David W. Deeds's Posts - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T19:10:42ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeedshttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1950457183?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=0fdnmewau14fw&xn_auth=noWork in Mexico City!tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-10-09:649749:BlogPost:8822252012-10-09T18:15:07.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>Peterson Schools (peterson.edu.mx) are seeking a high school IT teacher to start in January. IB experience preferred. If interested, contact me: ddeeds@peterson.edu.mx.</p>
<p>Peterson Schools (peterson.edu.mx) are seeking a high school IT teacher to start in January. IB experience preferred. If interested, contact me: ddeeds@peterson.edu.mx.</p>VWBPE Conference/IT Teachertag:www.classroom20.com,2012-03-19:649749:BlogPost:8185332012-03-19T10:23:18.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>Did you miss my Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education presentation? You can get the slides here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/vwbpe-best-practices-showcase-3d-virtual-worlds-in-k12international-schools">http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/vwbpe-best-practices-showcase-3d-virtual-worlds-in-k12international-schools</a></p>
<p>Changchun American International School (<a href="http://www.caischina.org">www.caischina.org</a>) is looking for an IT Teacher to start…</p>
<p>Did you miss my Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education presentation? You can get the slides here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/vwbpe-best-practices-showcase-3d-virtual-worlds-in-k12international-schools">http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/vwbpe-best-practices-showcase-3d-virtual-worlds-in-k12international-schools</a></p>
<p>Changchun American International School (<a href="http://www.caischina.org">www.caischina.org</a>) is looking for an IT Teacher to start as of August 2012. IT experience required, IB experience preferred. </p>
<p>If interested, contact Darrie Dai (ddai@caischina.org). </p>Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conferencetag:www.classroom20.com,2012-03-14:649749:BlogPost:8164252012-03-14T00:43:06.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference runs March 15-17 in Second Life. Here's the master schedule: </p>
<p><a href="http://vwbpe12.vwbpe.org/">http://vwbpe12.vwbpe.org/</a></p>
<p>My presentation, "Best Practices Showcase: 3D Virtual Worlds in (K-12/International) Schools," will take place in the Main Auditorium March 15 at 8 PM Second Life/Pacific Standard Time. Folks outside the USA should note that Daylight Savings Time took effect last weekend, so check those time…</p>
<p>The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference runs March 15-17 in Second Life. Here's the master schedule: </p>
<p><a href="http://vwbpe12.vwbpe.org/">http://vwbpe12.vwbpe.org/</a></p>
<p>My presentation, "Best Practices Showcase: 3D Virtual Worlds in (K-12/International) Schools," will take place in the Main Auditorium March 15 at 8 PM Second Life/Pacific Standard Time. Folks outside the USA should note that Daylight Savings Time took effect last weekend, so check those time zones. California is now UTC -7 versus -8.</p>
<p>I've got my presentation uploaded to SlideShare:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/vwbpe-best-practices-showcase-3d-virtual-worlds-in-k12international-schools">http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/vwbpe-best-practices-showcase-3d-virtual-worlds-in-k12international-schools</a></p>
<p>Please excuse the typos! I finished this late last night. ;)</p>JIBE/UNITY: SCHOOL QUICK START GUIDEtag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-17:649749:BlogPost:8078472012-02-17T01:00:57.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>Unity is a revolutionary FREE games/app development tool.</p>
<p>Jibe is an affordable multiplayer project kit from ReactionGrid.</p>
<p>Now your students can create their own single/multiplayer 3D games/apps, including Android and Apple with the appropriate license(s)!</p>
<p>The e-book is FREE:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/81798024/Jibe-Unity-School-Quick-Start-Guide">http://www.scribd.com/doc/81798024/Jibe-Unity-School-Quick-Start-Guide</a></p>
<p>If you live in China, Scribd…</p>
<p>Unity is a revolutionary FREE games/app development tool.</p>
<p>Jibe is an affordable multiplayer project kit from ReactionGrid.</p>
<p>Now your students can create their own single/multiplayer 3D games/apps, including Android and Apple with the appropriate license(s)!</p>
