ISTE SIGVE Meetup and Speaker Session Tuesday-- MISSION US!

SIGVE- Speaker Series

Special Guest:   Joanne Henning and Kimmer Jameson

MISSION US- A New Way of Learning History

WHEN:  Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 WHERE:  ISTE Island Auditorium, Second Life TIME:  5pm SL time Remember when History class was dull?  Well, no more.  Mission US is part role-play, gaming system, and virtual environment.  This web based or downloaded program combines powerful content with an engaging format for middle school age (grades 5-8) students.  Please join us as we meet  MISSION US AZ Teacher of the Year - Joanne Hennin along with PBS Ei8ht’s Kimmer Jamison.  They will share Joanne’s award winning project -- and why it was such a successful implementation model for students, as well as share the resources for MISSION US.

Important Links: http://www.m ission-us.org/ http://www.thirteen.org/ http://www.asset.asu.edu/new/mu_az_teacher.html http://innovateclassrooms.blogspot.com/2010/05/opportunities-in-second-life-learn-more.html