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Client NewsNews Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FireSabre Showcasing Potential of Second Life for Schools at National Educational Computing Conference- Houston company participating in interactive session and panel discussion June 3, 2008 (HOUSTON, TX)FireSabre, a Houston-based Second Life building and consulting company, is joining more than 18,000 teachers, educators, technology specialists, and policy makers for the 29th annual National Educational Computing Conference in San Antonio June 29 July 2. The National Educational Computing Conference is presented by the International Society for Technology in Education. FireSabre representatives are participating in the Second Life & Virtual Worlds Playground, an interactive exhibit designed to demonstrate the value of Second Life in helping educators connect with youth and improve student achievement. FireSabres president also will be participating in a panel discussion about how Second Life is making a measurable difference for schools. Fred Fuchs, president of FireSabre, says that schools are finding that Second Life represents a powerful tool to engage todays students using the communications channels that the video game generation uses outside the classroom. Virtual worlds help teachers transcend issues of fashion, cliques, and peer pressure and serve to engage all students, regardless of the social or socioeconomic dynamics that typically govern student relationships, he said. While Second Life is still in its infancy, it is already having profound impacts on student grades, classroom discourse, and real-life school environments, including for previously marginalized students. Second Life is a 3-d virtual world with more than 13 million registered users who use it for social, educational, and marketing purposes. Major corporations such as IBM, Starwood, Nissan Motors, and CareerBuilder, along with more than 300 schools and universities currently have a presence in Second Life. FireSabre helped develop the first education project in Teen Second Life, a separate community developed specifically for teens between the ages of 13 and 17, and built the first Teen Second Life project, known as Ramapo Island, for a school, Suffern Middle School in New York. Last year, more than 800 students and 15 teachers at Suffern participated in projects in the schools Second Life environment projects ranging from math to science to art to health to social studies. One teacher at the school conducted a mock trial involving students in conjunction with her teaching of John Steinbecks novel Of Mice and Men. About FireSabre FireSabre is a full-service building and consulting company for Second Life. Headquartered in Houston, FireSabre provides design, set-up, deployment, and ongoing support to its clients, which range from educational and non-profits to small and large businesses. For more information, visit www.FireSabre.com. About the International Society for Technology in Education International Society for Technology in Education is a non-profit organization that provides its members with resources for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy, and innovation in teaching, learning, and school leadership through technology in PK12. ISTE represents more than 85,000 professionals worldwide. For more information, visit www.ISTE.org. ALL darbyDarnit NEWS RELEASES ALL CLIENT NEWS RELEASES
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