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media type="file" key="23 things Second life Movie.wmv" width="300" height="300" My attempt at creating a short movie in Windows Movie maker. I thought I would share it this way. Not really professional enough for wider viewing-just experimenting.

Tried to add comments to the voice thread tonight but for some reason was blocked.I didn't have educational access.-frustrating! I was able to upload my photo or that of my Second Life Avatar. I am not sure if it is visible to anyone else though. anyway-the comments I made focussed on Moodle and Second Life. I just reiterrated what I typed in text chat for the Eluminate session re Second Life that i had been involved in a trial with International students previously. The trial was successful because the Second Life expert spent considerable hours upskilling herself and the students in mobilising the Avatars.The transition from quiet, introverted students to confident, communicative and totally engaged learners was amazing. I had seen Jacinta Ryan's sessions before and after being involved myself, it really reaffirmed the educational benefits of Second Life. There are definite benefits for keeping the activities to TAFE Island where possible to have greater control over the traffic for the students but access can be an issue and takes time to organise. Overall the TAFESA Second Life community is a very collaborative one and supports new users.

My second posting was concerned with Moodle. I have been a convert to Moodle for a considerable time now and have seen Moodle progress from a mere repository to a visually appealing interactive tool that is relatively user friendly. I am now waiting to see the changes that will be necessary with the introduction of Moodle 2, particularly with its interoperability with other tools such as Pebble Pad.

Interesting point- I added some great google docs links to this wiki last wekk and now had to delete them as the link had changed. Any suggestions how to upload them and have them as a resource for later?

Interview form for student collaboration

How to use Google forms