Teaching with Digital Technology
Edutopia Reloaded Part 2
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- Category: Virtual Worlds
- Last Updated on 20. Jun 2017
- Published on 12. May 2017
- Written by Anabel Nowak
Last time I stopped at the travel's agency. I went round the square again to the other side and had a look at the smart court building which is a masterpiece as Barbara made all that is inside herself. She made the banks, the tables, the stairs, etc. I can imagine having a moot court competition in English where some students have to learn specific vocabulary for law. Walking further you will have the chance to visit an art gallery with lots of different pictures in different rooms, they have modern art, classical art, fractal art etc. Those rooms are a good opportunity for students to talk about colours, shapes, art in general and exhibitions.
EDUTOPIA Reloaded Part 1
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- Category: Virtual Worlds
- Last Updated on 29. Apr 2017
- Published on 28. Apr 2017
- Written by Anabel Nowak
This time I am going to write a series of articles on the Edutopia Sim on Kitely.
Edutopia was created by Barbara McQueen, an English teacher whose imagination and zealousness will never end. By now Edutopia is ready
to be launched to the public and anyone can visit. During the almost two years of construction in which I had the honour to help,
Barbara developed a series of scenarios for unlimited English lessons full of activities and games.
High Fidelity VW
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- Category: Virtual Worlds
- Last Updated on 28. Nov 2016
- Published on 25. Nov 2016
- Written by Anabel Nowak
A new world.
Where can you create a new world when you don't like the one you are living in or when you want to make it better? Who does not whish right now to be able to move to a better world? Linden labs, the creators of SL (Second Life), have now created it; HIGH FIDELITY. After having spent a lot of time reading about the new virtual world and after visiting several sites there I was able to begin to understand what possibilities people and, in this case, teachers will have, using this fantastic world when it is ready.
Edorble 3D world
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- Category: Virtual Worlds
- Last Updated on 22. Aug 2016
- Published on 22. Aug 2016
- Written by Anabel Nowak
Edorble is a new 3D world with a different approach. The CEO is Gabe Baker, who is a former teacher, he knows well what a classroom needs. The best is to come, teachers can get a 3D world in Edorble for free. Many teachers may want to start the new school year with new ideas, maybe joining Edorble is a good one.
The world is free at the moment as it is in the Beta phase, so I went in and got a world, after inspecting everything I can say that what I liked most of the world is that it is easy to register, there is uncomplicated access to your own private world and once you are in the world you can use lots of media to teach. I liked the boards with tools ready to use.
Virtual VHS Gosler
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- Category: Virtual Worlds
- Last Updated on 06. May 2016
- Published on 06. May 2016
- Written by Anabel Nowak
Part 3
The VHS is a huge school spread throughout Germany, each city has got one and they are linked regionally to each other, although they are independent. Only the city of Gosler offers courses in the sim. The language is German and people must use voice. Some of the courses they offer are specific like a 3D pass for teachers, during the course teachers learn everything necessary to be able to teach in a 3D world, starting from moving their avatars, getting things out of their inventories and using sound, passing through changing form of the avatars, flying, basic building, up to pedagogy for virtual worlds.
3D VHS Metropolis Grid
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- Category: Virtual Worlds
- Last Updated on 28. Feb 2016
- Published on 28. Feb 2016
- Written by Anabel Nowak
Part 2
This time I visited Metropolis Grid, I landed on a snowy place, but it changes every season, so if you visit now, it will be full of Easter decoration and it will be green. The area is called "World of Seasons". There I found a cabin in the snow with lovely furniture, a good place to practice vocabulary and to make films with students.
