Active+World

Active World is an virtual interactive, 3D 'world' that can be either teacher or student-created. Possibilities for use can span grade levels and subject areas. This is a closed area from Cornell, so you need to be invited.

Stacey Lazarus will be working with BOCES on setting up several training sites for us to practice in. Contact him if you are interested.

Suggested to leave grid for alignment purposes. Shift: move through objects Ctrl: run OPTION-citizen-can change name each time laptop: fn? up, fn: down SHOW: Whisper lets you talk privately If in different worlds...build contact list to send telegrams...right click on their avatar, add contact. see contact list on the left tab. can send file, telegram. Retreive from left tab telegram. Copy/paste entire chat and send to others. Left tab:Contacts: can invite

To create: copy(right click) duplicate, then move it, change items in text boxes, then "x" out.

double sided sign-easy way is to get a picture(need url) and spin it. Thought-create powerpoint, save jpg, post into pbworks to get url. must be jpeg or gif example of picture from powerpoint jpeg, rotate, and open a url window: create picture http://slazarus.pbworks.com/f/Created%20by%20Stacey.jpg, rotate 10; activate url http:.//www.google.com

teleport moves you. bump-have to hit an object, warp-see moving to new location

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When Andrea did a course, 1-face to face 90 minute, 2-online together to trouble shot

Movies must be .wmv to be used "activate noise(media?)" with uploaded podcast to wiki

GROUP items: click and shift group to collect items. save as group, then go to new object(change it) and "load object group"

Left tab-world-building world has features to use look right to white sign of building.

When find poperty: teleport(menu):make this my own