EduGeek Journal

So, Darren got us started talking about these ultra-cool new technologies. Today I continue this theme with another Microsoft project, this one demoed at the TED conference in March. Microsoft Photosynth is a new virtual modeling technique that creates a type of metaverse built completely on social data. The way it works basically is it [...]

My mouse clicking finger hurts and Microsoft is doing something to help. I always knew they would come through for me. The company is introducing a technology that just might make the keyboard and mouse obsolete. Soon the sound of banging on a keyboard will be nothing more than a fond memory. Do you remember [...]

Greetings all! Darren, Matt and I are back from a very successful conference. Our two presentations went very well. Below are the presentations for your viewing pleasure! Email us if you have any questions! Tweet This Post

Some have proclaimed that it doesn’t exist, but I am sorry – the digital divide is alive and well. My wife teaches at the second largest high school in the nation. She is attempting to integrate technology into her classes. She also has a hard time finding all of these so-called “digital natives.” I just [...]

Howdy folks! Just a quick reminder that the SL Best Practices in Education conference is today! Check out the organizer’s wiki for links to the events and exhibits. Tweet This Post

Greetings all! Just a quick note to let you guys know that Matt, Darren and I are currently at the IOL Conference in Austin, and we’re planning on posting to Jaiku throughout our workshops and sessions. Check out my Jaiku page or Matt’s Jaiku page to see exactly what we’re up to! Tweet This Post

In continuing the conversation about the whole Teen Grid/Main Grid issue I discussed earlier, I found myself listening to a semi-recent SecondCast episode that discussed this very issue. In listening to the podcast, I found out that there is an actual Teen Grid Unification Proposal that has been submitted, and according to the guests of [...]

(Found this on 3pointD today…) Virtual world architecture firm in-world momentum is in the early construction phase of a new build called Virtual Munich. You can get updates on their progress on the Virtual Munich blog. (Scroll down a bit to find the posts in English.) Yet another promising addition to the totally immersive learning [...]

John Swords (aka Johnny Ming from the very informative SL podcast SecondCast) posted a very interesting comparison of Twitter/Jaiku and Myspace/Facebook — the problems the first in each pair has been experiencing recently, and how the second has handled similar circumstances in a much better way. For those who’ve been using Twitter recently, you know [...]

While doing some research for an upcoming presentation, I needed to come up with a list for all of the tools that Zoho offers. It turns out that the list has grown since I was last there. Zoho already showcases several online tools that Google has – documents, spreadsheets, email, chat, calendars, to-do lists, etc. [...]