Second Life is a virtual world that can be used for many different educational purposes. This video is a brief tour of one location in Second Life. This area is constructed by the Library Association. Second Life can also provide a interesting platform for meeting in Distance Learning.
This is a great video Janel!
ReplyDeleteI wish Second Life was available at my school so students could explore valuable resources like this because it would really support inquiry based learning. Unfortunately, there are too many creepy and inappropriate places they can end up in as part of Second Life too.
Aside from benefiting students in inquiry based learning, I think that Second Life is one of the only resources mentioned in this activity that could lead to higher order thinking.
Thanks for sharing!
I have never thought about using something like second life for education. It is a great concept, but I have to agree that there are a lot of creepers and creeps and certain areas. I would be overly cautious in allowing students to use this due to this fact. I did like the video and you really gave me something to think about.
ReplyDeleteSecond Life used to have a Teen Grid, which was closed in the beginning of 2011. For those who are 13 years or older, they can use Second Life the main grid under specific restrictions. Check out the restriction information from here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Teens_in_Second_Life
ReplyDeleteAlso, there are many other virtual environments that are specially developed for education such as Quest Atlantis or The River City Project.