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SL Education Support Faire 2009

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jessie
on January 29, 2009
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Using Second Life for education is something that Languagelab have been researching and developing since SL was in beta. Now educators all over the world are using SL to produce unique and innovative projects.  From learning a language to tracking flight paths in real time over a city, using a virtual platform to perform research and deliver education solutions is what many see as the future of Second Life.

The Second Life Education Support Faire has brought together educators from all over the world to showcase their projects. Languagelab has presented on several topics including; Lessons from two years of teaching in SL, the challenges of providing a multi-cultural registration area, The English City People and how acting can be used in teaching English, Languagelab’s history and the technology and logistics of running English City and the website.

Languagelab has received very positive responses from all the presentations so far and will be presenting again at:

Languagelab.com – “Operations a lesson in multi-sim, multi-data,& multi-cultural”

When: Today at 07:00am – 08:00am
Where: At the Pavilion
Presenter: Kingsbury Yeats

Languagelab.com – “Lessons from 2 years of teaching in SL”

When: Today 08:00am – 09:00am
Where: At the Pavilion
Presenter: Jessie Teacher
Languagelab.com – New Spanish Program


When: Today 09:00am– 10:00am
Where: At the Pavilion
Presenter: Daf Smirnov

Language.lab.com

When: Today 10:00am – 11:00am
Where: The Pavilion
Presenter: David Kaskel
We hope to see you there !

Grammar Girl gives you some hints…

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Iffaf
on January 26, 2009
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Hints: May, May be or Maybe?

Is it the month after April or is it a grammar word?  Do they mean the same thing?  Do they have words that mean the same thing (synonyms).  Can we use them when speaking and/or writing?

When you are not sure whether to use it as one word (may), two words (may be), or two words combined into one word (maybe), you might need to brush up on the grammar of modal verbs.

Visit this site to revise them.

Maybe, two words combined into one (called compound words), is an adverb meaning “perhaps” or “possibly.”

May be is a verb phrase meaning “might be” or “could be.”

Examples:

Maybe I will go out tonight. – INFORMAL – I DON’T REALLY KNOW.  WE’LL SEE.

I may be going out tonight.  – A LITTLE MORE FORMAL. I HAVE A PLAN BUT IT’S NOT BEEN CONFIRMED YET.

OR

I may go out tonight – QUITE A BIT MORE FORMAL. – IS THERE A PLAN FOR TONIGHT?  I’LL DECIDE TONIGHT.

So, let’s go over that one more time.

“Maybe” is an adverb meaning “perhaps,” so if you are uncertain whether to use this word or the phrase “may be,” try substituting “perhaps”: “Maybe she forgot I said I’d meet her at six o’clock” becomes “Perhaps she forgot. . . .” When the substitution makes sense, go with one word: “maybe.”

When you are wondering whether you may be waiting in the wrong cafe, you’re dealing with a verb and its auxiliary: “may be.” Two words.

See you soon,

Grammmar Girl