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		<title>Tonight at ISTE in SL: Lessons for Educators from the Second Life Community Convention 2007 - Looking Forward to SLCC2008!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Tonight&#8217;s Speaker Series event on ISTE Island, 6pm SLT:
Join author/educator Cathy Arreguin (SL: Mari Asturias) of San Diego State University, as she discusses her paper for Global Kids summarizing the SLCC 2007 Education Track proceedings, emphasizing important concepts and examples especially useful for K12 educators and others wanting to incorporate best practices into their [...]
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		<title>Princeton Conference Day 1 Recap, Day 2 Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting in the lobby of the Nassau Inn here in Princeton and I have to say Princeton is BEAUTIFUL. I have never been here before and I&#8217;m just blown away. Walking the campus this afternoon was truly an experience. The place feels like Disneyland for the world&#8217;s future power elite! Just so inspiring!
I only [...]
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		<title>Last night at ISTE in SL - Konrad Glogowski, The Embedded Practicioner</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 
 
 
  Konrad March &#8230; DELIVERS
  
  Originally uploaded by kjarrett
 

Last night&#8217;s visitors to the ISTE Island Auditorium got a real treat as we had one of the most powerful presentations of recent memory (at least it was for those of us who believe in the power of blogs). [...]
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		<title>*FREE CONFERENCE* Kids &amp; Electronic Media: Parenting/Teaching in the Technological Age (May 1st-2nd)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone,
Got any plans for next week? Can you get to Princeton, NJ on Thursday night and/or Friday, May 1st and/or 2nd? If so, please consider joining me and my friends Vicki Davis (CoolCatTeacher, Westwood Schools) Jenny Hunsinger (New Jersey Principals &#38; Supervisors Association), Rob Mancabelli (Hunterdon Central Regional High School),  Kathy Schrock (Nauset [...]
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		<title>ISTE Speakers Series Sessions - special double event week featuring presentations by Konrad March and Pastrami Linden!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a special week for us at ISTE - we have TWO Speakers Series presentations for you!
The first is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22nd at 6:00 pm SLT at the ISTE Island Auditorium where Konrad Glogowski (SL: Konrad March) will explore some of the key findings of his recently completed doctoral dissertation on classroom blogging [...]
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		<title>Iran and Islamic Fanaticism: a Debate in Second Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ana Alves (SL: Irah Anatine) just announced the latest in the series of presentations by Mr. Paulo Casaca, a Member of the European Parliament in Portugal’s Socialist Party, which will be held on her sim, Babel, on Wednesday, April 30th, at 2:30 pm SLT/PDT. Free registration is required.

Mr. Casaca is reportedly the first member of [...]
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		<title>Is that a megaprim in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 
 
 
  Sidewinder Linden &#8230; DELIVERS
  
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Hi everyone,
We had a terrific turnout last night and one of our most information-packed sessions ever. Powered by great questions from the audience, the meeting ran until 7:45 pm SLT!
Click here for some photos: http://tinyurl.com/63aydv.
Click here for the text [...]
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		<title>Tonight on ISTE Island: Havok4 Fireside Chat with Sidewinder Linden</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Please join us tonight, Tuesday, April 15th at 6:00 pm SLT at the ISTE Island Beach/Campfire area (http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/213/150/22) for a presentation/discussion about the Havok4 physics engine by Sidewinder Linden, program manager.
Havok4 is currently being rolled out across Second Life (literally as we speak), with the goals of a more realistic simulator experience, increased viewer [...]
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		<title>FW: The Coming of the Holodeck (NY Times)</title>
		<link>http://www.storyofmysecondlife.com/?p=634</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Jarrett</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Bernajean Porter kindly forwarded me this link today, and after reading the article and watching the video below, I have renewed optimism about the future of virtual worlds, particularly in education.

Not because I think a Segway-style interface for Second Life will transform teaching and learning in virtual space, but because really, really smart people continue [...]
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		<title>Terraformers: Students in Disguise (Part Deux)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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  Just Add Water
  
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So we had our regular club meeting yesterday, about five of the group made it into my lab. We teleported over to our plot on Alpha and discovered that a huge section of the Scholympia was missing! I had planned [...]
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