Sunday, May 18, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
5/14/08 On Second Life
In my "business" I keep hearing about Second Life and how many users there are in it and how amazing it is. Their slogan is, " Second Life is an online, 3D virtual world imagined and created by its Residents." But it just doesn't have any appeal to me. I know I should learn more about it and be open to its possibilities in education but I just don't have the energy or the interest.
There was a series of emails on the ACTEM listserv about Second Life. (ACTEM is the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine.) I wasn't paying too much attention to the postings but made myself at least look at each one. I'm so glad I did because I saw this from Crystal P. I have long admired Crystal as an amazing technology woman. I first met her at a conference in Maine in 2004. She's a leader in the field but also just a hoot. Here is her comment that I soooo relate to:
"I'm still trying to deal with my first life and haven't taken the time to come up with a second life."
There was a series of emails on the ACTEM listserv about Second Life. (ACTEM is the Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine.) I wasn't paying too much attention to the postings but made myself at least look at each one. I'm so glad I did because I saw this from Crystal P. I have long admired Crystal as an amazing technology woman. I first met her at a conference in Maine in 2004. She's a leader in the field but also just a hoot. Here is her comment that I soooo relate to:
"I'm still trying to deal with my first life and haven't taken the time to come up with a second life."
Thursday, May 8, 2008
5/8/08 Summer
"I see summer as a practicum in retirement." ~ Rod Farmer, Department Chair, Secondary/Middle Education @ University of Maine Farmington.
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It was the next to the last day of the semester and Rod and I were talking about what we were going to do this summer. I told him that after 3 weeks of travel, I was actually going to sit still and stay in Maine and just enjoy summer. His reply was the quote above.
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It was the next to the last day of the semester and Rod and I were talking about what we were going to do this summer. I told him that after 3 weeks of travel, I was actually going to sit still and stay in Maine and just enjoy summer. His reply was the quote above.
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