Simulcast on Education and Broadband Access Tomorrow
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Global Kids will host a Second Life simulcast of an FCC Workshop on the intersections of broadband access and education on MacArthur Island this Thursday, August 20, at 10am PST / 1pm EST.
The goal of this workshop is to identify potential impact of increased broadband access on education outcomes and how broadband policies can help improve those outcomes. The FCC hopes to learn about ways in which broadband can impact education at the early childhood, elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels in a cost-effective manner. The workshop will look at current programs, such as e-rate and evaluate how such programs can be improved, for example, to take advantage of new technologies that have arisen since it was established. The workshop will also look at what applications and devices might be used to improve educational performance.
Hosted on MacArthur Island in Second Life (click here to teleport ), this video simulcast of the workshop is open to the general public to attend. Virtual event hosting, moderation and technical support provided by Global Kids.
In addition to the Second Life simulcast, the public can participate in the dialogue via Twitter or Ideascale. Twitter users can post a question on Twitter to @USBroadband4Ed as a public reply or a direct message, which may get addressed by the panelists . After the event, you can continue to provide input and questions to the FCC on the Ideascale website at http://usbroadband4ed.ideascale.com/.
For more information about the upcoming workshop see http://broadband.gov/ws_education.html. For information about the in-world event see the Global Kids’ blog or contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
MacArthur Island is a laboratory for MacArthur’s exploration of virtual worlds, led by the University of Southern California and the nonprofit Global Kids. Designed as an alternative space to educate grantees and others about the potential for philanthropy in virtual worlds, it allows grantees and Foundation partners to showcase their work and connect with new audiences.
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