Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: May 2012

• “Who Needs a Publisher? Exploring Self-Publishing From Content Creation to Distribution“
• “Turnitin: 10 types of unoriginal work #turnitin #edtech“
• “Turnitin Analyzes the Spectrum of Plagiarism“
• “5 Tips for Conducting Semantic Keyword Research“
• “Design Methodologies: Instructional, Thinking, Agile, System, or X Problem?“
• “Semantic Search Demystified“
• “Is Academic Plagiarism Truly on the Rise?“
• “7 Things You Should Know about Flipped Classrooms“
• “Exploding the Lecture“
• “[Infographic] The Flipped Classroom“
• “Flipped learning: Professor tested, student approved“
• “Flipping the College Classroom“
• “UDL and The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture“
• “Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture for Higher Education“
• “Why Flip The Classroom When We Can Make It Do Cartwheels?“
• Presentation:  “Flipping the College Classroom“
• “The Future of Undergraduate Teaching“

Video: “Can’t Stop Tutorial”

Video:  “Can’t Stop Tutorial“

Last week, I learned how to play Can’t Stop in Second Life. Last night I was #9 in the world rankings.

Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: June 2011

• “In Search of Future-Focused Learning Technologies“
• “Designing With A PowerPoint Grid“
• “Creating Effective Responses to Student Discussion Postings“
• “Types of Questions for On-Line Discussion“
• “YouTube across the Disciplines: A Review of the Literature“
• OpenSimulator: School Quick Start Guide
• “Why Twitter Needs Channels“
• Web 2.0 Tools in Education: A Quick Guide
• “The Future of E-Learning Is More Growth“
• “Putting Online Learning Statistics in Perspective“

Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: January 2011

• “Google Tools for Better Searches“
• “8 Astonishing Stats on Academic Cheating“
• “The Case for the Virtual Classroom“
• “The Benefits of Blended Learning Explained“
• “King Tut’s Wife’s Tomb May Emerge in 2011“
• “11 Ways to Learn in 2011“
• “PowerPoint 2007: Converting Presentations to Movies“
• “PowerPoint 2007: Adding Voiceover Narration to Presentations Converted to Movies“
• “How Students Read Textbooks: Sink or Skim Approaches Defined“
• “App Fusion: Learning Face-off with Facebook“
• “2011: The Year Ahead in IT“
• “Can Blogging Make a Difference?“
• “Linden Lab Forces 2.0 Upgrade By Crippling Search on Second Life“

Video: “Introduction to Second Life Viewer 2″

Video:  “Introduction to Second Life Viewer 2“

Ranking in En Garde Top 20

In the middle of August, when I started playing En Garde in Second Life, I set a goal of ranking in the top 100 players.  That happened some time ago, but last night and this morning, I’ve been ranked in the top 20.

October 28, 2010--Ranking in En Garde Top 20

As I’m writing this post, I’m ranked 15th.  I certainly never expected to be doing so well.

Renaissance Island’s Local En Garde! Rankings

I don’t know how it happened, but as of this morning, I’m at the top of Renaissance Island’s Local Champions list:

Renaissance Island's Local En Garde! Champions

I haven’t played again since I posted about winning my first game.

Video: “How to create a screencast v2.0″

Video:  “How to create a screencast v2.0“

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Floria’s First Win Playing En Garde!

Since I watched the “En Garde! Tutorial” video earlier this month, I’ve joined the Renaissance Island team and played four games.  Last night I finally won:

First Win at En Garde!

After winning the game, I was ranked 502nd (out of 657) with 71 points:

En Garde Ranking after First Win

Though I haven’t played again since last night, this morning I’m ranked 485th with 75 points.  I guess some people who were ranked ahead of me have lost since then.

I used the Snapshot function in Second Life to take the first picture and Jing to capture the screenshot for the second.  I then used Fireworks to blur my opponent’s name in the first (to protect her identity) and to highlight my name in the second.

Pictures of Floria’s Retreat Furnished and Decorated

As promised, here are pictures of Floria’s Retreat as it is currently furnished and decorated:

Interior Furnished and Decorated: East Side

Interior Furnished and Decorated: West Side

Needless to say, I may make some changes in the future.  If I do, don’t be surprised to see pictures posted here in my blog.