Avalon visits Arcachon

Pionia was invited by her friends from The Avalon Learning Project to acompany them in a tour to Arcachon. This is an activity to promote the 3rd Virtual Round Table On Line Conference. it is a 2-day conference which takes place completely online on Friday and Saturday, 8 - 9 October 2010 . This conference is a semi-annual live online conference on language learning with technology.

This is what the invite read:

Come and join us for a visit to a romantic fishing village in Second Life, a reproduction of the popular seasight resort Arcachon.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Arcachon/219/229/26

EASE OF ACCESS POINT: This event will also be streamed in Adobe ConnectPro for easy viewing (no avatar, no installation required)
http://lancelot.emea.acrobat.com/events

TOUR GUIDE will be Edith Paillat aka Cyber Placebo, who will conduct the tour in French and in English.

She went there and had a great time... The tour was in French and she was delighted to see she could understand everything... and the things she didn't understand.. well, she just asked on the chat.

Our tour guide Cyber Placebo also gave great tips on how to use those settings for a language class. It's was a great adventure, full of useful tips and stories about the french culture.






Saint-Émilion est une commune française, située dans le département de la Gironde et la région Aquitaine. La juridiction de Saint-Émilion est classée au patrimoine mondial de l'Humanité par l'UNESCO.

The Great Dune of Pilat (French: la Dune du Pilat) is the largest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 60 km from Bordeaux.

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