August+23+-+Window+to+the+EduBlogger+World

=Window to the EduBlogger World: August 23=

On August 23 we invite EduBloggers globally to participate in 'Window to the EduBlogger World'. This is the first organised, participatory event emanating from the new social network called EduBlogger World. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing with blogging in education and as an educator here is what we invite you to do to be part of this event: [|Check the EduBlogger World Airset Calendar] for virtual meetup times See the edubloggerworldmeetup2007 wiki page for more information
 * 1) Contribute your own blog post on this day and tag it **edubloggerworldmeetup2007**. In this post share your experiences with blogging. Where do you blog? How often do you blog? What do you blog about? Why is blogging so important to you?
 * 2) Do you have a photo you can share of your own blogging area (looking out of a window, your room, your classroom)? We want to collect images of EduBloggers around the world and where they blog and/or what they are looking at when they blog. Put this in your blog post, put it on [|Flickr.com], and post it to the Ning.
 * 3) Participate in a synchronous event on August 23 and meet other EduBloggers online.
 * 4) Sign up to be a Global Greeter: We are inviting members from all locations to step forward and be a Global Greeter. See the Global Greeter wiki page for more details about this. How many countries can we add on August 23?

= = = = =Second Life Meet-Ups=

On August 23, there will be various meetups in Second Life to discuss educational issues in your location. While we understand that nobody can attend every activity planned, we hope to schedule meetups at times when at least several members of our community can gather.


 * Location:** The Blogger's Cafe ([|Slurl] - [|http://**slurl**.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/232/148/29)]


 * Times (SL Time):**
 * 02:00
 * 08:00
 * 14:00
 * 20:00

Please post a chat transcript of conversations that take place - either on this wiki (make a new page) or on thebloggerscafe.wikispaces.com.

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 * Current SL Time:**


 * Discussion Topics:**


 * Introductions** - Who are you, what do you do, where do you blog, why do you blog, what are your goals/dreams/visions?
 * Tagging Standards** - You may use this page to summarize discussions.
 * Inclusivity** - What can we do to help educators throughout the world?
 * The Digital Divide** - Have we progressed? What can we do with Web 2.0 in eliminating the divide that we couldn't do before? Does Open Source have any role in eliminating the divide?

=Elluminate! Meet-Ups=

= = Opening Meetups - August 23
 * 1) 10-11 pm EST (on Wednesday August 22!). Come and join this [|]