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In our ongoing quest to find ways to share the expertise of innovative educators, we have been collaborating with ISTE in the use of Second Life as a professional networking venue. The education talk show, "ISTE Eduverse Talks" has just completed its 8^th episode - and each one is worth watching...

ISTE Eduverse "talk-show" events are recorded before a live studio audio in Second Life. The archives are then posted on the ISTE Eduverse blog. These one-hour interviews are done "talk show style", featuring HP grant recipients and other experts who have valuable best-practices to share. As described on the ISTE-Eduverse blog, "Filmed and broadcast from Second Life, the series highlights innovations in educational technology, in both real life and Second Life."

You are all welcome to attend the recordings "live" (well, your Second Life avatar is welcome to attend). But even if you don't have a Second Life account, you can still view the shows the ISTE Eduverse blog, or view videos chunked into sections and posted onto Youtube. I've pasted samples of the Youtube recordings below for your reference.

Enjoy!

Jim Vanides, B.S.M.E, M.Ed.
Worldwide Education Programs
HP Global Social Investment
Hewlett-Packard
Twitter @jgvanides

For information about the HP Global Social Investments, visit www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants

Episode 7: Living in the (Virtual) Moment: A Case Study of Association Member Engagement in Second Life - Learn how the International Society for Technology in Education expanded into Second Life and used this virtual world to support member professional development, networking, and leadership in this episode featuring some of ISTE's most active volunteers and members!

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Episode 6: Revolutionizing Instruction With Tablet PC's - Are you ready to learn how to use web-based tools in your classroom to improve the sharing of ideas, problems, questions and solutions among students? Join host Kevin Jarrett (SL: KJ Hax) for a discussion with cross-disciplinary team of educators from Clemson University who successfully integrated Tablet PC's into their curriculum as part of the HP Technology for Teaching Grant program. Hear classroom success stories and lessons learned from this diverse group of educators

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Episode 5: Flat Classrooms: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Level the Playing Field between Students and Teachers - Want the inside scoop on The Flat Classroom Project-a collaborative effort that utilizes Web 2.0 tools to foster communication, collaboration, and creativity between educators and students across the globe? Join host Kevin Jarrett (SL: KJ Hax) and project co-founders Vicki Davis (SL: CoolCat Whitman), the IT Director of Westwood Schools in Camilla, Georgia, and Julie Lindsay (SL: Charlotte Ozigard), the head of IT and E-Learning at Qatar Academy in Doha, Qatar, for an exciting discussion about the evolution of this project as well as tips for flattening your own classroom.

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