MUVE+-+Ryan

The first MUVE that I visited was activeworlds.com. This site provided a number of wonderful training and instructional resources for teachers looking to incorporate it in classrooms as well as a professional development tool. One of the resources on the website that I particularly found helpful was the "activewiki" that has a general discussion boared, forums, and editor's workshops. One of the biggest concerns of mine with MUVE's are the time constraints. Another resource in the MUVE that I found helpful in regards to emerging technologies is activeworlds newsletter. The newsletter has a "newsbits" page with information about tools to use in its space.

The second MUVE I visited was secondlife.com. Of all the sites visited, this was the most visually appealing and seemed to be the easiest to navigate. On the website, it provided a "community" section. In that space, there is a secondlife blog with featured news, tips and tricks, and an open forum for collaboration and posting questions for the virtual world. On that same blog was a "tools and technology" tab that primarily posts technology updates that have either just been incorporated to the MUVE, or ones that are upcoming.