Hello all


Unfortunately Graham won't be back in Second Life in time to attend
the Monday Webheads meeting (he is attending the English Teaching
professional conference in real life London). So Graham has asked me to
step in and organize this week's get-together.


Perhaps we could hold it at a different time this week (and have a few
new faces) – any suggestions of suitable times for Hong Kong, Buenos
Aires and other locations?


The last three weeks focused on using Second Life versions of real life
European cities. I suggest that this week we move on to another topic,
although drawing on discussions from those virtual visits. For those
who were not able to attend, both Graham's blog
(http://blog-efl.blogspot.com <http://blog-efl.blogspot.com/> ) and my
own blog (www.avatarlanguages.com/blog
<http://www.avatarlanguages.com/blog> ) have covered what we talked
about.


A couple of suggestions for this week's meeting… How teachers
can take advantage of Second Life without owning their own land. This
follows on from the European cities tour, but takes a broader look at
what there is in Second Life to be used. Another topic we could explore
is how to take advantage of the scope for creativity and imagination
within Second Life.


Now that I have your attention, I will mention the "Second Life in
Real Life" YouTube video that is doing the rounds. It's funny
stuff, and I think it also raises some questions for language educators.
You can view the film here…


http://avatarlanguages.com/blog/?p=27
<http://avatarlanguages.com/blog/?p=27>


I hope you will make some suggestions for both times and subjects…


With best wishes
Howard


Howard Vickers
howard@...
www.avatarenglish.com
www.avatarlanguages.com/press <http://www.avatarlanguages.com/press>

www.avatarlanguages.com/blog <http://www.avatarlanguages.com/blog>



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