Monday, July 7, 2008

Second Life... a no go

So I tried again to login to Second Life with absolutely nothing else running. This time it crashed even sooner than the last time. I tried again. Same result. :( Which of course means realistically I can't use Second Life in my school anyway as our computers at school have much less RAM than my computer.

I have also come across a great podcast series- CSS-tips and tricks I downloaded and watched the one on Firebug. It was nice to be able to see how the features worked in action.

I still don't know what I'm going to make my podcast about. I need to sit down and plan out my entire site/cms/podcast theme.

Speaking of CMS. Through another class I'm taking (a podcasting workshop), I have used webct. I must say, after using Moodle with my students (and this class) I MUCH MUCH prefer Moodle. I like the general setup and accessibility much better. Webct feels too clunky. There is too much clicking - in the form that everything else disappears. You can only see what you are working on. Whereas in Moodle, you still have your basic information along the sides.

I did finish my webquest, but did not add more photos because of my concern for copyright protection. The graphics in my webquest were either produced by ME, or were in the original lesson detail on the NCTM website.

1 comment:

Cindy Penza said...

I would agree that Second Life might be to much for most districts to handle. My machine is loaded and I think it moves a little slow in Second Life. I am not sold yet on its use in and educational setting yet for K-12.