Mission/Vision
Skoolaborate is a global project that uses a blend of technologies including, blogs, an LMS, wiki's and ‘virtual worlds’ for collaborative learning of both teachers and students. By providing a common place to learn and share ideas, educators can leverage the power of new media to engage...
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Skoolaborate is a global project that uses a blend of technologies including, blogs, an LMS, wiki's and ‘virtual worlds’ for collaborative learning of both teachers and students. By providing a common place to learn and share ideas, educators can leverage the power of new media to engage students and provide opportunities that might otherwise not exist.
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What does the organization do?
Using a group of islands in SecondLife, Skoolaborate helps students to collaborate on social action projects that benefit students who are less privileged than themselves. These projects integrate curriculum and digital technologies into collaborative global actions. A variety of Schools have...
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Using a group of islands in SecondLife, Skoolaborate helps students to collaborate on social action projects that benefit students who are less privileged than themselves. These projects integrate curriculum and digital technologies into collaborative global actions. A variety of Schools have their students meet on regular occasions to view and interact with each other around chosen topics of interest.
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Opportunities for Youth
Youth are able to join the project via their school. Once in the project they can propose any topic related to the objectives of Skoolaborate and begin to set up activities and collaborations around that topic. For example if your topic is 'save the whales' you can propose a time to meet and...
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Youth are able to join the project via their school. Once in the project they can propose any topic related to the objectives of Skoolaborate and begin to set up activities and collaborations around that topic. For example if your topic is 'save the whales' you can propose a time to meet and questions that you would like to discuss and the various other schools will meet you. You may also choose to put on a play, performance or display artworks, movies etc around the topic
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