Virtual Words in the Curriculum

Progress! – the 2007 pilot with year 9 Information Software Technology and Skoolaborate has paid off. Our school has placed Teen Second Life project into the year 9 curriculum.
In introducing virtual worlds and the opportunities, the class was full of enthusiasm, with the usual noise that only a year 9 class of boys can generate.
The [...]

Skoolaborate – Avatar Hunt

12 students took part in the Avatar Hunt in Skoolaborate today. These students had done some preparation work for this meeting.
Students created an outfit for their avatar and filled out an email with a personal profile. This they emailed to Japanese students.
During the meeting, the students engaged in conversation to find out who is who. [...]

There goes the neighbourhood – PMHS are on the Teen Grid!

Some days don’t go to plan … but then you get a boost from people in your PLN (still not over that term yet). Our school is now part of the Skoolaborate community, and so took up residence on the third floor. In the next few weeks I will add some outbuildings and start to [...]

Learnscope 2007 Second Life Venue – Jokaydia

Here is a quick fly through of the Learnscope 2007 Venue in Jokaydia in Second Life. Jo and Sean have put a MASSIVE amount of effort into this space, and set up an exhibit for posters created by each of the teams involved in Learnscope – bringing Web2.0 into schools and Tafe – with a [...]