Comments for Suffern Middle School in Second Life http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org A running account of the process of the proposal, acquisition, development and integration of a virtual presence for education at Suffern Middle School, Suffern, New York, USA. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Student Reflections by Jordan http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/06/17/student-reflections/#comment-103 Jordan Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:08:26 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/?p=112#comment-103 Seems like the project was a success! Good job! You should be proud that the students actually had fun, and that they seem to learn a lot from you, and SL. Good Job! Seems like the project was a success! Good job! You should be proud that the students actually had fun, and that they seem to learn a lot from you, and SL. Good Job!

]]> Comment on Foreign Language Classes by claudia http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/foreign-language-classes/#comment-101 claudia Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:30:02 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/foreign-language-classes/#comment-101 I'm a mexican teacher. I love to see what you've done. I might add that much of what is known about mexican traditions are usually misunderstood or "not quite as they told you". Whenever you need an Assistant Spanish Teacher, or a Mexican Culture Consultant, please reach for me. Great effort, guys! I’m a mexican teacher. I love to see what you’ve done. I might add that much of what is known about mexican traditions are usually misunderstood or “not quite as they told you”. Whenever you need an Assistant Spanish Teacher, or a Mexican Culture Consultant, please reach for me. Great effort, guys!

]]> Comment on About the Blog by Josie Fraser http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/about/#comment-100 Josie Fraser Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:33:34 +0000 #comment-100 I'm delighted to let you know that Suffern Middle School in Second Life has been featured in Childnet's Young People and Social Networking Services report - so thank you for providing such a great example to include :) http://www.digizen.org/socialnetworking/ideas.aspx I've posted a very brief overview and index to the whole thing at my own blog: http://fraser.typepad.com/socialtech/2008/06/young-people-an.html Best wishes, Josie Fraser. I’m delighted to let you know that Suffern Middle School in Second Life has been featured in Childnet’s Young People and Social Networking Services report - so thank you for providing such a great example to include :)

http://www.digizen.org/socialnetworking/ideas.aspx

I’ve posted a very brief overview and index to the whole thing at my own blog:

http://fraser.typepad.com/socialtech/2008/06/young-people-an.html

Best wishes, Josie Fraser.

]]> Comment on Foreign Language Classes by Jordan http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/foreign-language-classes/#comment-95 Jordan Wed, 21 May 2008 01:39:56 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/foreign-language-classes/#comment-95 I would like to help volunteer on your island. I go to middle school in Washington DC and some of my friends go to Suffern Middle School. I am pretty amazing at scripting and building in Teen Second Life, and I want to help. So e-mail me if you want too. I would like to help volunteer on your island. I go to middle school in Washington DC and some of my friends go to Suffern Middle School. I am pretty amazing at scripting and building in Teen Second Life, and I want to help. So e-mail me if you want too.

]]> Comment on Time to Begin Again by Vicki Davis http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/03/30/time-to-begin-again/#comment-92 Vicki Davis Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:21:36 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/03/30/time-to-begin-again/#comment-92 I am so sorry. I have admired your amazing work from afar and now I see that you are also an amazing person. It is so important to put family first! These things will always be here, but our family is precious. I know you must miss her terribly, I have two sisters and love them dearly. It is a great tribute to your sister and your family that you would take the time to stay with her when she needed you most. You have had my admiration, now you have my respect as a human being. I hope that I will be allowed to meet you one day. I am so sorry. I have admired your amazing work from afar and now I see that you are also an amazing person. It is so important to put family first! These things will always be here, but our family is precious.

I know you must miss her terribly, I have two sisters and love them dearly. It is a great tribute to your sister and your family that you would take the time to stay with her when she needed you most.

You have had my admiration, now you have my respect as a human being. I hope that I will be allowed to meet you one day.

]]> Comment on The Work Continues… by Kevin Jarrett http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/04/06/the-work-continues/#comment-91 Kevin Jarrett Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:41:07 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/04/06/the-work-continues/#comment-91 "We refused the shortcuts" - ain't that the truth!!! It's amazing to see the energy emanating from this project, your passion for excellence, and the fun the kids are having, still ... go, team, go! -kj- “We refused the shortcuts” - ain’t that the truth!!!

It’s amazing to see the energy emanating from this project, your passion for excellence, and the fun the kids are having, still … go, team, go!

-kj-

]]> Comment on Time to Begin Again by Kevin Jarrett http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/03/30/time-to-begin-again/#comment-90 Kevin Jarrett Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:33:11 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/03/30/time-to-begin-again/#comment-90 Thanks Peggy. It was an incredible week, and we're not done yet, but, like I said in my post, there's nowhere else I'd have rather been, and I know the same goes for Bernajean and Marianne! -kj- Thanks Peggy. It was an incredible week, and we’re not done yet, but, like I said in my post, there’s nowhere else I’d have rather been, and I know the same goes for Bernajean and Marianne! -kj-

]]> Comment on The Work Continues… by Cam Auctions » Blog Archive » The Work Continues… http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/04/06/the-work-continues/#comment-89 Cam Auctions » Blog Archive » The Work Continues… Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:48:26 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/04/06/the-work-continues/#comment-89 [...] Dan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThursday the nuts and bolts begin again - back to the computers, grabbing the digital cameras, resisting the lure of Google images for copyright safe resources and writing their own music in garage band! We have a long way to go - and … [...] [...] Dan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThursday the nuts and bolts begin again - back to the computers, grabbing the digital cameras, resisting the lure of Google images for copyright safe resources and writing their own music in garage band! We have a long way to go - and … [...]

]]> Comment on Foreign Language Island by Ibu Coutas http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/01/10/foreign-language-island/#comment-88 Ibu Coutas Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:21:00 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/01/10/foreign-language-island/#comment-88 I'm just about to run some workshops on SL for languages teachers... and it's the Italian teachers who are most interested in getting involved!!<br/><br/>I too would love to stay in touch about your SL projects - and would really appreciate any SLURLs you can give, particularly for teens to check out in TeenSL (because I can't go explore it myself!!) I’m just about to run some workshops on SL for languages teachers… and it’s the Italian teachers who are most interested in getting involved!!

I too would love to stay in touch about your SL projects - and would really appreciate any SLURLs you can give, particularly for teens to check out in TeenSL (because I can’t go explore it myself!!)

]]> Comment on Foreign Language Island by benutebk http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/01/10/foreign-language-island/#comment-87 benutebk Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:29:00 +0000 http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org/2008/01/10/foreign-language-island/#comment-87 Peggy,<br/><br/>I am extremely interested in exploring virtual environments like Second Life to motivate my 7th and 8th grade foreign language students. I am currently finishing up my master's in Integrating Technology in the curriculum, and would like to stay in touch with you (and your other colleagues) who seem to be successfully implementing Second Life into the curriculum.<br/> <br/>I am curious to find out how well the Italian classes do with their virtual environment. I would like to introduce Geneva Middle School to similar projects.<br/><br/>Berni Kairys Peggy,

I am extremely interested in exploring virtual environments like Second Life to motivate my 7th and 8th grade foreign language students. I am currently finishing up my master’s in Integrating Technology in the curriculum, and would like to stay in touch with you (and your other colleagues) who seem to be successfully implementing Second Life into the curriculum.

I am curious to find out how well the Italian classes do with their virtual environment. I would like to introduce Geneva Middle School to similar projects.

Berni Kairys

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