<p>The e-book is FREE:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/81798024/Jibe-Unity-School-Quick-Start-Guide">http://www.scribd.com/doc/81798024/Jibe-Unity-School-Quick-Start-Guide</a></p>
<p>If you live in China, Scribd is blocked by The Great Firewall, so get it from SlideShare:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/jibeunity-school-quick-start-guide">http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/jibeunity-school-quick-start-guide</a></p>FLAT CLASSROOM WORKSHOPtag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-17:649749:BlogPost:8080002012-02-17T00:59:19.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>Part of ASB (American School of Bombay) Unplugged, Feb. 23-25!</p>
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<p>There's still time -- but not much -- to sign up as a virtual participant!</p>
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<p>I'll be talking about 3D virtual worlds: Second Life, OpenSimulator, Quest Atlantis and Minecraft, with previews of Alice and Jibe/Unity!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.asbunplugged.org/flat-classroom.htm">http://www.asbunplugged.org/flat-classroom.htm</a></p>
<p>Part of ASB (American School of Bombay) Unplugged, Feb. 23-25!</p>
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<p>There's still time -- but not much -- to sign up as a virtual participant!</p>
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<p>I'll be talking about 3D virtual worlds: Second Life, OpenSimulator, Quest Atlantis and Minecraft, with previews of Alice and Jibe/Unity!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.asbunplugged.org/flat-classroom.htm">http://www.asbunplugged.org/flat-classroom.htm</a></p>ERACISM PROJECT 2012tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-15:649749:BlogPost:8072502012-02-15T06:06:37.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>Announcing the Eracism Project 2012, a global student debate that joins diverse cultures and includes authentic debate for global competence and international mindedness.<br></br>Schools selected for the Eracism Project 2012 will be asked to enter a four-person debate team, with the remaining students in the class being researchers around the topic: "Government regulation requiring immigrants to adopt the beliefs, habits, and language of the dominant culture does more harm than…</p>
<p>Announcing the Eracism Project 2012, a global student debate that joins diverse cultures and includes authentic debate for global competence and international mindedness.<br/>Schools selected for the Eracism Project 2012 will be asked to enter a four-person debate team, with the remaining students in the class being researchers around the topic: "Government regulation requiring immigrants to adopt the beliefs, habits, and language of the dominant culture does more harm than good."</p>
<p>VoiceThread will be used for the asynchronous elimination rounds, virtual worlds for the synchronous finals!</p>
<p>For more information, see <a href="http://www.eracismproject.org/">http://www.eracismproject.org/</a></p>
<p>Application deadline is February 29th!</p>BEIJING LEARNING SUMMIT!tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-11-02:649749:BlogPost:7686722011-11-02T09:38:10.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>I'll be presenting November 19th! "Using 3D Virtual Worlds in International Schools." OpenSimulator, Second Life, Quest Atlantis, Unity/Jibe.</p>
<p><a href="http://bls.wab.edu">http://bls.wab.edu</a></p>
<p>I'll be presenting November 19th! "Using 3D Virtual Worlds in International Schools." OpenSimulator, Second Life, Quest Atlantis, Unity/Jibe.</p>
<p><a href="http://bls.wab.edu">http://bls.wab.edu</a></p>GLOBAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE!tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-11-02:649749:BlogPost:7687662011-11-02T09:37:45.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>It's online! I'll be presenting November 15th, 0900 UTC +8 Beijing Time. "Global 3D Virtual Student/Teacher Community."</p>
<p><a href="http://globaleducation.ning.com/">http://globaleducation.ning.com/</a></p>
<p>It's online! I'll be presenting November 15th, 0900 UTC +8 Beijing Time. "Global 3D Virtual Student/Teacher Community."</p>
<p><a href="http://globaleducation.ning.com/">http://globaleducation.ning.com/</a></p>Flat Classroom Certified Teacher Program Posttag:www.classroom20.com,2011-10-04:649749:BlogPost:7584452011-10-04T06:45:29.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p><strong>Ni hao again from Changchun, China! The City Where Internet Access Isn't Taken Seriously. ;)</strong></p>
