"The Blended Ecosystem" presented by Dr. Setser at the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) in Second LIfe

Dr. Setser led a discussion on blended ecosystems in the DEN in Second Life on Wednesday evening. Dr. Setser shared the journey NCVPS has made in Second Life and what the future may hold. Jennifer Nobles led a breakout session to illustrate the power of multiple experiences driven by user interest for discussions in Second Life. Many websites were shared during the session that may prove useful in your own journey.
EnterZon
Active Worlds
Qwaq
PowerU
iPod Touch at Culbreth Middle School
Literacy 2 Learn
The VLC site
Glogster


If you missed this event and would like to watch some of the archives, Adam Renfro posted a video series on You Tube for you to view at your convenience. This is a 11 part video series that covers many of the highlights of the discussion.

Dr. Setser will present on "Blended Virtual Ecosystem" at the Discovery Educator Network (DEN) in Second Life

Dr. Bryan Setser, Cheif Executive Officer, of the North Carolina Virtual Public School and Jennifer Nobles, Modular Learning Specialist, from the North Carolina Virtual Public School will discuss how NCVPS discovered a blended virtual ecosystem in Second Life this past year. Their session will focus on sandbox approaches, lessons learned, and new clients that resemble second life for the purpose of advancing virtual learning among all p-20 stakeholders in education. Moreover, this session will include interactive participation and an integrated piece on discovery education.net to showcase the power of blended virtual ecosytems with other web 2.0 platforms. Join them at 5pm SLT (8pm EST) at the Discovery Educators Network (DEN) in Second Life.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/103/136/22

Online Professional Development in a Virtual World

The five groups of the North Carolina e-Learners for Educators group held an online professional development event in Second Life today. The five groups: The Friday Institute, Learn NC, NC Department of Public Instruction, NC Virtual Public School, and UNC-TV shared their work in online professional development. You can view their materials on the Second Life Island for the next week or two using the links below.

The Friday Institute - The Wilmington Corner
Learn NC - The Lighthouse
NC DPI - The Compass Rose
NCVPS - The Teacher Gallery
UNC-TV - The Brook Chat

You can also watch some of the archived sessions below.


For those of you that watch the archived videos and review the materials posted in Second Life, we'd love for you to share your thoughts on the following survey. Some of the questions may not pertain to you since you were not at the live event but answer those you can. Thanks!

Survey Link

Getting Started on the NCVPS Island

Click on the following link to view a tutorial on how to get started in Second Life. This tutorial will take you through creating a Second Life account if you do not have one to teleporting to the NCVPS Island in Second Life.

http://content.flypaper.net/70676be8-88b3-4cf5-b383-a1b1a26ec1bd/preview.aspx