2nd Test of CoveritLive(07/24/2008) 
10:41
AJ: 
Hello, again, everyone.   Here I am testing CoveritLive again.
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:41 AJ
10:41
AJ: 
I'm going to go now and post the link to my blog (where this is currently living) into Ping.fm.
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:41 AJ
10:46
AJ: 
Just read an blog post by M Linden, the new CEO of Linden Lab, owner of Second Life.   The blog can be found here:   http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/07/24/my-first-two-months-at-linden-lab/
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:46 AJ
10:47
AJ: 
He says "Second Life's killer apps are just beginning to evolve. I've come to see a couple of use cases as future killer apps – namely virtual meetings and education."
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:47 AJ
10:49
AJ: 
That was above the fold.   Below the fold he goes on to say

Using the virtual meeting environment for education is an even more exciting killer app. Dozens of universities are buying land from us or working with other inworld providers every week and the pace is accelerating. Seventeen of the top twenty universities in the US have land in Second Life.

To keep track with what's happening in education in Second Life, check out the SLED Blog. A list of recent news stories are below

  • The Christian Science Monitor discusses how students from all over the world are able to study abroad through Second Life.
  • Government Executive.com writes how government agencies like the center for Disease Control and Prevention are increasing their presence in Second Life to increase public awareness.
  • CNET reports that the San Francisco Exploratorium will be streaming live footage of a Solar Eclipse in Second Life expected on August 1st.
  • The Industry Standard reports that Cigna will try to make health education more accessible by creating its own island in Second Life.
  • ComputerWeekly.com discusses how the British Computer Society has launched an e-learning specialist group in Second Life.
  • The Dallas Morning News presents an article on using Second Life for higher education.

What makes Second Life so amazing for these things is the interaction between students and between universities. Voice is the key enabler. With a headset, residents can talk with other residents just as they would in the real world. With the 3D spatial voice in Second Life, residents can walk from one conversation to another as if they were actually hanging out before or after class. Serendipitous conversations just aren't possible with other forms of online learning, teleconferences or videoconferences.



Thursday July 24, 2008 10:49 AJ
10:49
[Comment From mdhmdh: ] 
and listening to the Wesch thing at UManitoba
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:49 mdh
10:49
[Comment From mdhmdh: ] 
snoozing
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:49 mdh
10:49
AJ: 
Hey Michael!
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:49 AJ
10:49
AJ: 
I wanted to watch that Wesch video but it just seemed so long.
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:49 AJ
10:50
[Comment From mdhmdh: ] 
no! mdh ;-) what's your Diigo?
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:50 mdh
10:50
[Comment From mdhmdh: ] 
I'm listening in the bkgd -- it's good!
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:50 mdh
10:51
AJ: 
sorry_afk
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:51 AJ
10:52
AJ: 
are you using Diigo also?
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:52 AJ
10:52
mdh: 
ynope
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:52 mdh
10:52
AJ: 
Have you ever used CoveritLive?
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:52 AJ
10:53
mdh: 
signed up but haven't done much -- for me it could be more powerful than del.ic.ious
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:53 mdh
10:53
mdh: 
no but I participated in the IALLT Summer Leadership Mtg with UStream
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:53 mdh
10:53
AJ: 
I'm looking to see where it tells me how many, and who, is currently watching this.   It seems the only way I would know would be if someone commented.
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:53 AJ
10:53
AJ: 
UStream rocks, tested it the other day.
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:53 AJ
10:54
mdh: 
my friend Barbara was Ustreaming from car on Rte 80 (kids hated her and hubby was driving)
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:54 mdh
10:54
mdh: 
the markup potential with diigo could be great for me (memory not what it used to be plus others could annotate, comment on my annotations)
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:54 mdh
10:54
AJ: 
As for Diigo, I think you may be right.   In fact, Sarah Robbins and I are doing a full day pre-conference on web 2.0 and content prosumerism and we've decided to use Diigo as a sample instead of del.icio.us
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:54 AJ
10:55
mdh: 
kewl
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:55 mdh
10:55
AJ: 
agreed - 100%, on the added benefits of Diigo
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:55 AJ
10:55
AJ: 
UStreaming from the car?   How was she connected?
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:55 AJ
10:55
mdh: 
VZW broadband card
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:55 mdh
10:56
AJ: 
ah - right
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:56 AJ
10:56
AJ: 
Also in Orlando we are looking for a way to stream the on-site into SL (instead of just doing it one way like we did last year)
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:56 AJ
10:57
mdh: 
okay time for bed -- good luck getting out of Dodge tomorrow. I read your tweet -- that would be kewl if you could do it in SL
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:57 mdh
10:57
AJ: 
Although I'm not sure UStream is going to work, unless there is a non-URL (rp-something?) link we can use
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:57 AJ
10:57
mdh: 
Ustream/CoverItLive that is
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:57 mdh
10:57
mdh: 
how do you embed ustream/coveritlive?
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:57 mdh
10:57
AJ: 
Yeah - it will be - lots of ground to cover between now and then.
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:57 AJ
10:58
AJ: 
its a URL
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:58 AJ
10:58
mdh: 
is it an http or some other type of URL
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:58 mdh
10:58
AJ: 
and you can imbed a URL in SL
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:58 AJ
10:58
AJ: 
http:
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:58 AJ
10:58
AJ: 
but in SL that shows up static
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:58 AJ
10:59
mdh: 
no sure, hmm unless you wrap it? btw I don't know how to answer the SL claim land email (it's coming to my .me account Respond in SL?
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:59 mdh
10:59
AJ: 
yeah - since I wasn't sure how long you were going to be, before we started working on that, I submerged the land ust below the water level
Thursday July 24, 2008 10:59 AJ
11:00
AJ: 
water looks better than empty land.   Its somethign we can do together - it would be better that way
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:00 AJ
11:00
mdh: 
word wrap not working right (loosing last two letters) -- sounds good to me!
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:00 mdh
11:00
AJ: 
either both in world or in person
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:00 AJ
11:00
AJ: 
yeah - I don't know whats up with that
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:00 AJ
11:00
AJ: 
I also don't know how to fix it, I'm hoping someone who has more experience than I can give me a clue.
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:00 AJ
11:01
mdh: 
okay -- good trip and see you ? three weeks? made myself LOL!
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:01 mdh
11:01
AJ: 
:-)   thanks for stoping by to help me test
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:01 AJ
11:01
mdh: 
np bye
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:01 mdh
11:02
AJ: 
ciao
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:02 AJ
11:18
AJ: 
Both Barnes and Noble and Borders have a program whereby K-12 teachers can get a discount - but not higher ed.   I wonder why the decision was made to exclude higher ed?
Thursday July 24, 2008 11:18 AJ
12:08
[Comment From ChrisChris: ] 
Hey!
Friday July 25, 2008 12:08 Chris
12:08
[Comment From ChrisChris: ] 
maybe UStream wasn't the best example of the streaming video that coveritlive can integrate ;-) also does others... and I had forgotten about the chat window etc in UStream - haven't had much chance to use it!
Friday July 25, 2008 12:08 Chris
12:08
[Comment From ChrisChris: ] 
this is Topher Zwiers btw ;-)
Friday July 25, 2008 12:08 Chris
12:08
[Comment From ChrisChris: ] 
dang.. was hoping to catch you still on.. just barely missed it ;-)
Friday July 25, 2008 12:08 Chris
12:08
AJ: 
howdy, you still around?
Friday July 25, 2008 12:08 AJ
12:12
AJ: 
Thats it for tonight, folks.   Until next time!
Friday July 25, 2008 12:12 AJ
12:12



 
 
 
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