Doris 3m EFL Center: February 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010

Our third session in Second Life.. a visit to the Alhambra!!!

Last Wednesday was a fun day... we visited the Alhambra in Secondlife. According to Wikipedia...

The Alhambra (Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء‎, Al-Ḥamrā' , literally "the red one"), the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra (الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ, Al-Qal'at al-Ḥamrā' , "the red fortress"), is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, occupying a hilly terrace on the southeastern border of the city of Granada, now in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Once the residence of the Muslim rulers of Granada and their court, the site became a Christian palace. Within the Alhambra, the Palace of Charles V was erected by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1527. After being allowed to fall into disrepair, the Alhambra was "rediscovered" in the 19th century. It is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions and exhibits the country's most famous Islamic architecture, together with Christian 16th-century and later interventions in buildings and gardens.

These are some photos we have taken of our trips in second life.....

Encuentra más fotos como esta en thekatamy

To visit the Alhambra in Secondlife just click here. If you want to visit the alhambra in SL.. you can try this exercise designed by la profesora... Amy Fullerton.

Alhambra Activity:

Go to the Alhambra using the link provided in your note card. While you are looking at the architecture and the paintings discuss your favorite areas. Don’t for get to look up! Explore the space and complete the following activities. (This may be divided into multiple sessions)

1.    Find the “tienda” (shop) that sells belly-dancing outfits and use the dance balls located there. Take a video or picture.
2.    Find the “patio de los leones” and take a picture of your group there (one picture per group).
3.    Go to the market place in the city and take a picture of your favorite items there (one for each member of your group).
5.    Find the mosque. Get the information (on the “I” sign) and follow the directions to enter the mosque. Spend sometime there discussing the Moorish architecture.
6.    Find the Arabian bathhouse or the Arabian teahouse. Have a coffee or a dip and talk with your friends. You may refer to your history notecard on the Alhambra and discuss the things you learned and saw.
7.    ***Optional: If you would like, purchase a flamenco outfit (this costs money) for our party later on at the end of the project.
This is what Daniela share with us...To follow her adventures in SL, visit her blog...Danik100...

There are still more adventures to come... hope you can all join us... remember we are getting together from Monday to Thursday. 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Keep on shining Love and Peace

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Best Bloggers!!! 1st term jan-arpil 2010

These are the best blogger of thi term... go check their blogs and don't forget to leave them a comment.. Great work...!!!!

Andrea Moreno
My name is Andrea Moreno, I'm 18 years old, my birthday is on May 18th, and I'm from Maracaibo; I study Public Accounting at URBE wich stands for Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín , and I hope to graduate by the end of 2010 or mid 2011! http://andreacm5.blogspot.com/

Kevin Salas

My name es kevin salas, I am venezuela I´m 22 years old, and I´m studying management .

I like everything that is related to computers and the Internet. I have skills for the sport. I´m studying in urbe for the moment; my ambitions are to graduate to be a good professional and able to build a stable family. I would also be to handle the human resources department of company. http://kevinsalas02.blogspot.com/

Norberto Mejia
Hi, there! My name’s Norberto Mejia. I’m from Maracaibo, originally. I live in Maracaibo. I’m 21 years old and I study electronic engineering at URBE . My favorite subjects are mathematics, electronic. http://norbertomejia.blogspot.com/

Fiorella Vasquez

My name is Fiorella Vasquez. I’m from Maracaibo, I’m 18 years old and I study industrial engineering at URBE . My favorite subjects are mathematics, science and english of course. http://fiorellavasquez.blogspot.com/

Adasnelly Ortega
My name’s Adasnelly Ortega. I’m from Maracaibo. I’m 21 years old and I study business administration at URBE.
I love music, dancing, playing kikimbol, surfing the net , talking out with my friends, pizza , chocolate and my family. I hate onions, smoking, getting up early on the weekend, violence, injustice... http://adasnellyortega88.blogspot.com/

Venus Garcia

Hi, My name’s VENUS GARCIA. I’m from Maracaibo, originally. I live in Maracaibo. I’m 34 years old. I'm married, have 3 childrens, 2 dogs, and I study ACOUNTING at URBE . My favorite subjects are acounting, and english. http://venusgarcia-venusgarcia-venusgarcia.blogspot.com/

Maria Romero
I’m from Maracaibo, originally. I live in Maracaibo. I’m 19 years old and I study social comunication at URBE http://www.urbe.edu/ . My favorite subjects are TV.
I love music, surfing the net, hang out with my friends, stay with my family. I hate smoking, getting up early on the weekend, violence, war, injustice... http://mariarosaromero.blogspot.com/

Carlos Linares
My name is Carlos Linares. I'm from Maracaibo, Venezuela. I'm 18 years old. I've been learning english since I was 10 years old. I actually love blogging. It's a fun way to express ourselves and our feelings sometimes. Writing takes some time to do it right but sometimes I do it just for fun. http://carloslinareseflcenterforwriting.blogspot.com/

David Sanchez

I am David Sanchez, Electronics student, almost Engineer... only 1 more year. I love English and I believe I'm pretty good english speaker. I like rock music, movies (specially thrillers and comedy) and love everything related to top-notch technology, specially electronics.

Talking about technology, I've always thought it would be great to study nanotechnology and help improve the technology in this amazing field of study. http://sanchezdl.blogspot.com/

Maria Alejandra Lugo
My name is Maria Alejandra. I´m nineteen years old. I'm from Ciudad Ojeda. Currently I´m studying public accounting at URBE.

I love to share with my family, my friends and my boyfriend. I like to hang out, to watch TV, especially Sony and Warner channel, to play volleyball, to travel around the world, to eat Italian food, hamburgers, to go to the cinema, to talk on the phone.http://mariale248.blogspot.com/

The Wallflowers - Heroes

This video was shared by Freddy Espina... this is his blog... http://fredyspina.blogspot.com/

I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, for ever and ever.

We can be Heroes, just for one day.

I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing, nothing will drive them away
We can be Heroes, just for one day
We can be us, just for one day

I, I remember standing, by the wall
And the guns, shot above our heads
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall
And the shame, was on the other side
Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever

Then we could be Heroes, just for one day

We can be Heroes
We can be Heroes
We can be Heroes
We can be Heroes
Just for one day

Ayiesha Woods 'Never'

This sog was shared by Maybe Gutierrez from level 1 S112. Hope you enjoy it, too!! You can visit her blog: Life in Pink... go there and leave a hello to her in the comment area...

You've been told so many times before that love will give up on you
Cause it has never been the kind of door that you could just walk through
And now you're so afraid and so unsure that love will fill your life
But don't believe the lie cause…

(Chorus:)
Not even for a minute
One day you will believe it
Cause I'm here and I will never give up on you
Let my love start to fill it
Let your heart start to feel it
I will never give up on you

Let me ask a simple question
What are you looking for?
Peace of mind, joy inside
Or is it something more?
Cause everything you need is waiting at the door
What are you waiting for?
You don't have to search no more cause...

I will be the one to be real with you
Cause I'm here for you
Always and forever
And I will be the one to hold your hand
I'm that kind of friend
And I will never leave, no…

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Have you seen the movie Avatar?

Wel, I saw it.. and thought it was excellent.... I think that's a no so distant future... Secondlife is proof of that... But let's read a little about the movie. I took this from Wikipedia:

Avatar is a 2009 American science fiction epic film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang. The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on the lush moon Pandora in the Alpha Centauri star system.^[5] The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi—a sentient humanoid species which is indigenous to Pandora. The film's title refers to the genetically engineered Na'vi bodies used by several human characters to interact with the natives of Pandora.^[6]