Skoolaborate: Jidaimatsuri (Part 2)

This is the second and final half of a two-part series explaining the Jidaimatsuri event held on the Skoolaborate islands in Second Life. Part two explores the event in Second Life and adds some closing remarks about the value of technology in the classroom. Please refer to part one for the background explanation and preparation strategies. To read more about Skoolaborate and our projects, please refer to the website at:

http://www.skoolaborate.com

Produced by: Chris Flesuras III (Kyoto Gakuen High School)
Special thanks to:
Brad Cornwell (Johansen High School)
Rob Riter (Kyoto Gakuen High School)
Mary O'Connor-Nickel (MLC School)
Westley Field (MLC School)
and
Stan Trevena (Modesto City Schools)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Skoolaborate
• Pacific Rim eXchange
• Second Life
• online education

[SLmerryman]

SOOO FANTASTIC!!! I only hope we can work together. I am located in Kobe. My group in SL is Cypris Chat. I think what you and I are doing could be a great match. I'm looking you up!

[wpsvideoproduction]

this is awesome - i'm going to use this with my staff

mark - decv victoria

[westleyf]

Mate this is a fantastic demonstration that we are starting to get there with understanding how to operate in these environments. Your kids are amazing and have completely blown away out teachers. We used this for our PD Days and more - well done.