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Our site is designed on curriculum focus areas. We believe that the four sections cover most content that is taught in school. It gives us a way to talk about where things are located and what types of activities are available.
Our site is designed on curriculum focus areas. We believe that the four sections cover most content that is taught in school. It gives us a way to talk about where things are located and what types of activities are available.
Students visit the Party house that provides a real world context for discussions around Risk taking and keeping safe at parties, for example issues like drink spiking, communication, first aid, risky behaviour
A student watches a theme related video aimed at stimulating discussion relevant to the situation. In a bathroom you would have issues such as bulemia, dress sense etc
Here I am listening to the UK people plan their discrimination unit. They are looking at the map of our world to plan where it should be and are discussing possible content.
The students and teachers discuss the project work the students have uploaded. Why did they choose those images? How does that reflect the media's attitude?
Students deciding if they agree or disagree with a recent discussion. They will then position themselves under the appropriate sign and meet like minded thinkers.
1 to 1 English Language School - Taiwan students designed this brilliant Sample of Chinese culture on Skoolaborate
This presentation happened at MLC School (Cyber Safety) and was beamed into Skoolaborate for all our partners to see. That is Chris from Kyoto Gakuen in the foreground. Is this transforming learning practices?
The students from MLC School, Modesto and Wisconsin are working on some Navigation signs on Skoolaborate
Some MLC School students work with Chris and Westley to create tasks for new students entering Skoolaborate.
MLC School Students uploading the photos from the various partner schools as part of the welcome area.
Some Brilliant work from the Taiwanese English Language School, great job David. This Chinese display area will educate students about Culture.
China in creation, students of the 1 to 1 English Language School - Taiwan
Can't wait to find out about the Chinese medicines on the Skoolaborate Cultural island designed by the 1 to 1 English Language School - Taiwan
Mike finishes our new MLC School building by adding the furniture, Westley looks on.
Meg practices for the congress. Westley asked her to design the island navigation. Here she learns to script teleport options. That is the new MLC School in the background.
Dean has built a section for his students from Parramatta Marist on Skoolaborate. Westley floats in the foreground.
Here MLC School students discuss strategies as they try to determine how they should market their stores, what should they put in them, how they should look, what they should charge etc.
More discussion around keeping safe. One learning is that USA (Wisconsin) and Australia (MLC School) have differing legal age limits for drinking, so what happens when an American visits Australia? Who's law applies? Should the age be 18 or 21 and why? How much is to much?
Student discuss issues around keeping safe at parties, Students from MLC School in Sydney discuss with students from the USA.
Student rehearse building shops so that they can learn the skills that they need to pass onto others at our upcoming congress in July 08.
The new 'Welcome towers' begin to take shape. Eventually these will create a variety of experiences for new arrivals. Those experiences will act as an orientation to the skills needed to participate in activities on the island. Students from MLC School, Kyoto and Christ College are hard at work, transforming learning with authentic tasks.
Read the fine print of this photo to understand it's importance. Here you have teachers and students from three countries (MLC School, Christ College and Kyoto Gakuen), meeting after school hours. It is a voluntary meeting to discuss some pedagogy issues around using virtual worlds to transform learning.
We are combining technolgies at present as some schools are still struggling getting sound to work properly. This round we combined Apple's ichat with Second life .
The was the first day that the Kiwi kids arrived. The two in front obviously working on their image, in the background Christs College kids already learning from MLC School kids as they discuss scripting and basic building.
This was the moment where we captured our first Teacher at MLC School in Skoolaborate building. After getting her own space, Mary got it! Nice chair
Fresh and roomy, these apartments have given the site a whole new dimension. Offices for all teachers. Nice work Natalie
Australia, New Zealand, the US and Japan all together in world and sharing great ideas
Natalia's first class. Even recording the movie was a collaborative effort with lots to learn. Will post them soon. Thanks for the pic Roger.
Claudia Linden came to visit as we were constructing the Design Brief Cases. Bryce uploaded the Briefs, Mike amazed us yet again by building our vision and I haggled over the usual what where and how issues. A great team effort once again.
Claudia checking out our frames. This was the original concept before Mike D stepped in. Did you know that textures should be 512 x 512 but text should be 1024. Doh we are such newbies!
Here I was just checking in on a Sunday. I spotted Judy working on her Church and thought she could do with a break. I took her down to the Apartment building and introduced her to Natalie so that they could swap ideas. Natalie started showing Judy a few ideas - Judy's comment, 'Awesome!'
Two kids one USA one AU out of school time collaborating on an Authentic project, hmm the outcomes you dream of.
After Steven's Soul entry we decided to build some soul. We met with the School Reverand and Chaplin, developed some ideas around a brief and Judy got to work on the prototype.
This is part of the tower where we welcome you to the Island, in this room you will see the various schools as they join, then link to their web pages. Other areas will include our culture and directions to get around. Looks like I had best add a few more!
Bryce designed this MLC shirt. We may use this type of shirt to identify Teacher to the students (probably not the army look though) But great first up effort.
I email Brooke a PDF of the school new proposed furniture. That is it pasted up on the wall. There is a workshop platform created infront to allow a workspace. Brooke can then see as he works, the other teens have gathered around to share ideas and learn from the expert mentor. No teacher in site but plenty of learning here.
This is what happens when you just say go for it! I can't belive what they have learnt in a week. Thanks to all our Mentors and to Lindy and Mike D in particular.
Wow! That is Claudia Linden (Head of Education) and Blue Linden visiting our site to give some hands on advice.
Yes I remember it well, standing 'God like' looking down on creation. The first day.
Here you can see how each class will flow out to extend the learning environment. Great job Mike (you Hero)
