... 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
It depends where you're coming from. But this technology is well represented on the Web and in Second Life. In fact, a Google search currently turns up over 100,000 hits on the word "sloodle". Since the development team is distributed, it makes sense that the web is peppered with discussion about this technology.
The following table provides a listing of major Sloodle "locations" online and in Second life.
Environment |
Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Web |
Sloodle.com | The official Sloodle home page. Visit this site and create an account to enter the development area. Here, you can introduce yourself and chat with Sloodle creators and enthusiasts alike. This is the place to get connected using the Web. |
| Sloodle Wiki | The official Sloodle wiki, and very much a work in progress and community resource. Visit this site for official project and development documentation, including status, features, enhancement requests, etc. The Sloodle team can really | |
| Google Code | The Sloodle development team uses Google Code as a parking lot for their code-in-progress. To gain access to the resources, you must be added to the team in a development role. | |
| YouTube | Several Sloodle developers have video captured their work in progress and posted the clips to YouTube for public access. This link will produce a list of all clips that match the keyworld "sloodle". | |
| Second Life |
SJSU SLIS | Jeremy Kemp aka Jeremy Kabumpo works for SJSU's School of Library and Info Sciences department in RL. He maintains something of a "shrine" to Sloodle development in this location where new objects and instructional notecards can be picked up. |
| Sloodleville | Located in Hyperborea, this is another location in-world to check for Sloodle technology updates. The content in this area should remain pretty consistent with what is found at SJSU SLIS Island. | |
| SLoodlers | A group in Second Life, this is a great place to get connected with other Sloodle-loving avatars, receive group notices such as technology updates and invitations to test new features. There are currently 339 members in this group. |