[senit] social interaction via technology

It was in the Guardian in the second half of last year.

There's a piece at:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/wacblog/category/virtual-worlds/
and I see that Simon stevens from that event is speaking at this years E-access event in a couple of weeks time
http://www.headstar-events.com/eaccess08/programme.php

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-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk [mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Ira David Socol
Sent: 01 April 2008 15:31
To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senit] social interaction via technology

He's doing that, but he's also looking for "non-academic" stories and reviews... 

I'll google the Guardian 

webmaster at aylesburyvale-sec.bucks.sch.uk writes: 

> It was in the Guardian in the second half of last year. 
> 
> Sorry I can't be any more specific  :(
> 
> Has your colleague considered going into second life and looking for 
> disabled groups to ask?
> 
> Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ira David Socol" <socolira at msu.edu>
> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [senit] social interaction via technology
> Date: 01-Apr-2008 14:07:48 +0100
> 
>> Mark, do you (or others) have links to articles like this?
>> I have a  colleague working on this issue for a science center, and I 
>> told him I would  see what I could find...
>> 
>> Ira
>> 
>> 
>> Ira David Socol
>> Special Education Technology Scholar
>> CEPSE
>> College of Education
>> Michigan State University
>> socolira at msu.edu
>> http://speedchange.blogspot.com/
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>> webmaster at aylesburyvale-sec.bucks.sch.uk writes:  
>> 
>> > Slightly OT but I did read an article about how liberating 
>> > physically 'disabled' people find 'Second Life'. It is a world 
>> > where they can walk (and even fly!) around and interact with others 
>> > on a completely equal footing.
>> > Mark
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: david fettes <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk>
>> > To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
>> > Subject: [senit] social interaction via technology
>> > Date: 30-Mar-2008 16:28:15 +0100
>> > 
>> >> hi the Byron report says that much of teenager's social 
>> >> interaction with peers is mediated by technology, rather than 
>> >> being face to face. Have you got any examples of students with 
>> >> learning difficulties interacting with adults or peers via 
>> >> technology in this distance sense? And any comments?
>> >> David
>> >> 
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Ira David Socol
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Michigan State University
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