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Remembering The Team Who Taught Me So Much

Remembering The Team Who Taught Me So Much

Once upon a time in a land far away I met an incredible group of people. We created, collaborated and learned together. Our time together changed me forever. From 2007 to 2011 I was part of a very effective and productive team, we met and worked virtually. At first only through text and later voice as technology and tools improved. We worked in a digital platform, created digital products and laid the groundwork to foster a growing community of learners….

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End of an Era

End of an Era

Recent events in my life have required that I prioritize my time and resources.  I actually should have done this a while back and simplified things but I have a hard time letting go of things that have added to my learning and linked me to so many great friends. For example SecondLife This morning I gave up my rental in SecondLife. I began my adventure in SL back in April 2007. It is through this platform I became connected…

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Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo

The DEN in SL will be hosting a Cinco de Mayo social gathering at the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum in Second Life.  I am looking forward to connecting and socializing with educators I can only connect with online.  I encourage you to stop by, say hello and have a good time.  For details please see the DEN post. I hope to see you there.

The Need for Literacy Skills

The Need for Literacy Skills

There has bee a lots of discussion about what it means to be literate in the 21st Century and if there is such a thing as 21st century literacy. Ryan Bretag’s The Great Literacy Debate, Ben Gray’s post 21st century confusion and  21st century clarification. There have been discussions on twitter and plurk and these lead to Will Richardson  coordinating an illuminate discussion of the topic. I have never been great with semantics but I do know there are many…

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DEN in SL Wins an Eddie

DEN in SL Wins an Eddie

This evening I attended the 2008 Edublog Awards. The event took place through a variety of tools Second Life ®, Skype, and Ed Tech Talk. The Eddies began 5 years ago and though there has been some dissension about the merit of these awards I enjoy them. They have helped me find new voices and expand my learning network. I also believe that they allow edubloggers to say thank you and recognize their fellow edubloggers. To that end I would…

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Blog of the Month

Blog of the Month

Scott Merrick left a comment, shown below, that this blog has been nominated for blog of the month. Scott runs the Blogger’s hut on ISTE in Second Life. I have found some great blogs thanks to his efforts. Thanks again for the honor Scott. Hey, Beth, Congrats on being in the running for the Blog-o-the-month at the Blogger’s Hut on ISTE Island in Second Life. All month the survey poll will be open for voting, so bring your friends, your…

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Growing the DEN in SL

Growing the DEN in SL

The high light for me at NECC was to meet the DEN in SL leadership council and some of our SL community and present with the LC. We only had an hour to share everything and we could not do it all. The list of links below takes you to video, and some posts about our session. If you were there or know of a post regarding it please leave a comment and share. One of the objectives of our…

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