Housekeeping… Evaluation Box in back of room! Bubble in completely pen preferred Cell phones Restrooms

Evaluation

Box in back of room!

Bubble in completely

pen preferred

Cell phones

Restrooms

Ramapo Islands Education in Teen Second Life “ No Avatar Left Behind”

Education in Teen Second Life

Rockland County, New York SUFFERN MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Road-Map Who: Who are our students? Why: A brief rationale… What does the research say? What: An overview of Second Life… How: How standard based curriculum translates into the virtual landscape?

Essential Question Who are the kids we are teaching and what do they need for success in the 21st Century?

Who are the kids we are teaching and what do they need for success in the 21st Century?

The Digital Bombardment

SHIFTED LITERACY David Warlick Don Tapscott & Anthony Williams Henry Jenkins Clay Shirky Howard Gardner

* The Disciplinary Mind : mastery of major schools of thought: science, mathematics, and history * The Synthesizing Mind: the ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines into a coherent whole and to communicate it to others * The Creating Mind: the capacity to uncover and clarify new problems, questions and phenomena. * The Respectful Mind : awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings and groups. * The Ethical Mind: fulfillment of one's responsibilities as a worker and as a citizen. Howard Gardner (2007). Five minds for the future. Harvard Business School Press: Cambridge, MA.

* The Disciplinary Mind : mastery of major schools of thought: science, mathematics, and history

* The Synthesizing Mind: the ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines into a coherent whole and to communicate it to others

* The Creating Mind: the capacity to uncover and clarify new problems, questions and phenomena.

* The Respectful Mind : awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings and groups.

* The Ethical Mind: fulfillment of one's responsibilities as a worker and as a citizen.

A New Student Information Experience

http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/21stcentury

It’s Automatic...

Shifted Instruction Active learning based on immersive experiences!

Active learning based on immersive experiences!

SHIFTED CONTENT balance the experiential learning with guided mentoring in a real life context decision making collective reflection (Dede, 2007)

balance the experiential learning

with guided mentoring

in a real life context

decision making

collective reflection (Dede, 2007)

RAMAPO ISLANDS...

M ulti U ser V irtual E nvironment Supports constructivist learning networked (potentially globally) interpreting, analyzing, discovering evaluating, problem solving, flexible space for learning & exploration conveys a sense of presence REFLECTION! Second Life...

M ulti U ser V irtual E nvironment

Supports constructivist learning

networked (potentially globally)

interpreting, analyzing, discovering

evaluating, problem solving,

flexible space for learning & exploration

conveys a sense of presence

REFLECTION!

a unique and flexible environment globally networked virtual classroom a supplement to traditional classroom environments private islands create secure "intranet" spaces SL For Educators provides...

a unique and flexible environment

globally networked virtual classroom

a supplement to traditional classroom environments

private islands create secure "intranet" spaces

Purchasing an Island on Teen Grid for Education 16 acres of virtual space secure “intranet” space or open and public Private Island: $700 + $147.50 monthly maintenance http://secondlife.com/land/privatepricing.php

16 acres of virtual space

secure “intranet” space

or open and public

Private Island: $700 + $147.50 monthly maintenance

http://secondlife.com/land/privatepricing.php

SAFETY & SECURITY on Ramapo Islands private islands: no on or off adults have LL background clearance no access to TG residents or content constant adult supervision

private islands: no on or off

adults have LL background clearance

no access to TG residents or content

constant adult supervision

Teacher Intro teachers created Main Grid accounts edit appearance (shop) communication options (chat, IM, voice) tour educational locations join groups (ISTE, DEN, NMC, RezEd) a second Ramapo Island Teacher Avatar

teachers created Main Grid accounts

edit appearance (shop)

communication options (chat, IM, voice)

tour educational locations

join groups (ISTE, DEN, NMC, RezEd)

a second Ramapo Island Teacher Avatar

Essential Question How does standard-based curriculum translate into the virtual landscape?

How does standard-based curriculum translate into the virtual landscape?

Science Jim Wetzel

MATH

SOCIAL STUDIES

Body Image Diane Whiting Health and Wellness 8th-grade students inclusion class four 55 minute classes

Health and Wellness

8th-grade students

inclusion class

four 55 minute classes

www.campaignforrealbeauty.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U&feature=related

Assignment Create self-portrait Create Media Beauty Create media beauty: (TWIST) Select final version Discussion/reflection

Create self-portrait

Create Media Beauty

Create media beauty: (TWIST)

Select final version

Discussion/reflection

Comparison

Of Mice and Men Read novel Assigned roles Researched Designed avatar Built props Conducted trial Reflected

Read novel

Assigned roles

Researched

Designed avatar

Built props

Conducted trial

Reflected

Of Mice and Men

Multimedia Island Music Studio Soundstage Machinima Music Store Digital Storytelling

Music Studio

Soundstage

Machinima

Music Store

Digital Storytelling

Foreign Language Cultural Investigations Voice Immersion Authentic Artifacts Shared Experience

Cultural Investigations

Voice Immersion

Authentic Artifacts

Shared Experience

SCIENCE Weather Center Catastrophic Events Ecology debates NASA Rockets

Weather Center

Catastrophic Events

Ecology debates

NASA Rockets

Essential Question What does the virtual world offer that the face to face classroom does not? What have we observed to be the advantages? Disadvantages?

