Second Life @ Boot Camp

These screen captures were from our Second Life Day of Boot Camp. The first section included the basics such as using arrows to walk, communicating, focusing the camera, accepting notecards, using landmarks, and teleporting. We went on some virtual field trips to Genome Island, the Great Wall of China, a Mayan Temple, the Spaceflight Museum, Virtual Harlem, the Vietnam Wall and many more. Then came the building lessons!

Summer Technology Camp

Enjoy this video of our camp experience.

Thursday: Web 2.0 Tools

Web 2.0 refers to the idea that you can create content on the Web; you aren't limited to just consuming content. There are thousands of Web 2.0 tools. Here is a directory of a few of them. Some Web 2.0 tools require you to create an account.

During today's session we'll look at the following Web 2.0 tools:

delicious
JogtheWeb
tinyURL
drop.io
twiddla
jigsawplanet

Delicious links for Jog the Web exercise

Elsewhere in this blog you can find screencasts on how to use Delicious and Jog the Web.

How to Use Jog the Web

Jog the Web allows you to create "tracks" of related Web sites that are easy for students to navigate.

Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io

Adding a Bookmark to Delicious

When you create a Delicious account, you can access your Web bookmarks from any computer with an Internet connection. Here's how.

Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io

Video Editing

On Monday of Boot Camp, we'll cover the process of creating a video. Here are examples of ways to display video projects on the Web.Here is a slideshow we'll discuss. Then we'll edit a video using Windows Movie Maker. Here is a list of web sites that have tutorials for Movie Maker. One of the best is this one by Atomic Learning.

Web 2.0 Tools

On Thursday of Boot Camp, one of the sessions will focus on Web 2.0 tools. Web 2.0 is the concept of using the Web to create content and not just consume it. Click here to see a list of Web 2.0 tools. We'll use some of these during boot camp.