Second Life – Second Day Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Distance Learning, Tech PD, VLC Programs.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Second Life
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Today is day two of Second Life for Educators Level I at Cooperating School Districts. Picking up where they left off yesterday, participants are examining what Second Life can offer educators, including learning ways to teach within the virtual world, and searching out tutorial videos.
First Try, Second Life Monday, June 15, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Distance Learning, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Second Life
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Today and tomorrow Stacey Franks is teaching Second Life for Educators Level 1 at Cooperating School Districts. (Level II is later this week). The Level 1 class takes participants into the virtual world of Second Life and showcases many of the top educational uses.
Second Life in the Virtual Learning Center Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Distance Learning, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Second Life, Virtual Learning Center
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The Virtual Learning Center is pleased that we are conducting several new classes this summer in the tele to K-12 educators! Second Life, a 3D virtual world created by it “residents,” offers a range of new and exciting possibilities for educators and their students. The VLC is offering two levels of classes on Second Life this summer. Since we first posted about this in March, several people have registered, so if you are interested, now is the time to sign up!
Second Life for Educators- Level I
June 15 and 16, 2009 at CSD: www.csd.org/tele
Already there is a broad range of prominent educational institutions and organizations exploring the use of virtual worlds for the delivery of a wide range of courses and educational events including distance and flexible education, presentations and discussions, historical recreations, multimedia and game design and language learning practice. This class takes you into Second Life & showcases many of the top educational uses!
[Single day classes are $138 for CSD members, $214 for nonmembers and 2 day classes are $276 for CSD members, $428 nonmembers]
Second Life for Educators- Level II
June 18, 2009 at CSD: www.csd.org/tele
The advanced class takes participants who have completed Second Life for Educators- Level I into the more advanced features of the multi-user virtual environment. Participants learn how to participate in a personal learning network in Second Life and how to create their own learning environment.
tele – distance learning Monday, May 4, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Distance Learning, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, Second Life, videoconference, Virtual Learning Center, VoiceThread
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The third week of June is proving to be a distance learning themed week of tele classes:
Monday, June 15: Second Life for Educators Level I (pt 1)
Tuesday, June 16: Second Life for Educators Level I (pt 2)
Wednesday June 17: Tracking Student Learning with VoiceThread
Thursday, June 18: Second Life for Educators Level II … (Prerequisite: Second Life for Educators Level I class, or equivalent).
Friday, June 19: Boundless Learning with Videoconferencing
Each class takes place in Cooperating School Districts‘ tele from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For full details on these classes, including price, graduate credit, and registration, visit: www.csd.org/tele.
Get a Second Life this Summer Monday, March 23, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Distance Learning, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Education, Second Life, tele
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St. Louis area educators, here is your chance to learn about Second Life and how it can a useful application for your classroom! We’re offering two levels of courses, 
one on June 15 and 16, the other on June 18.
Second Life for Educators- Level I
June 15 and 16, 2009 at CSD: www.csd.org/tele
Second Life, a 3D virtual world created by it “residents,” offers a range of new and exciting possibilities for educators and their students. Already there is a broad range of prominent educational institutions and organizations exploring the use of virtual worlds for the delivery of a wide range of courses and educational events including distance and flexible education, presentations and discussions, historical recreations, multimedia and game design and language learning practice. This class will take you into the virtual world of Second Life and showcase many of the top educational uses!
[Single day classes are $138 for CSD members, $214 for nonmembers and 2 day classes are $276 for CSD members, $428 nonmembers]
Second Life for Educators- Level II
June 18, 2009 at CSD: www.csd.org/tele
This advanced class takes participants who have completed Second Life for Educators- Level I into the more advanced features of the multi-user virtual environment. Participants will learn how to participate in a personal learning network in Second Life and how to create their own learning environment.
First Week of June, First Week of tele classes Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Internet safety, Links, Moodle, Promethean Activboard, SMART Board, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Videoconferencing, Web 2.0, podcast.Tags: Internet safety, Cooperating School Districts, wikis, SMART Board, Second Life, webquests, Discovery Streaming, garageband, PowerWalkThrough, summer schedule
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June 1st marks beginning of the summer tele schedule! The summer schedule packed with classes five days a week on several topics: Second Life, Internet Safety, WebQuests, Wikis…
Here’s what is lined up for the first week:
Monday, June 1: GarageBand
Tuesday, June 2: PowerWalkThrough
Wednesday, June 3: Beginning SMART Board
Thursday, June 4: Intermediate SMART Board
Friday, June 5: Discovery streaming
Look for the full schedule to be released very soon!
Second Life Session Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, Web 2.0.Tags: Boeing Grant, Cooperating School Districts, Second Life, Stacey Franks, Virtual Learning Center
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The Virtual Learning Center’s Stacey Franks speaks with the Boeing Grant group this afternoon on Second Life and its educational applications.
get a (second) life Friday, February 20, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: 21st century skills, Second Life, tele, Virtual Learning Center, Web 2.0
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New this summer in the Virtual Learning Center’s tele will be Second Life professional development for educators! Check back soon for more details…
precon snapshots Monday, January 26, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaborations, Conferences, Distance Learning, Internet safety, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: Cooperating School Districts, cyber safety, Flickr, METC, Second Life
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Cooperating School Districts held two Midwest Education Technology Conference precons today- Cyber Safety with Glenn Berry and Second Life with Stacey Franks. To see more pics of METC, visit our Flickr group.
METC Precons All over St. Louis! Monday, January 26, 2009
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in Classroom Technology, Collaboration, Conferences, Distance Learning, Links, Tech PD, VLC Programs, Web 2.0.Tags: cyber safety, digital camera, digital storytelling, METC, Midwest Education Technology Conference, Moodle, Photo Editing, Second Life
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The Midwest Education Technology Conference starts today with over a dozen preconference sessions throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area. Topics include Second Life, Moodle, Cyber Safety, Digital Camera & Photo Editing, and Digital Storytelling. To follow what’s going on with METC (whether you can make it there or not), visit www.twitter.com/metc2009.
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