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Cant possibly make it through all these slides and do live demos
and/or machinima too!
Get the slides for later reference from me or via: www.indeeds.com
or www.slideshare.net.
Not a technical presentation. Get the OpenSim 101 slides. Or
Getting Your Cyberturf subset.
CAIS is an IB World school but I do not represent the IB and this
is not an official IB presentation.
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International Baccalaureate (Organization):
Non-profit educational foundation
3,000+ schools; 900,000+ students; 140 countries
3 major centers: Asia-Pacific; Americas; Africa, Europe, Middle
East
3 programs: Primary Years Program (PYP); Middle Years Program
(MYP);Diploma Program (DP)
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International Baccalaureate:
DP: Java Course plus Information Technology in a Global Society
(ITGS)
MYP has 8 subject areas: Technology and the less important ones
(known as those others)
MYP: Separate Information Technology and Design Technology
tracks
PYP: Technology classes not mandatory; at CAIS 2-3 classes per
cycle
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IB Virtual Community:
Launched in 2010 with partner ePals
Each school has IBVC rep (yes, Im it for CAIS)
IB Ning: groups; forums; wikis; etc.
Users empowered with creating: groups; forums; wikis; etc.
3 languages: English; Spanish; French
Open alternative to the Online Curriculum Center (OCC)
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3 Cs: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate!
(The IBVC is a great first 2D step. The next step is 3Dvirtual
worlds3 Cs + Classes!)
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ASMeB = Anti Social Media Behavior
2D tools (wikis, blogs, etc.) enable the 3 Cspeople just wont/dont
do it
Facebook Phobia: people lose jobs for posting: photographs;
opinions; etc.
Privacy concerns; awareness of permanence; hesitation to write in
general
Exchanges are generally asynchronous
Innovative? Interesting? FUN?
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Generic IB Problems:
Schools are geographically separated, isolated
Information/Design Technology split
Teaching 21st century tech: teachers, budgets
Specific 3 Cs Problems:
Students arent necessarily fluent in LOI
2D tools are limited: subjects especially!
Privacy; permanence; ASMeB; FUN?
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The answer:
3D Virtual Worlds!
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Second Life and OpenSim:
Built-in computer-aided design (3D modeling) tools: students build
their own worlds
Built-in Linden Scripting Language: students easily learn
programming with instant payoff
Project management: students must work together in teams with
defined roles and responsibilities
Language exchange programs: virtual field trips!
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Second Life: Teachers/Administrators & Students 16+:
Teachers/administrators can attend meetings and otherwise network
with professional peers
Students can produce products and run their own businesses, making
actual profits if successful
Teachers/administrators can recruit and otherwise advertise their
organizations
Students can visit the cybercampuses of universities or colleges
they want to attend
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OpenSim: Teachers/Administrators & Students 3-19:
With grid, teachers/administrators can do everything possible in
Second Life, except perhaps economics
Students can enjoy completely private regions/grids while
intermittently going on virtual field trips
Technology classes can feature true continuity: students starting
as of PYP could be professional builders/programmers by DP
Younger students learn all computer basics plus advanced aspects
such as project management
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Problems? What problems?
Geographic location/isolation no longer a factor (except for time
zones). Virtual China or Italy next door!
Information and Design Technology tracks combined!
21st century educational technology at $100 a month, with teachers
and students training simultaneously!
3D enables struggling students to succeed, while native speakers
excel: ultimate differentiated classroom!
Avatars are anonymous; people talk, not write; no such thing as
ASMeB; and yes, its FUN!
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Imagine 3,000 schools united via a common IB Grid. Teachers,
administrators and students connecting, communicating and
collaborating!
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Our Goal(s):
Create an IB Grid (or International School Grid) via OpenSim
Create an IB Island or Islands in Second Life (International School
Islands already inworld)!
#1 is most important!
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After this conference, CAIS along with business partners and
organizations willing to assist us will submit a formal proposal to
the IB re: creating the IB Grid. Who wants to help? Grants?
Research?
We can proceed with any/all international schools interested in
joining and then the IB schools can establish a special grid
later.
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As co-founder of Flat Classroom(tm) Projects I see huge potential
in the use of virtual worlds for students and teachers to meet both
together and separately. This is the next frontier in the
classroom, it is a medium to teach digital citizenship skills while
connecting, communicating and collaborating with others. In
addition, the ability to create new structures and interactive
items has enormous possibility for embedding into our IB
curriculum. Once again this is action-based, student-centred
learning, not passive. I look forward to potentially piloting my
ITGS class immersed in a virtual world next year!
