Last Meeting on Austen's Book

We had our last book talk meeting this week. It was a small but devoted crowd. I was happy to see Spiff and Scott there. I don't think they attended any of the other meetings. The discussion was full, with most present participating. I thoroughly enjoyed doing this series. It wasn't entirely as I envisioned it and Austen had to do an awful lot of sharing, but maybe she didn't mind.

 

Austen's book is full of technology and best practices for teaching. I believe this is how I most like to spend my time in Second Life, taking with other educators about things that can make me a better teacher in "real life." I'll have to find another project like this in the winter.

Riding a Stallion

VSTE Island's First Official Teacher Recertification Class

This is a milestone. Here "Hey" and her class of three educators are learning to move and communicate in Second Life. This is our first official class on VSTE Island.  Back when the island was really new a supervising teacher from another Virginia university met here with his student teachers. This time a recertification class from UVA-Wise is using a Moodle to prepare for avatar-to-avatar meetings and using VSTE Island specifically.

A non-member visited and joined in the conversation.

Bee Popstar is a member of the class.

Class portrait!

One class member kept walking into the wall and getting trapped.

Visit to a friend's space after class