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Duke University & the Croquet Consortiums Julian Lombardi previews the Edusim/Croquet Whiteboard Prototype

A great iece previewing the "Teacher builds a lesson" dome

http://jlombardi.blogspot.com

Added by Rich White on October 16, 2007 at 9:52am — No Comments

Math world sim added to the Edusim - lessons to follow

Math world added to the Edusim - lessons to follow
http://edusim3D.com

* Working on the Windows version now

Added by Rich White on October 14, 2007 at 7:22pm — No Comments

Give-mio and Mimio - what a great low cost whiteboard alternative !

Had a Mimio rep. drop in at Greenbush yesterday to show us their Mimio hardware, I was very impressed - we have SMARTboards and ActiveBoards - but for the price of the MImio ($500) I couldnt believe I had not seen one in a classroom yet (compared to around $3000 for the smart & active boards). You basically attach (with suction cups or a clap (I recommend the clamp)) to ANY whiteboard and (with your projector) turns your whiteboard into and interactive whiteboard (Its much more like the… Continue

Added by Rich White on October 13, 2007 at 7:14am — No Comments

Edusim teacher mini-grants coming soon

Mini-grants for the Edusim 3D environment lesson development are on the way - Ill report more as I hear it

http://edusim3D.com

Added by Rich White on October 11, 2007 at 7:46pm — No Comments

Todays pilot group (6th grade students) building a 3D virtual Mars colony using Edusim

Added by Rich White on October 10, 2007 at 9:04pm — No Comments

Google buys Jaiku - Microblogging on the rise?

Google buys Jaiku - Microblogging on the rise?

http://tinyurl.com/ywoh5z

“While it’s too soon to comment on specific plans, we look forward to working with our new friends at Google over the coming months to expand in ways we hope you’ll find interesting and useful. Our engineers are excited to be working together and enthusiastic developers lead to great innovation. We look forward to accomplishing great things together. In order to focus on innovation…

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Added by Rich White on October 9, 2007 at 11:35am — No Comments

First resource pack is now available for Edusim

Its called "Under the sea" - and is intended for the K-1st grade age group: http://edusim3d.com/?page=parts.php&part=3

Added by Rich White on October 8, 2007 at 9:38pm — No Comments

3D Mars simulation is now available for the Interactive white board

Got it tied in and uploaded today
http://edusim3D.com

Added by Rich White on October 7, 2007 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Waterworld is now available for the Edusim - 1st resource pack should be ready tomorrow afternoon

http://www.edusim3D.com

Waterworld is now available for the Edusim - 1st resource pack should be ready tomorrow afternoon.

The first resource pack will be titled "Under the sea" - details here : http://www.edusim3d.com/?page=parts.php&part=3

Added by Rich White on October 6, 2007 at 5:29pm — No Comments

Our Pilot Group on the Promethean Board Today

Our Pilot Group on the Promethean Board Today.... What a day !

Added by Rich White on October 3, 2007 at 6:59pm — No Comments

Edusim gets a writeup on Mashable.com !

This evening the Greeenbush Edusim application got a writeup on http:/ww.Mashable.com !

http://mashable.com/2007/10/02/edusim/

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EduSim is a very cool whiteboard tool that incorporates a virtual, 3D learning environment for teachers and students, k-12. Built on the

open source virtual world software Croquet, EduSim offers a pretty

inclusive way…

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Added by Rich White on October 2, 2007 at 6:49pm — No Comments