<p><strong>This blog post is actually an assignment for my Flat Classroom Certified Teacher Program, specifically for Module #2, "Connect and Reflect."</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://fcpteacher.flatclassroomproject.org/">http://fcpteacher.flatclassroomproject.org/</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>To quote from the above website:</strong></p>
<p><strong>"The Flat Classroom®…</strong></p>
<p><strong>Ni hao again from Changchun, China! The City Where Internet Access Isn't Taken Seriously. ;)</strong></p>
<p><strong>This blog post is actually an assignment for my Flat Classroom Certified Teacher Program, specifically for Module #2, "Connect and Reflect."</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://fcpteacher.flatclassroomproject.org/">http://fcpteacher.flatclassroomproject.org/</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>To quote from the above website:</strong></p>
<p><strong>"The Flat Classroom® Certified Teacher course aims to train educators to be able to manage a global collaborative project built upon best practices of student collaboration and co-creation as modeled in the Flat Classroom® projects including: Flat Classroom® , Eracism, NetGenEd, Horizon, and Digiteen™ projects. It also aims to provide an opportunity for those interested in managing a Flat Classroom® Project in the future as part of the lead teacher program beginning in March 2011 to develop skills and experience with all facets of the project. Certified Flat Classroom® teachers will become leaders in global collaboration within their schools and internationally and will be sought as partners by those planning global collaboration because of their proven competencies in the technology, technopersonal skills, and best practices of effective global collaborative projects. Those who earn this designation will have proven their competency through this rigorous course."</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.indeeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fcc.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-344" title="fcc" src="http://www.indeeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fcc.jpg" width="300" height="101"/></a></p>
<p><strong>If you're interested in taking the next Flat Classroom Certified Teacher course, you can apply online via <a href="http://tinyurl.com/flatclassteachercert" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/flatclassteachercert</a> or just ask questions via <a href="mailto:fcp@flatclassroom.org" rel="nofollow">fcp@flatclassroom.org</a>. </strong></p>
<p><strong>OK, now for my tirade. Hey, what's the point of writing blog posts if you can't rant and rave every once in a while? We're in the middle of a week-long holiday here in China. I, of course, had all sorts of plans for WORKING and getting caught up on lesson plans, presentations, etc. Saturday night my (well, I should say "our"...everyone in the apartment building) Internet access goes out. Think someone from China Unicom, the huge phone company and ISP, can send someone over to fix it? Nope. The folks at the supermarkets are working...the folks at the gym are working...I would be working all day, if I had Internet access. Here it is Tuesday and I'm at school, just so I can connect.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Now I realize that in the Grand Scheme of Things this doesn't seem like a terrible problem. But I am "connecting and reflecting," after all. And what I'm thinking about is how much of a hassle it's been here in Changchun to maintain steady Internet access. Between work and home, it seems I'm always fussing and fighting with someone, trying in vain to convince various people that I need the Internet to do my job. It's not China-wide. I've talked with people in Beijing and Shanghai, e.g., and they tell me that the importance of 24X7 Internet access is understood. Not so up here in Changchun. And this is one of the reasons why I need to move on.</strong></p>
<p><strong>I'm curious...is Internet access taken seriously in your city/country? How is it that it's 2011 and there are still lots of folks who don't get it??</strong></p>
<p><strong>Need to get not just class stuff ready, but to finish preparing for TechEx 2011 in Bangkok! I'll be leaving in just one week!</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.patana.ac.th/TechEx2011/Presentations.asp">http://www.patana.ac.th/TechEx2011/Presentations.asp</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>I'll be giving TWO...not one, but TWO...presentations: "Using 3D Virtual Worlds in International Schools" and a follow-up, hands-on session. This is going to be FANTASTIC...computer teachers, teachers of whatever all those other subjects are, technicians, administrators...from all over Asia and the world...together for two days of SHEER GEEKINESS! </strong></p>
