Conversations in SL

In SL one minute we are discussing changes on the island, new residents, NASA is now on eduisland II. The next moment we are sitting in the grass with pizza and coke watching another avatar change into various characters, like dragons, robots and large furry things. Then we get serious, and conversations turn to internet safety resources, how we integrate technology, how some schools block wikis and blogs. I am now networked with educators from ISTE, DEN and The Blogger's Cafe. I am meeting educators from the consultants and researchers to others like me who are in the trenches, working with the students trying to meet their 21st century learning needs.