edumuve.com » history http://edumuve.com/tour Sites of interest to educators in Second Life Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:45:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Info Island http://edumuve.com/tour/info-island/ http://edumuve.com/tour/info-island/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:11:36 +0000 Jeff Hiles http://edumuve.com/tour/?p=13 The Information and Communications Technology Library on Info IslandA team of librarians and other volunteers from around the globe have grown Info Island from a few buildings in early 2006 to a cluster of islands bustling with activities that explore roles libraries and librarians may play in 3D virtual worlds. Educators will particularly like the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Library on the main island. It houses a collection of scripts and other tools for teaching in Second Life. Be sure to explore the presentation tool demonstrations on the nearby plaza.

The yard in front of the main library facilitates chance meetings.Info Island and the surround islands also host nonprofit organizations, a medical library, a science center, and more. A number of universities have claimed spots on Eduisland. Info Island was initiated by the Illinois-based Alliance Library System. You can read the latest news from Info Island on its Web site and in a weekly column in the Metaverse Messenger.

]]> http://edumuve.com/tour/info-island/feed/ 0 International Spaceflight Museum http://edumuve.com/tour/international-spaceflight-museum/ http://edumuve.com/tour/international-spaceflight-museum/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:29:11 +0000 Jeff Hiles http://edumuve.com/tour/?p=11 A Saturn V rocket blasts off from the International Spaceflight MuseumRide a Titan II rocket into low earth orbit. Stroll among towering replicates of the world’s major rockets. Watch live video from NASA. See how the planets were aligned the day you were born. The International Spaceflight Museum hosts exhibits and events about real-world spacecraft, rockets, and space travel. The museum is located on the island sim Spaceport Alpha, which has become the center of a growing archipelago of science-related islands, or “SciLands.”

]]> http://edumuve.com/tour/international-spaceflight-museum/feed/ 0 Virtual Morocco http://edumuve.com/tour/virtual-morocco/ http://edumuve.com/tour/virtual-morocco/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:25:12 +0000 Jeff Hiles http://edumuve.com/tour/2007/04/02/virtual-morocco/ Corwin Carillon sports an Info Fez outside a mosque in Virtual Morocco.The Casablanca region captures the essence of Morocco with an outdoor market, mosque, gardens, music and other details. Students from Johnson & Wales University traveled to the real-life Morocco, then entered Second Life to build a representation of what they had seen abroad. You may don a red “Info Fez” that triggers chat messages explaining what you see as you explore the island.

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