What does the virtual world offer that the face to face classroom does not?

What have we observed to be the advantages?

Disadvantages?

Second Life Can Provide Personal Productivity Engagement Individual Pacing and Sequence Going Global Collaboration New Media for Self-Expression Learning vs. Teaching Depth of Understanding Expansion of Time and Place

A Sense of Presence Deriving educational value from putting kids in real-world environments is called “situated learning”. Change the pedagogy to meet the skills of the student ; “ Start with the learner” … Dede, 2005

Deriving educational value from putting kids in real-world environments is called “situated learning”.

Change the pedagogy to meet the skills of the student ;

“ Start with the learner”

… Dede, 2005

“ Psychosocial Moratorium” allows internet users to explore alternate identities without repercussions Supports Erickson’s theory that teens need to try on different roles with minimal consequences more info--Eric Erikson, James Paul Gee, Sarah Robins (Intellagirl Tully in SL)

allows internet users to explore alternate identities without repercussions

Supports Erickson’s theory that teens need to try on different roles with minimal consequences

more info--Eric Erikson, James Paul Gee, Sarah Robins (Intellagirl Tully in SL)

Exploring Identity Real: Who you actually are in your real life Virtual : Your avatar identity (the role you play) Projective: The real as the virtual. The “self” we bring to our avatar

Real: Who you actually are in your real life

Virtual : Your avatar identity (the role you play)

Projective: The real as the virtual. The “self” we bring to our avatar

The Avatar Identity a semblance of anonymity trying on new roles a level playing field new basis for evaluation Self esteem building Safe, secure setting

a semblance of anonymity

trying on new roles

a level playing field

new basis for evaluation

Self esteem building

Safe, secure setting

What Students Say.. “ In Second Life, no one knows who has the Hollister clothing, or who the “popular” kids are! “ I can talk without being embarrassed or afraid of sounding stupid.” “ I like it because I’m just as smart as everyone else and now they know it. ” “ In Second Life people think I’m an expert cause I act like one.”

“ In Second Life, no one knows who has the Hollister clothing, or who the “popular” kids are!

“ I can talk without being embarrassed or afraid of sounding stupid.”

“ I like it because I’m just as smart as everyone else and now they know it. ”

“ In Second Life people think I’m an expert cause I act like one.”

Essential Question What are the best practices that have emerged from the Ramapo Islands project?

Peer Coaches

The Discussion Pods... Designed by Decka Mah Use the right tools!

Poinkey’s Pods DECKA DID IT AGAIN !

Self-Directed Learning

Structure is good! Encourage feedback! Setting boundaries! Clear expectations! Teacher Training! What works...

Structure is good!

Encourage feedback!

Setting boundaries!

Clear expectations!

Teacher Training!

Success with... student investment seriously engaged collaboration level playing field deeper level of discourse social skills carry over to real world

student investment

seriously engaged

collaboration

level playing field

deeper level of discourse

social skills carry over to real world

Essential Question How do we assess the learning that takes place in virtual worlds?

How do we assess the learning that takes place in virtual worlds?

21st Century Assessment Emphasizes useful feedback on student performance that is embedded into everyday learning - © 2004 PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and summative assessments that measure student mastery of 21st century skills - © 2004 PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS Enables development of portfolios of student work that demonstrate mastery of 21st century skills to educators and prospective employers - © 2004 PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Emphasizes useful feedback on student performance that is embedded into everyday learning - © 2004 PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Requires a balance of technology-enhanced, formative and summative assessments that measure student mastery of 21st century skills - © 2004 PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Enables development of portfolios of student work that demonstrate mastery of 21st century skills to educators and prospective employers - © 2004 PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

“ A well-structured project in Second Life includes a syllabus that defines the course objectives, learning objectives, goals, measurements, a schedule of activities and assignments, and rubrics for assessment.” (Lyr Lobo in SL/Dr. Cynthia M. Calongne, 2008)

“ A well-structured project in Second Life includes a syllabus that defines the course objectives, learning objectives, goals, measurements, a schedule of activities and assignments, and rubrics for assessment.”

(Lyr Lobo in SL/Dr. Cynthia M. Calongne, 2008)

Future Vision extend our boundaries global consortium F2F exchange universal curriculum immersive language acquisition sloodle (mash-up of course learning system Moodle and Second Life) Universal Translator

extend our boundaries

global consortium

F2F exchange

universal curriculum

immersive language acquisition

sloodle (mash-up of course learning system Moodle and Second Life)

Universal Translator

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http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org

Maggie Marat In Second Life

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Learn About Your TLN Benefits

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