Virtual Environments...a little knowledge is dangerous

...to my frail ego;)

I'd be lying if I said that I could wholeheartedly embrace the use of Virtual World or Virtual Environments.  I recently spent some time working in Second Life and am still struggling with the academic value in VW/VE.  I recognize that there are true believers and users in the education world. I can see where Math, Science and World Languages find success.  Perhaps, my angst is really because the learning curve is so steep.

Earlier this week, I tweeted about two links of interest. Actually, I hope that when I become discouraged with my inability to create a worthwhile SL classroom, I will re-read these articles and make another earnest attempt at it.  Here are the links for you non-followers:

A Neurologist Makes the Case for the Video Game Model as a Learning Tool | Edutopia http://t.co/LtrT4IR via @AddThis

Checking out "SIGVirtualEnvironments" on The Educator's PLN:http://ning.it/iG9zfY

And because I truly believe that "attitude is everything", here's a youtube video on the use of VE and Smartboards:  http://youtu.be/uVFsxev-2sk

Thanks for letting me share;)  Amanda

Introducing Google docs

Here's a simple three-minute tutorial on creating a Gmail account and working with Google docs.  I would provide this video to high school students in my business/career education courses here on Guam.  It's a quick view, so perhaps you'll find it useful, too.  Thanks for stopping by.

Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome | Video on TED.com

Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome Video on TED.com I couldn't resist sharing this fantastic TedTalk. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.