When the Planets Align…Or Not!
Students who have recently completed a unit on planetary science were charged with the task of designing a project, to culminate their unit on planetary science. The required elements of the project...
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Teacher, Laura Alessi, (This SMSTeacher on Ramapo Islands) started the school year off thinking of ways to engage her middle school and high school students in a collaborative project. Mrs. Alessi...
View ArticleBarriers, Fences, and Conflicts…
Students at Suffern Middle School are currently studying the Middle East, a region full of geographic and cultural challenges. The Middle East unit follows an opening unit called Becoming Social...
View ArticleTHE FASHION SHOW…
I AM INCLUDING SOME OF THE NOTES FROM THE CHAT LOG DURING THE FASHION SHOW. I COULDN’T EDIT THEM IF I’D WANTED TO! [9:28] Chaser Brody: this is where the person describing the outfit should stand...
View ArticleBringing Literature to (Second) Life
First of all, I must say I feel a bit like a renegade, one of those radio pirates of days past, stealing the airwaves of an unknowing station. This is not Peg Sheehy, the beloved and revered Queen of...
View ArticleA Special Ed Class Takes the Leap…
I must say…this Second Life experience is great! My 6th grade special ed students are learning this virtual world much quicker than me. Not only are they hands on, they are learning critical thinking...
View ArticleCH CH CH CH CHanges…
As the Worldz Turn This link will take you to the Treet TV Machinima of my Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Keynote (March 2011) I feel that watching the video will explain the changes that...
View ArticleSO Many Worldz…So Little Time….
If you re visiting this page for information about the Ramapo Islands Project in Second Life you have come to the right place. Although I no longer update this blog, I have left the content in place...
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