1. I NEED HELP!!! Technology Help for Teachers Armon Hewitt Lamar University EDLD 5362 Educational Information Systems

2. Technology – Heeeellllp!!!  Many of you are like me. Digital immigrants in a digital native world.  Technology is a way of life for digital natives.  Technology causes digital immigrants to pull out their hair.  View the video, “The Digital Immigrants.” (Video number one)  Does this look familiar to you, my immigrant friends? It reminds me of hmmm…me!

3. What’s the Difference  As Digital Immigrants technology is mind boggling.  As Digital Immigrants technology is scary.  When faced with new technology Natives dive right in.  Most Immigrants need help and guidance with new technologies.  What kind of help do Immigrants need?

4. Help Me!  Professional development  Idea sharing with other teachers and administrators  Idea sharing with students  Implementation strategies  Technology education

5. Teacher Help  Where do I go to get help for me………..  A great site for teachers to get help is Linkedin. http://learn.linkedin.com/what-is-linkedin/  55 million others think this is the site for help.  The largest professional network.  It’s free!!!

6. The Linkedin Site Allows Members To:  Collaborate, which is essential for teacher development states Inger (n.d.).  Exchange knowledge with others  Plan with their colleagues that are members  Question if you need answers  Answer in you no the answers  Experience a world wide audience

7. Help for Teachers View video 1, What is Linkedin?

8. Virtual Environments for Educators and Students  Osberg (n.d.) states “Many educators have tapped into the educational potential of virtual environments”  Virtual environments are useful for teaching.  Walbert (n.d.) says virtual environments make curriculum come alive.  Virtual environments are interactive and collaborative says Shaffer (n.d.).  They are engaging, safe places for students to learn.

9. Second Life Education Videos  Second Life is the largest virtual environment sites on the web, 1 billion users says T. Linden (2009).  "I looked around and I thought, this is crazy," Knittle (n.d.) recalls. "I just couldn't see the value of it, so I left.  After joining the Second Life Education Video site, http://virtualenvironmentvideo.net/, for Second Life Instruction, "I quickly realized that Second Life was a great place for educators to collaborate and share their experiences," says Elizabeth Knittle (n.d.). http://virtualenvironmentvideo.net/

10. Example of a Second Life Educational Video With these videos and a little practice you will be adept at using Second Life like a pro.

11. Appalachian State University – Distance education courses- http://www.lesn.appstate.edu/aet/aet.htm http://www.lesn.appstate.edu/aet/aet.htm Georgia Institute of Technology – AquaMOOSE 3D - http://www.cc.gatech.edu/elc/aquamoose http://www.cc.gatech.edu/elc/aquamoose Indiana University - Quest Atlantis - http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.eduhttp://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Revolution - http://educationarcade.org/revolution http://educationarcade.org/revolution Harvard University - River City - http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityprojecthttp://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject Check out these sites to see how VE can help you reach your students through the use of technology. You might ask, “How effective is virtual environment as a teaching too?” The following institutions are just a very few that use virtual environments as a learning tools. The site is listed next to the developer. You may access these sites to see what the virtual environment might offer you.

12. Let’s Recap Second Life Education Videos Linkedin Interactive Collaborative Idea Sharing Professional Development Questions Answers Educational Strategies Get on Board Strategies Students Teachers

13. References Inger, M. (1993) Teacher Collaboration in Secondary Schools http://vocserve.berkeley.edu/centerfocus/CF2.html Knittle, E. (n.d.) A 'Second Life' For Educators http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/01/01/a-second-life-for-educators.aspx http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/01/01/a-second-life-for-educators.aspx Linden, T. (2009) The Second Life Economy-Third Quarter Detail 2009 https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/features/blog/2009/11/02/the-second-life- economy--third-quarter-2009-in-detail Osberg, K. (n.d.), Spatial Cognition in the Virtual Environment http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/education/puzzle/spatial-cognition.html http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/education/puzzle/spatial-cognition.html Shaffer, J. (n.d.) Virtual Reality in Education http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/technology/shaffer.htm Walber, D. (n.d.), Real World Learning in a Virtual Environment http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/802