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<p> </p>ISTE VEJ #2 Is Out!tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-09-14:649749:BlogPost:7452752011-09-14T02:46:03.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<div><p>That's the International Society for Technology in Education's Virtual Education Journal. See pages 40-44 for the story on how International Baccalaureate World Schools are teaching the Diploma Program Information Technology in a Global Society course together in Second Life! Please note also that YOU are invited to visit us in Second Life and/or ReactionGrid! …</p>
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<div><p>That's the International Society for Technology in Education's Virtual Education Journal. See pages 40-44 for the story on how International Baccalaureate World Schools are teaching the Diploma Program Information Technology in a Global Society course together in Second Life! Please note also that YOU are invited to visit us in Second Life and/or ReactionGrid! </p>
<p><a href="http://issuu.com/edovation/docs/vej_vol1_issue2?mode=embed">http://issuu.com/edovation/docs/vej_vol1_issue2?mode=embed</a></p>
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<p> </p>AACE ED-MEDIA & Global Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Lifetag:www.classroom20.com,2011-06-24:649749:BlogPost:6607042011-06-24T01:03:51.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>3D virtual worlds presentations!</p>
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<p>Next edtech conference: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education's (AACE) ED-MEDIA in Lisbon, Portugal:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia">AACE ED-MEDIA Site</a></p>
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<p>Co-teacher Alex Makosz and I will present our paper: "Using 3D Virtual Worlds -- OpenSimulator, Quest Atlantis -- to Teach International School Students Computer Science and Human Values."</p>
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<p>You can get the…</p>
<p>3D virtual worlds presentations!</p>
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<p>Next edtech conference: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education's (AACE) ED-MEDIA in Lisbon, Portugal:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia">AACE ED-MEDIA Site</a></p>
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<p>Co-teacher Alex Makosz and I will present our paper: "Using 3D Virtual Worlds -- OpenSimulator, Quest Atlantis -- to Teach International School Students Computer Science and Human Values."</p>
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<p>You can get the slides from SlideShare or from my blog, <a href="http://www.indeeds.com">inDeeds!</a>.</p>
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<p>Then...on July 30th...I'll be giving an inworld (Second Life) presentation everyone can attend. My presentation will be just one in a series, entitled <a href="http://www.begabungszentrum-bayern.de/global-virtual-meeting-for-gifted-education-in-secondlife">"Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life"</a>. You can get the slides from SlideShare or again, via my blog, <a href="http://www.indeeds.com">inDeeds!</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.begabungszentrum-bayern.de">Bavaria Center for Gifted and Talented Children Site</a></p>
<p>See you 'round the grids again after July 10th or so!</p>IT/ICT Teacher Wanted - 3D Virtual Worldstag:www.classroom20.com,2011-03-20:649749:BlogPost:6144752011-03-20T05:56:49.000ZDavid W. Deedshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DavidWDeeds
<p>Is it OK to advertise job openings via Classroom 2.0? Hope so. ;)</p>
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<p>Changchun American International School is looking for an IT/ICT teacher to start as of August 2011. Experience with 3D virtual worlds -- Second Life, OpenSim, Quest Atlantis -- preferred but not essential. Interest...ENTHUSIASM...is required! For more information, see Digital Learning World (<a href="http://www.digitallearningworld.com">www.digitallearningworld.com</a>) or my blog, InDeeds (…</p>
<p>Is it OK to advertise job openings via Classroom 2.0? Hope so. ;)</p>
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<p>Changchun American International School is looking for an IT/ICT teacher to start as of August 2011. Experience with 3D virtual worlds -- Second Life, OpenSim, Quest Atlantis -- preferred but not essential. Interest...ENTHUSIASM...is required! For more information, see Digital Learning World (<a href="http://www.digitallearningworld.com">www.digitallearningworld.com</a>) or my blog, InDeeds (<a href="http://www.indeeds.com">www.indeeds.com</a>).</p>