For the last 2 weeks, one of our interns, Nik385 Doesburg (in Teen Second Life) has been hosting an avatar contest on Global Kids Island.
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The story goes something like this:
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On May 31, 2007, 2pm SL time, a special alien visiting from a planet unknown to us, is expected to land in TSL somewhere near our volcano, and this friendly so-called alien will be looking for an appropriate avatar outfit to "fit into" as he/she explores Global Kids Island for the first time.
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The teens are excited to find out who this special alien guest is, for now all they know is that his name is James Paul Gee. For those of us in the field of games and learning, you might have heard of Professor Gee from the University of Wisconsin or read one of his books. http://website.education.wisc.edu/gls/people_gee.htm
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We are thrilled to invite Professor Gee to Global Kids Island and as part of welcoming him to TSL, Professor Gee will be speaking on a live audio stream while trying on different avatars created by teens. At the same time, we invite adults within SL or outside SL to listen in on the audio stream and participate in a live chat with teens via *gasp* SLOODLE!
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Here's how you can participate in our first ever mix grid Sloodle event:
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On Thursday May 31st, 2007, 2pm SL time, Gee will be landing on Global Kids Island in TSL.
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Open a regular browser and paste this audio stream beginning at 2pm SL time:
rtsp://dss17.streamhoster.com/lv_globalkids/audio.sdp
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Once you are listening in, please register for a free Sloodle account. You can also do this prior to the event to save some time.
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Step 1:
Click on this link:
Make up a user name and password on this page. If the user name is available you will be taken to their registration form.
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Fill in the mandatory fields in the registration form which are:
First name, Surname, Email, City/ Town and Description
Then click update profile
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After clicking update profile, you will see this message: "You are about to enroll yourself as a member of this course. Are you sure you wish to do this?"
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Click on YES and you will immediately be a part of the teens dialogue on TSL with us.
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The main goal for this event is to encourage teens to interact with Professor Gee in a highly interactive and fun way. He will be speaking to them addressing issues such as avatar representation, online identity, and the embodied nature of learning that he expects to embrace as he tries on different avatar outfits created by teens.
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Teens will know in advance that adults from around the world will listen in and participate in the live chat dialogue with them. The event is scheduled for no longer than 1 hour. Everyone is welcome to listen in.
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