... a technology update & student synthesis
Five W's
What is it?
Why is it?
Who is it?
Where is it?
When is it?
Digging In
Quiz Chair
Chatcast
Classroom
Login Zone
Toolbar
Sloodle Box
Evaluation
Middleware
Modification
Learning Paths
Sim Hosted
Possibilities
LMS in-world
Learning objects
Game elements
Avatar tracking
Cyber-assistance
Sloodle Toolbar aka Blog HUD was the first beta-released component of Sloodle in March, 2007. The purpose of Toolbar is to allow students to create Moodle-based blog entries from in-world.
When worn, this object produces a "Blog Hud" heads-up display that passes data to/from the user's chat tool. This can present a method for students documenting their experiences on the fly versus taking notes in-world using a notecard.
Toolbar can also be used for students to "report out" during learning assignments. For example, a learning game involving incremental learning at various locations could include student reports to their blog at every step along the way.