Julie Lindsay, E-Learning Coordinator, Beijing International
School
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Western Academy of Beijing would support this idea [of creating an
IB or International School Grid]. It is my feeling that students
understanding and participating in virtual world activities can, if
done well, promote student learning and allow them to understand
how to successfully communicate and collaborate in ways that will
become a normal part of their lives.
Jeffrey Holte, Educational Technology Director, Western Academy of
Beijing
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Pedagogically, virtual worlds provide an opportunity for students
and teachers to interact in a way that is not affected by
appearance, location or culture.People are known for their ideas
not their status.
Practically, virtual worlds allow individuals from around the world
to meet and discuss ideas in a common environment.This provides a
forum for better understanding others, which in turn leads to a
better understanding of mankind in general.
Dr. Leigh Zeitz, Instructional Technology Professor, University of
Northern Iowa
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"...3D realities [are] collaborative learning
environments...inherently...and no matter what learning goal is
intended, students instantly respond to the world building aspect
of virtual realities by framing their learning around group
information seeking.
Beth Sachtjen, Virtual World Developer, New Media Consortium
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"Because Second Life gives me a feeling of presence, it has become
a significant part of my professional learning community. I have
teacher friends from all over the world, most of whom Ill never
see, and I share with them inworld activities...[which] have had
direct impact on my students. It has opened me to knowledge of
tools and applications for education that I wouldnt have discovered
on my own. This resource would knock down walls for so many other
teachers!
Kim Harrison, Computer Resource Specialist, Indian Lakes Elementary
School, Virginia
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[With 3D virtual worlds] I can connect with people all over the
world without leaving the classroom! And Im really communicating
talking with themwhile we are working together toward a common
goal. Wikis and blogs are just texting. You cant design and create
a building with a wiki or a blog!
Yvette Yuan, CAIS MYP5 Student
I didnt understand why we have a Design Cycle until we started
working in Caisland. Now I can use what I know about project
management in my other subjects.
Ling Hua (Oscar) Gao, CAIS MYP5 Student
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[3D virtual worlds] are AWESOME! You get to do so many interesting
things. I always thought learning programming would be boring, but
now I cant wait to try new scripts to make my creations do
different stuff! Building is fun, too. I want to be a professional
3D designer after I finish school so I can make virtual world
fashions! And I never liked working together with the whole class
until we started doing this. Now I want to work together with
everybody around the world!
Jorgette Rojas, CAIS MYP5 Student
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More information:
2011 Horizon Report:
http://www.nmc.org/publications/2011-horizon-report
The Second Life Grid: The Official Guide to Communication,
Collaboration and Community Engagement by Kimberly Rufer-Bach,
Wiley Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-470-41291-6
Learning and Teaching in the Virtual World of Second Life (edited)
by Judith Molka-Danielsen, Tapir Academic Press,ISBN:
978-82-519-2353-8
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More information:
Learning Online with Games, Simulations and Virtual Worlds by Clark
Aldrich,Jossey-Bass, ISBN: 978-0-470-43834-3
Learning in 3D by Karl Kapp, Pfeiffer Publishing, ISBN:
978-0470504734
The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education
by Curtis J. Bonk,Jossey-Bass, ISBN: 978-0470461303
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More information:
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life: Making Money in the
Metaverse by Daniel Terdiman, Wiley Press, ISBN:
978-0470179147
A Practical Guide to Using Second Life in Higher Education by
MaggiSavin-Baden, ISBN: 978-0335242146
Cutting-Edge Social Media Approaches to Business Education by
Charles Wankel, Information Age, ISBN: 978-1617351167
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More information:
Higher Education in Virtual Worlds by Charles Wankel, Emerald Group
Publishing, ISBN: 978-1849506090
Empowering Students with Technology by Alan November, Corwin Press,
ISBN: 978-1412974257
Training and Collaboration with Virtual Worlds by Alex Heiphetz,
McGraw-Hill, ISBN:978-0071628020
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Connect/Communicate/Collaborate?
Research project with university/organization?
Other IB/international schools interested?
IBVC: ibo.epals.com
Groups: 3D Virtual Worlds: Second Life and 3D Virtual Worlds:
OpenSim
RezEd:www.rezedhub.ning.com
Classroom 2.0: www.classroom20.com
Other ning/wiki/blog? Or use Teaching in Second Life, Caisland in
ReactionGrid?
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