From jokaydia: Exploring Virtual Worlds and Games in Education

Edu Sims and Projects on ReactionGrid!

The following is a list of education projects currently active on ReactionGrid. Please note, although we aim to keep this page as up to date as possible, this list is provided for information purposes and is not a complete or official.

You can also obtain this list as a notecard with landmarks at the jokaydia Sim in ReactionGrid!

For further information about ReactionGrid see: http://reactiongrid.com/

A - B - C - D

Chilbo:  A community of people from around the world who share a common vision that our interactions and experiences in virtual worlds can have a positive impact on our real world and our real lives. See: http://chilbo.org.

E - F - G - H

Education.au: A national ICT agency established to develop and manage online educational services and products. See: http://www.educationau.edu.au/

I - J - K - L

Instructional Muse sim: Designing, developing and supporting K12 virtual wrld learning. Currently home to 9th grade science projects. See: http://instructionalmuse.com/blog/.

jokaydia: A community of practice focussed on arts and education in virtual worlds. We have homes in ReactionGrid and Second Life. For more info see: http://jokaydia.com.

M - N - O - P

Macquarie University: Exploring affordances of Open Sim for instructional design.

Q - R - S - T

Thinkbalm Innovation Community: The Thinkbalm mission is to advance ad option of work-related use of the Immersive Internet — virtual worlds and campuses, virtual event platforms, immersive learning environments, and 3D collaboration tools. See: http://www.thinkbalm.com/

U - V - W - X

UniSA: University of South Australia exploring teaching and learning and accessibility and usability in virtual worlds.

1939 New York World Fair: A collaborative community project designed to recreate the real life historical event in ReactionGrid. See: http://reactiongrid.com/Community/HistoricalRecreations/WorldsFair.aspx

Y - Z

Other Locations of Interest

The following locations arent specifically education focussed, but provide interestings spaces, resources or activities to explore:

• Core 1: Main ReactionGrid Landing Point - includes landmarks, tools and information, and is often a good place to track down the ReactionGrid team.
• Gridizens Market: A free marketplace for residents to share their ReactionGrid creations.
• Project Manhatten HQ: Dr Manhatten's headquarters - includes tools and resources and information about virtual worlds.
• Tarzan Sim: A social hub and home of ReactionGrid's weekly movie nights.

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