Whether people want to explore virtual worlds or not they are becoming apart of the learning and development of high school students. This is a generation that will shape and change our world in the next 4-6 years.

Here in Greensboro, North Carolina there are programs being developed to introduce education virtually, by developing a virtual high school/ On "RezEd", the source for all things Virtual, they posted a story on "Avatars Enhance the Language Learning Experience" written by Laura Jacob of McGuffey High School; and the list goes on and on.

There are companies and organizations such as Cisco, IBM, Library Aliance and others that have found this form of media to be beneficial to their business, growth and development locally, nationally and internationally.

I've taken a personal interest in developing a forum and space for folks that enjoy all things creative. This includes Art, Music and Poetry.

If you are interested in learning more about virtual worlds and transforming your static network into a realtime social network, locally, nationally and internationally let's connect.

Poetry Initiative - The Poet's Brain

These maker of versus audible melodic flow are captured by the creative minds at the Poet's Brain. Here is an excerpt from an upcoming video project. See how the Arts Council in your city and state can utilize virtual worlds to shape the future of Poetry!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98rOuShllPw

For more information please visit: http: /hncalley.wordpress.com

HOW TO TRANSITION INTO A NEW CAREER

I was at a local mixer here in Greensboro talking with a former Business Owner who made a move here looking to transition his knowledge, skills and ability into a stable sales executive role. He has over 30 years experience and really believed that it wouldn't be a problem for him to find a job. He has experience developing a successful firm, managing people, selling products and services; this should be a piece of cake right?

Well it's been over a year now and he has not been successful. Over the past year he has sold for a couple of small organizations whose processes and practices have a lot to be desired, not to mention their commission plans.

So after speaking with him and a dozen others who are faced with the same challenges;including myself - how do you transition your skills.

Well, most people are taking this time to pursue careers that they are passionate about oppose to going after positions for the money. Here are a few tips that can help you:

1. Join local associations and organizations in the industry you are pursuing
2. Go to your local college and take a Career Assessment
3. Join your local meetup or start a local meetup in your area of interest
4. Go to your local JobLink/ or Job retraining center that works with the ESC to
test your skills and get Career Ready Certified (this will evaluate your math,
english and ability to resolve problems)
5. Go back to school to get your degree, learn how to start a business

These are just a few options for you to consider. As I learn you will also.

Tangil

Do You Agree That Obama has failed?

Hello everyone, I thought I would share this article with you to get your thoughts and feedback. I'm not one to talk politics; share political views or argue about who has the best political party. However, after reading this article, I became very opinionated to myself ;-).

Please read the article and share your views with me regarding "Obama's Fall"!

ARTICLE
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20090609/pl_bloomberg/affk5skijh5s