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Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.
 
(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at http://www.academia.edu).
 
 
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===Select Interviews===
 
Le Guin, Ursula K. 2004. [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/sciencefiction/story/0,6000,1144428,00.html Chronicles of Earthsea: Ursula Le Guin's books include A Wizard of Earthsea, The Dispossessed, The Left Hand of Darkness and many others. This is an edited transcript of her online Q&A, in which she answered readers' questions about anarchism, utopias, Harry Potter, her favourite planets and the best Dr Who]. February 9. The Guardian.
 
 
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50000BTU_barbecue. 2012. [http://ask.slashdot.org/story/12/08/07/235239/ask-slashdot-whats-the-most-depressing-sci-fi-youve-ever-read Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Depressing Sci-fi You've Ever Read?]. August 07. ask.slashdot.org
 
Adams, Douglas. 2014. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams Douglas Adams]. Wikipedia.
 
anlashok. 2014. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/14/09/13/2140210/why-atheists-need-captain-kirk Why Atheists Need Captain Kirk]. September 13. science.slashdot.org/story/14/09/13/2140210/why-atheists-need-captain-kirk.
 
Arcite. 2011. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/12/12/2046218/the-encyclopedia-of-sci-fi-goes-live-online The Encyclopedia of Sci-fi Goes Live Online]. December 12. news.slashdot.org.
 
Doctor Who. 2014. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who Doctor Who]. Wikipedia.
 
HarperDog. 2012. [http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/02/08/2319239/the-science-fiction-effect The Science Fiction Effect]. February 8. news.slashdot.org
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mvdwege. 2012. [http://ask.slashdot.org/story/12/08/08/2135246/ask-slashdot-most-underappreciated-sci-fi-writer Ask Slashdot: Most Underappreciated Sci-Fi Writer?]. August 08. ask.slashdot.org/
 
Newitz, Annalee. 2012. [http://io9.com/5940036/how-copyright-enforcement-robots-killed-the-hugo-awards?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter How copyright enforcement robots killed the Hugo Awards]. io9.com.
 
Palmer, Roxanne. 2014. [http://theweek.com/article/index/264686/a-scientific-fact-check-of-2001-a-space-odyssey A scientific fact-check of 2001: A Space Odyssey Would a real-life HAL become a homicidal maniac?]. July 23. theweek.com/article/index/264686/a-scientific-fact-check-of-2001-a-space-odyssey.
Penmanpro. 2012. [http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/12/09/03/2210205/hugo-awards-live-stream-cut-by-copyright-enforcement-bot Hugo Awards Live Stream Cut By Copyright Enforcement Bot]. September 03. entertainment.slashdot.org
 
Penmanpro. 2012. [http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/12/09/03/2210205/hugo-awards-live-stream-cut-by-copyright-enforcement-bot Hugo Awards Live Stream Cut By Copyright Enforcement Bot]. September 03. entertainment.slashdot.org
 
Rosen, Rebecca. 2013. [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/why-todays-inventors-need-to-read-more-science-fiction/279793/ Why Today's Inventors Need to Read More Science Fiction: MIT researchers Dan Novy and Sophia Brueckner argue that the mind-bending worlds of authors such as Philip K. Dick and Arthur C. Clarke can help us not just come up with ideas for new gadgets, but anticipate their consequences]. SEP 20. theatlantic.com.
 
Science Fiction Resources. 2010. [http://cinemaspace.berkeley.edu/resources/scifi2.html U.C. Berkeley Film Studies Science Fiction Resources]. Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley.
 
 
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http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/12/08/22/0210216/neal-stephenson-on-fiction-games-and-saving-the-world
 
http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/09/03/0557258/among-others-wins-hugo-for-best-novel
 
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/anthropology/21a-270-anthropology-through-speculative-fiction-fall-2009/readings/
 
https://asunews.asu.edu/20140424-smithsonian-project-hieroglyph
 
http://science.slashdot.org/story/14/09/27/1149226/expedition-42-iss-crew-embraces-douglas-adams
 
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/14/12/07/0620253/overly-familiar-sci-fi
 
 
 
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ADEÏDA, Kenza. 2014. [http://www.atelier.net/en/trends/articles/next-step-reading-physically-experiencing-characters-feelings_427452 Next Step in Reading: Physically Experiencing Characters’ Feelings?]. atelier.net.
 
 
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Science Fiction to Science Fabrication Lab at MIT. 2014. http://scifi2scifab.media.mit.edu/
 
 
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===Select Writers, Researchers, etc.===
 
 
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===Wikimedia Commons===
 
Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 
 
===Wikipedia===
 
Wikipedia: https://www.wikipedia.org/
 
 
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Literature: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Literature
 
Media Arts and Sciences: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Media_Arts_and_Sciences
 
Media Lab at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Media_Lab_at_World_University_and_School
 
Science Fiction: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science_Fiction
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Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Science
 
Virtual Worlds: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds
 
Writing: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Writing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, Greatest Universities-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.
 
 
Digital and Print catalog
 
 
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with educational electronics, as well;
with musical instruments;
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Broadcast to radio frequencyfrequencies
 
 
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Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)
 
 
Google Glass
 
 
MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/
 
 
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===In Virtual World===
 
(Search on the word 'lists' here, too: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds)
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
 
3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/
 
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com
 
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/
 
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net
 
Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/
 
Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html
 
ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010
 
Kaneva. 2014. http://www.kaneva.com/
 
Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/
 
OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)
 
Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet and http://www.opencroquet.org/
 
Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/
 
Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).
 
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).
ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.
 
SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/
 
Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.
 
SmallWorlds. 2014. https://www.smallworlds.com/
Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/
 
There.com. 2014. http://www.there.com/
 
Twinity. 2014. http://www.twinity.com/en/choose-your-free-avatar
 
Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/
 
WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/
 
World of Warcraft in School. 2014. http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/w/page/5268731/FrontPage
 
 
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Travel to this virtual island to learn building:
 
 
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Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system
 
Bar code
 
 
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===Learning Networking===
 
Teach and Learn using free Social BookmarkingNetworking software to identifyshare what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....
 
 
About Me - World University and School -
http://about.me
 
 
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DiggFacebook.com's World University and School - http://diggwww.facebook.com/worlduniversityandschoolgroup.php?gid=48753608141 ('This group may be archived').
 
 
Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).
 
 
Google + Profiles - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (- Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/
 
 
Google + Profiles Company page - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts
 
 
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LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School-4024337
 
 
Quora - http://www.quora.com/
 
 
Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/
 
 
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Wer Kennt Wen - World University &and School subject- grouphttp://www.wer-kennt-wen.de/
 
 
World University & School 'subject page' group
 
 
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Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:
 
 
Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com
Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts
 
 
Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv
 
 
Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com
 
 
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''Free, group video conferencing''
 
AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/
 
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin - http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
 
Meeting Burner - http://www.meetingburner.com/index?page=signup-v2 – up to 15 connection
 
ooVoo - http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx
 
Paltalk - http://www.paltalk.com
 
sifonr - free communication - http://www.sifonr.com/‎
 
Tokbox | OpenTok - API - http://tokbox.com/opentok
 
Vyew - http://vyew.com/
Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin
 
Web Huddle - https://www.webhuddle.com/homepage.jsp - http://sourceforge.net/projects/webhuddle/
 
Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/
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http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
 
Google Translate language:
 
Sugar Labs: Translation System language:
 
Region:
 
 
===The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School===
 
[[The "Universitian" Newspaper at WUaS]]
 
 
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Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaintwikifoundry.com/
 
 
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All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .
 
 
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World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.
 
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