I Am in Total Awe of These Kids!

Everytime I go into the kids' hard drive folders to see what new pictures they have taken documenting their work on the island, I am in awe. These students are gaining a much better sense of spatial reasoning by manipulating three-dimensional shapes in a virtual environment and that gives them a better sense of their own physical world. They are creating buildings from scratch with no patterns or formal blueprints. They "see" what they want to build in their heads and just go for it. They consult with their team members and whatever is happening is evolving from their process. If you walked into the room, no one would notice because they are so busy.

Something Cool

This is a virtual representation of all photos on Flickr for specific keyword searches. Want to find all pictures of roses or dogs? Do a search and find a whole galaxy of photos!

A Day in Yoville

There are many virtual worlds these days. Facebook has included Yoville as one of it's peripheral applications. If you are wondering if it has educational implications, I have enclosed a video tour. My own opinion is that the only possibility would be a discussion group of people in different locations but I would always suggest Second Life instead. You be the judge:

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