"Creative Uses of Web 2.0 Tools" Symposium

ISTE Educator Social- Thursday July 22, 2010
Monday, 19 Jul 2010 20:33:31 GMT

All  ISTE members and friends are welcome! The students  at the University of Southern Mississippi in the PhD program in Instructional Technology are proud to present the "Creative Uses of Web 2.0 Tools" Symposium on July 22nd, 2010 from 3:00-5:30 pm SLT. The event will be held at the Golden Eagle Educators sim and a landmark is provided below. Come out and chat with the students, see the work they are doing, and support another educational use of SL. They will be thrilled to see you!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/GoldenEagle1/127/123/24

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