Archive for January, 2011

Levels of Classroom Use of Second Life

Tweet Speaking with a faculty member who recently (past 6 months) entered Second Life and has been exploring potential uses within his Chemistry classroom, I described four levels of classroom use of Second Life to help organize an approach to...
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Facebook Meme as Online Class’ Personal Introduction Assignment?

Tweet Teaching an online class, I’m always looking for ways for students to introduce themselves in a method other than a discussion board post.  They typically don’t write anything spectacular, and after all is said and done, it...
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VWER: Future of Education in Virtual Worlds?

Tweet (cross posted from http://blogs.sanjac.edu/virtualworlds) I attended the Virtual Worlds in Education Roundtable (VWER) Annual “First Meeting of the Year” for 2011 this past Thursday.  I believe this is the third year the...
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@Rockmelt Browser, a first impression

Tweet Rockmelt, according to their site, is “re-imagining your online experience by creating a new web browser that makes it easy to stay in touch with friends, search online, and get updates from your favorite websites.”  My...
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I *wish* Google Chrome had . . .

Tweet Integrated Web Search.  The one feature I wish Google Chrome – or an extension for it – offered is Integrated Web Search.  Or at least, that’s the term Firefox uses for the feature.  At this point, I have not found...
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