Warren Easton, a school established in 1845, was flooded with seven feet of water after Katrina hit and was the location of President Bush's speech on the first anniversary of the hurricane.

"Most of our students come from single parent homes. But the kids keep out of trouble. Events like this one with Sony help a lot," said Charter School Foundation President Billy Hatchett III. "So does their generous donation." I'm not a fan of big corporations generally, but I agree with Mr. Hatchett in this case. Here's where a giant company like Sony can do the most good.

VH1's Harold Goldberg was on hand to party with the kids as they played the karaoke game and danced to the music of Trombone Shorty and his Orleans Avenue Band. The kids apparently loved the game so much that they refused to stop playing when Duran Duran popped by to talk with them.

Poor Duran Duran, they need to go back to Second Life where its still the 80s and people love them. Brian Crecente

Sony's SingStar Rocks! Hits Big Easy School [VH1]

Virtual worlds Second Life and There, always a mainstay of online memorials for real-world events, are letting players convert their virtual cash into the real thing to donate to the Katrina flood victims, according to BBC News.

Makena Technologies, the company behind There, is even matching up to $50,000 of the community's contributions.

It's good to see so many gamers coming together in so many unique ways to do what they can to help.

Storm Help Flows from 3D Worlds [BBC]

8Bit Joystick is auctioning off a mid-80s Atari 2600 and about 18 games on eBay with 100 percent of the money going toward the Red Cross. The lot includes:

Atari 2600 Redesigned Smaller System Nintendo NES RF Switch (Works best with no cables plugged in) AC Adaptor Classic Atari Joystick Suncom TAC2 Joystick (cords slightly dinged but works) Ms. Pac-Man Missile Command Frogger Pac-Man Asteroids Combat Pitfall! Joust E.T. Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Astroblast Spiderman Mario Bros. Q-Bert Jungle Hunt Donkey Kong Space Invaders Defender

Just think you can pick up a sweet retro console and donate money to a worthy cause.

Instant Atari 2600 Collection Auction for Hurricane Relief [8Bit Joystick]