined initially to prove why she doesn't really need Second Life.
  • teach42 says
    (that sounds kinda like alot of newbies to Plurk)
  • teach42 says
    Her first time chatting "Face to Face" with someone in Brazil, made her realize just how powerful a tool this could be.
  • teach42 says
    Elaine is the building co-chair. When she began, nobody knew anything. Totally true. First 20 minutes of the first meeting were learning
  • teach42 says
    how to sit down in the chairs!
  • teach42 says
    When she became the building co-chair for the group, she had just joined 3 days ago. Didn't know how to fly, sit or change clothes!
  • teach42 says
    Elaine and Anne both threatened to quit at different times :-)
  • teach42 says
    A few months ago, they tore down the old building (deleted it) and give it a new look.
  • teach42 says
    New building is a really sleek looking tower, sort of like the space needle of sorts. Also have a great amphitheater for presenting.
  • teach42 says
    Just flashed a shot of Claudia Linden in the DEN HQ.
  • teach42 says
    And now Iron Man :-)
  • teach42 says
    Her favorite thing to do in SL is to present in SL the same sorts of things that she'd present in RL.
  • teach42 says
    She does presentations on digital storytelling, beth has done differentiated instruction using Streaming, and so on...
  • teach42 says
    Call out for presenters. If anyone is interested in presenting at the DEN HQ, contact them. Experience not required.
  • teach42 says
    "You can attend professional development sessions in SL.... while you're in your pajamas."
  • teach42 says
    Now switching to a video.
  • teach42 says
    The Adventures of LostTeacher Haystack and the Super DEN Guide.
  • teach42 says
    Digital story about a new teacher. VERY cool!
  • teach42 says
    "What do you do with this HUGe torch?" LOL
  • teach42 says
    I'm looking around right now and there are definitely some people who are IN sl while watching the panel. Kudos to ISTE for bandwidth wifi
  • teach42 says
    This is hilarious. I want the SuperDEN Guide skin.
  • teach42 says
    18 people watching right now.
  • teach42 says
    Disclaimer is a nice touch.
  • teach42 says
    Glad they mentioned the photos in the HQ. If you go to the DEN HQ in SL, there are photos of each of the LC members. If they have
  • teach42 says
    a green border (I think its green), it means they're onlikne. Click on it and they'll get an IM that you want some help.
  • teach42 says
    There's an ISTE SL Lounge.
  • teach42 says
    Tuesday at 3pm there's a meet and greet there. Rip encourages all DEN (and non-DEN members) to meet over there and make a RL-SL connection
  • teach42 says
    Time for Q&A.
  • teach42 says
    Group is Discovery Educator Network.
  • teach42 says
    Who hosts this stuff?
  • teach42 says
    Linden Labs owns Second Life, so technically they host everything. But people can purchase/rent land, from islands to condos.
  • teach42 says
    What's the cost for SL?
  • teach42 says
    You can join it for free. It can be more interesting if you put in some money. You purchase Linden dollars with real dollars.
  • teach42 says
    10 people who are in attendance will be winning some Lindens.
  • teach42 says
    During NECC, there's a raffle ball. If there are people hanging out in at the DEN in HQ right now, every 11 minutes, someone will win 20$
  • teach42 says
    Cost for building?
  • teach42 says
    Can be huge, but doesn't have to be. We aren't spending much in DEN.
  • teach42 says
    Warlick asks how you find your communities.
  • teach42 says
    Go to the search box and type in Educator. That took Fred right to ISTE. Once he got there, he met a Docent and got started.
  • teach42 says
    Back to raffle ball, didn't know they were doing that. That's freakin' awesome.
  • JackieB
    thanks for the streaming link.
  • JackieB
    (and for living blogging this too)
  • teach42 says
    SLURL: Second Life URL. You do have to have SL installed on your computer (win/mac/linux)
  • cobannon
    Yes, thank you!
  • teach42 says
    Click on a SLURL and it'll take you right to a location. DEN SLurl is on the wiki.
  • teach42 says
    Check out all the events they've hosted in SL. p_big_eyed
  • teach42 says
    That should ahve been (p_big_eyed)
  • teach42 says
    If you're on SL and chatting with them, you can right click on them to see what groups they're a member of.
  • teach42 says
    Guides can give you a folder of places you can go to and explore.
  • teach42 says
    Go to the playground, you'll find people who will help you here.
  • teach42 says
    Are there other virtual worlds besides Second Life? Why is SL better?
  • teach42 says
    Answer seems to be that it isn't better. It's what works for them.
  • teach42 says
    Probably the largest, with the best possibility to expand your network. Like Twitter vs. Plurk :-)
  • teach42 says
    It happens to be the one to be at for right now. That may change at any time. Lots of virtual worlds.
  • teach42 says
    For Anne, the reason that she went to SL was because ISTE is there, Will, Kathy, David, etc... If they are there, then there may be
  • teach42 says
    something to it.
  • teach42 says
    Linden Labs has employees who just work in Education.
  • teach42 says
    Having an avatar allows Fred to be a little more outgoing than he is in RL.
  • teach42 says
    Second life is not JUSt for education.
  • teach42 says
    "Anything that can be done in RL can be done in SL"
  • teach42 says
    There are definitely some not safe for school sections of SL.
  • teach42 says
    Q: There seems to be a pretty steep learning curve. If teachers don't see an immediate value to it, they won't jump in. What's the
  • teach42 says
    immediate hook to draw them in?
  • teach42 says
    Beth has about 12 educators who are using SL. They started by doing in group classroom sessions, very hands on with people F2F. They
  • teach42 says
    had to actually attend some events on their own to participate in the program. They attended from home.
  • teach42 says
    They had to go to a specific event so they could see the value right from the beginning. Not just getting in and wandering.
  • teach42 says
    Wandering around orientation island is not a good way to experience SL.
  • teach42 says
    Going long, time for giveaways.
  • teach42 says
    Sticky notes beneath the chairs for winners!
  • teach42 says
    Nice!
  • milobo says
    marking to come back to later - thanks!!
  • teach42 says
    This was a blast! Thanks for attending everyone!
  • mcarls
    Thanks, I was going to go there, but switched and then had my presenter not show!
  • Durff says
    dembo call your wife 12:24pm Mon
  • joebjr says
    155 responses?!? WOW!!!!!

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