JumpBox Open is a collection of easy to use virtual appliances for Open Source software. Each JumpBox is focused on a single task (or single application) and is carefully crafted to capture the best practices for how the software should be implemented. The goal is to save you time and allow you to get more done with less effort.JumpBoxes will run on all of the popular virtualization platforms including VMWare, Parallels, Microsoft Virtual PC/Server, Virtual Iron and Xen. There are jumpboxs for wikis, blogs, moodle and many other uses.

RezEd is a hub for everything related to learning and virtual worlds! Each month they feature inter-related podcasts, brief best practices, digital resources in the library, and featured blog posts and discussions.

Software Virtualization: A look at how virtualization can change classroom computer usage. To accomplish true personalized learning,“we have to move beyond textbooks,” ...

Report: Virtual Learning Expands Educational Opportunities :The report, "Learning Virtually: Expanding Opportunities" focuses on a number of programs that have emerged in recent years that have succeeded in bringing new opportunities to students who might otherwise miss out owing to geographic or economic limitations, such as being stuck in a district that does not offer college preparatory courses or having to work to may hours in a week to be able to make a go of a traditional learning environment.

Education in Second Life. Topics on a Virtual classroom:
Second Life: exploring the potential for real leanring a virtual world. - A video about Second Life education
Arwenna Stardust’s Second Life Blog - Second Life in Education focused blog.
Getting Started in Second Life
Educational Uses for Second Life
101 Uses for Second Life in the College Classroom