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===Select Books===
===Select Books===

Boellstorff, Tom, Bonnie Nardi, Celia Pearce & T. L. Taylor (eds.) George E. Marcus (foreword). 2012. Ethnography and Virtual Worlds: A Handbook of Method. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.




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Greenhaw, Andy. 2008. [http://www.kansan.com/news/2008/nov/24/secondlife/ University uses Second Life for nurses training]. November 24. Kansan.
Greenhaw, Andy. 2008. [http://www.kansan.com/news/2008/nov/24/secondlife/ University uses Second Life for nurses training]. November 24. Kansan.


Hemmerly-Brown, Alexandra. 2011. [http://www.army.mil/article/50751/ DoD gives PTSD help 'second life' in virtual reality]. January 24. http://www.army.mil.
Hemmerly-Brown, Alexandra. 2011. [http://www.army.mil/article/50751/ DoD gives PTSD help 'second life' in virtual reality]. January 24. http://www.army.mil.
Marshall, Gary. 2011. [http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/whatever-happened-to-second-life--1030314 Whatever happened to Second Life? In Depth: Why the hype didn't help - and where SL's headed now]. September 30. techradar.com.
Marshall, Gary. 2011. [http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/whatever-happened-to-second-life--1030314 Whatever happened to Second Life? In Depth: Why the hype didn't help - and where SL's headed now]. September 30. techradar.com.


Simon, Stephanie. 2010. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909804575124470868041204.html Avatar II: The Hospital
Simon, Stephanie. 2010. [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909804575124470868041204.html Avatar II: The Hospital
Health-care facilities are discovering that practicing in the virtual world can have major benefits in real life]. April 13. New York, NY: Wall Street Journal.
Health-care facilities are discovering that practicing in the virtual world can have major benefits in real life]. April 13. New York, NY: Wall Street Journal.


Virtual world. 2012. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world Virtual world]. Wikipedia.
Virtual world. 2012. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_world Virtual world]. Wikipedia.


Wynne, Nigel. 2012. [http://blogs.openwonderland.org/2010/02/26/comslive-%E2%80%93-communication-skills-learning-in-immersive-virtual-environments/ COMSLIVE – Communication Skills Learning in Immersive Virtual Environments]. Open Wonderland Blog.
Wynne, Nigel. 2012. [http://blogs.openwonderland.org/2010/02/26/comslive-%E2%80%93-communication-skills-learning-in-immersive-virtual-environments/ COMSLIVE – Communication Skills Learning in Immersive Virtual Environments]. Open Wonderland Blog.




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Djorski, S. George. 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB33pV2L0Vo TEDxCaltech - S. George Djorgovski - Evolving Science and Technology in Cyberspace]. Pasadena, CA: TEDxTalks.
Djorski, S. George. 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB33pV2L0Vo TEDxCaltech - S. George Djorgovski - Evolving Science and Technology in Cyberspace]. Pasadena, CA: TEDxTalks.


Fearless Nation. 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JodQonJXc6g Fearless Nation]. (Fearless Nation, located in Second Life, offers tremendous support, hope and help for those who suffer from Post - Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Fearless Nation gives information about latest scientific research and information in this field, while providing a community of people from around the world who help themselves and each other). Fearless Nation.
Fearless Nation. 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JodQonJXc6g Fearless Nation]. (Fearless Nation, located in Second Life, offers tremendous support, hope and help for those who suffer from Post - Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Fearless Nation gives information about latest scientific research and information in this field, while providing a community of people from around the world who help themselves and each other). Fearless Nation.


MUVE Market - Virtual Patient Care Simulation Lab. 2010. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNpOfDEh9Ds MUVE Market - Virtual Patient Care Simulation Lab]. (MUVE Market Virtual Patient Care Simulation Lab is an outstanding platform for medical training. Here is a compelling and detailed video that highlights some of the great features they offer and which are made possible in the Virtual World of Second Life). Youtube.com
MUVE Market - Virtual Patient Care Simulation Lab. 2010. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNpOfDEh9Ds MUVE Market - Virtual Patient Care Simulation Lab]. (MUVE Market Virtual Patient Care Simulation Lab is an outstanding platform for medical training. Here is a compelling and detailed video that highlights some of the great features they offer and which are made possible in the Virtual World of Second Life). Youtube.com
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Virtual Worlds: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds
Virtual Worlds: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Virtual_Worlds





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Broadcast to radio frequency
Broadcast to radio frequency


Broadcast to TV




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Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)
Digital Text to Audio file format (Browse Aloud / Read Aloud?)


MIT OCW Mirror Site Instructions: http://ocw.mit.edu/about/mirror-site-program/mirror-site-instructions/




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===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===


Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
OpenSim. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page

Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

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

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

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ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

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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.

Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/


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ScienceSim. 2011. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


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Second Life - Harvard's virtual island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 and teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:
Add a learning-oriented virtual world here:


Travel to this virtual island to learn building:
Travel to this virtual island to learn building:



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