Finally, wikipedia has a good definition for "telos" - for those who wonder why I use it in my signature and for my avatar's name.


A telos (from the Greek τέλοϛ for "end", "purpose", or "goal") is an end or purpose, in a fairly constrained sense used by philosophers such as Aristotle. It is the root of the term "teleology," roughly the study of purposiveness, or the study of objects with a view to their aims, purposes, or intentions.

I am participating in the education conference in SL sponsored by vwpbe. I am amazed at the level of professionalism of the presenters. What a great way to exchange ideas in education!

Global kids Network is a 20 year old non-profit that is using Second Life to help kids learn about global issues and become responsible citizens.

it is embarassing that so much time has gone by and I haven't written anything.

I am writing on an XO. the only laptop I own right now. it is amazing. but the key pad is small so I make lot of typing erors.

but I am still excited about web2.0 apps. i had two classes build a wiki on ancient rome! vry cool and engaging project. and the best part was that students were going home and checking for spelling errors and learning how to ebbed script into thier webpage.......who'd ever have thought 6th graders would be so interested in producing aa asessment!