Want To See the Sistine Chapel? …but may not get there in Real Life any time soon, or ever! Vassar College has re-created the Sistine Chapel in Second Life and I can tell you that it is magnificent! They state that they have done this as a proof of concept of how the power of virtual worlds can augment or enhance a traditional liberal arts education. I’d rather not post any screen-shots of this incredible build out of respect for it, but please do visit the Sistine Chapel at this Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vassar/181/86/25. This find is credited to Tina, our SE Site Coordinator!
Mac Screen-Shots: I received a couple of questions last week on how to do screen-shots with a Mac, which is interesting because it’s actually a little easier than on a PC. Of course, you can also use my favorite tool JING (www.jingproject.com) on Mac or PC, but there are several keyboard commands for doing screenshots built right into the Mac OS. Check these out:
Additionally, if you don’t already know, you can create your OWN keyboard shortcuts on the Mac: See here for an explanation of how easy it is to do this: http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/keyboard.html . What a great tool, not only for increased productivity, but also for individuals we are working with who might have trouble using a mouse, viewing the screen, navigating/reading menus, etc.
Want to Learn Spanish? VEI is proud to sponsor a conversational Spanish class in Second Life, which is forming now. The class will focus on the practice of conversational Spanish led by an experienced teacher, Tek Galicia, fluent in typing chat and voice Spanish. You should have some knowledge of the Spanish language and have a strong desire to improve your skill level while having fun in an interactive class setting. This class is not for the beginning Spanish student. To maximize your learning, you should be voice enabled and have a good graphic card in your computer.
This class has 16 slots open for the first come, first serve. Please contact me if you’re interested and I’ll gladly put you in touch with the folks hosting this class.
VWBPE: As you know from last week’s blog post, I’m attending the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education 3-day conference today, tomorrow and Sunday. So far, it’s been really informative and well worth my time. Check out the schedule and consider coming to one or two sessions this weekend: http://wiki.vwbpe.org/index.php?title=Main_Page 
Register for the PATINS Tech Expo if you haven’t yet! New presentation schedule is now available here: www.patinsproject.com/training.html
Back to the VWBPE Conference for me!
