Time for a bit of shameless self-promotion!
I’m very proud and to say that the Islands of jokaydia (SLurl) has been nominated in the Best Use of a Virtual World category again this year, as part of the Annual Edublog Awards hoopla! A special thanks has to go out to those that nominated us – including KerryJ, Sarah, Sue and Dean.
What an honour.. and a testament to the work of EVERYONE involved in the jokaydia Community of Practice – who have explored, networked, danced, built, rezzed, hosted, newbie mentored, learnt, skipped and most importantly SHARED with all of us along the way! 2008 has been a huge year for our community and I know I’ve learnt so much from everyone… so thanks jokaydians! U r teh awsum!
And yes I know you might be wondering about conflicts of interest. There is a part of me that is a little bit uncomfy about our dual role as nominees and hosts of the awards ceremony event. Eeek! But I can vouch for the fact that we only host the celebrations and have no involvement in the nomination or voting process. So what the hell… VOTE FOR US! ;)
A special shout out to the other nominees in our category – who are all doing wonderful virtual worlds in education work – Discovery Education Second Life, Drexel Island, Edunation, Oh! Virtual Learning!, Literary Worlds. Congratulations guys!
And finally I MUST promote the lovely jokaydians who are also nominated in the Awards this year!
- All Teachers are Learners, All Learners are Teachers by Lauren O’grady, Learn Online by Leigh Blackall and Teaching and Learning Design by Dean Groom in the Best Individual Blog Category
- Al Upton’s amazing post – Order for Closure at and the important debate it generated in the Most Influential Post Category
- HeyJude – Learning in an Online World by Judy O’Connell in the Best Library/Librarian Blog category
- The Teen Second Classroom Ning in the Best Educational Use of a Social Networking Service category which is coordinated by Dean and Jude and tracks their students progress in virtual worlds, including the Skoolaborate project
- Al and his wonderful Minilegends in the Best Class Blog category
Way to represent everyone! Go vote for them too! ;)
Now get voting and stay tuned for more details on the gala award ceremony (including what Josie and I are wearing.. lolz) soon!
Jo Kay aka jokay Wollongong is a freelance digital designer and facilitator working in virtual worlds and educational technology. She helps educators and organisations to use new and innovative technologies for learning. Jo is the owner and facilitator of the Islands of jokaydia Project – a space for a vibrant community of educators to explore the use of virtual worlds in education. 
I’ll have to get you guys to help me get a new dress for the occaision!
Good luck JOKAY!!!!!!
You deserve to win… all that hard work and support you offer is amazing!
Cheers!
Alex
I can feel a serious shopping spree coming on sarah! hehe
And awww thanks Alex! ;) I think the real reward is working with all the fabbo people in the jokaydia community… i am very lucky! ;)
Extremely happy to have nominated Joykadia because you do such amazing work supporting the educational community (and helping make sure we have a nice body :) ).
Let me know if there is a shopping trip organised although I really like the Pervert shirt that Alex gave me it is my favorite.
Best of luck.
Aww thanks Sue.. and good luck right back at you Ms multi-nominee! ;)
I’m thinking your pervert tee with great shoes and a really spectacular tutu could be just the ticket! lolz! Will keep you posted on shopping trips! ;)
Off course before I can do a shopping trip I do need to reinstall Second Life on my MacBook since it destroyed my hard drive. The pervert shirt looks like the only option at the moment.