Sunday, March 26, 2017

2017 EDU: Educator commons, freebies, and educators in virtual worlds.

Educator commons, freebies, 
and the educator network in virtual worlds
The Metaverse Tour visited Educator Commons on a recent Saturday.  Educator Commons is intended to support the faculty using OpenSim educational simulations. "My idea for the Educator Commons shop is to focus the educator community on how to build vibrant digital learning centers complete with case study simulations, interactive displays, interactive lecture filming sets, voice-enabled discussion spaces" --Kay McLennan
The Educator Commons building

Go there

  • Hypergrid address:
  • hg.osgrid.org:80:Wright Plaza
  • Put the HG address in the Find bar of the world map, Click Find, TP
  • In Osgrid, use Firestorm hop:
  • hop://hg.osgrid.org:80/Wright Plaza/211/39/21 
  • Put the hop in the address bar of Firestorm, enter

Metaverse Tours

  • Meets Saturdays at 1 pm California time
  • Start at Kitely Welcome Center
  • HG address:  
  • grid.kitely.com:8002:Kitely Welcome Center
  • Metaverse Tours (Google community)
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  • (More after the break, scroll down!)
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Metaverse events, current and upcoming


Next WIP show

  • Next WIP show: Sun. March 26, Noon SLT 
  • Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
  • Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
  • HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
  • grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II 
  • in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
  • hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22

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    Google+ comunities for education

     Educator commons, freebies, and educators in virtual worlds

    Some things virtual worlds offer for learning
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    Utility scripts
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    Listed below

     1.    Land – Where to Find Free Land (open web page to list)
    2.    Land – How to Host Your Own Grid (open web page to article)
    3.    Land – List of Hosting Service Providers (open web page to directory)
    4.    Facilities/Buildings – Universal Campus (open web page to downloads)
    5.    Facilities/Buildings – OpenVCE Campus Buildings (open web page to downloads)
    6.    Facilities/Buildings – iZone iRoom (take copy of building)
    7.    Facilities/Buildings – Modified OpenVCE Building (take copy of building)
    8.    Facilities/Buildings – MOSES OAR Files (open web page to downloads)
    9.    Terrains – Prefab and DIY (note card with instructions)
    10.  Facilities/Buildings/Terrains/Landscaping - OniKenkon Creations (open web page to directory of available assets)
    11.    Landscaping – Sample List of Available Assets (note card with landmarks and links)

    Showcase of learning sites
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    To Educators - please feel free to suggest an educator showcase (college-level or K-12) hypergrid destination (in a note card with the name of the destination and hypergrid address) in the mail box in front of the Educator Commons shop (located on Wrights Plaza island @ 211,37,21).
    SciEthics Interactive
    Website
    The second simulation in the SciEthics Interactive project, Rainforest Research Island, is focused on preservation of a rainforest habitat.  Students analyze trees for carbon storage using allometric equations, explore this island, and produce a final report.  They experience a variety of environmental issues, an indigenous population, and financial concerns.
    Showcasing: TransGen Island
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    Universities and art galleries


    Showcasing: Ball State University

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    News and Notes

    The Hypergrid WIP Show

    • The Hypergrid WIP is a one hour "show & tell" of works in progress or recently completed. 
    • Everyone is invited.  Building, scripting, promotion, entertainment-- whatever you are working on.
    • Selby will be doing test video capture of presentations in voice.  These may be posted on YouTube.
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    • Presentations are in voice and text.  
    • For text presentations, best bring the text in a notecard and paste it into chat.  
    • Voice presentations may be captured in video.  
    • Stills and videos from the show may appear in this blog and elsewhere.

    Next WIP show

    • Next WIP show: Sun. March 26, Noon SLT 
    • Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
    • Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)
    • HG address below: paste into the World Map next to Find. Click Find, TP
    • grid.kitely.com:8002:Cookie II 
    • in Kitely: paste into Nav (top) bar of Firestorm, Enter.
    • hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cookie II/68/369/22
    • Pandora Location: (second Sunday of the month)
    • Pandora allows presenters to run high threat OSSL functions.
    • world.narasnook.com:8900
    • Put the line above in your World Map next to Find.  Click Find. TP
    • At Narasnook, use World Map to search for Pandora

            Previous Articles from the WIP show 

            HG links-- depending on your interests 

            Communities in the virtual worlds

            Radio in the virtual worlds

            Metaverse beginner help

                                  Schools in virtual worlds
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