Second Life

Second Life is a virtual world that allows users to create avatars and explore many different virtual islands. Your avatar can be made to look very close to the way you look, or as different as possble, it is your choice! The graphics are amazing, and the few people I came across were friendly. Some educational islands I found were:

• ISTE - International Site for Technology Education
• NASA - An island where you can explore the galaxy

Some positive aspects of Second Life:

• Socialization with others in a virtual world
• Learn about many, many different things
• A potential tool for educators
• Teachers from across the globe can meet and share ideas in the virtual world

Some Negative aspects of Second Life:

• Many potentialy dangerous places for students
• Can be hard to navigate, and time consuming to learn how to navigate
• Students could easily be distracted

There is a place for Second Life in education, but not yet in schools. Seconld Life is a plae where educators can meet to share ideas, hold conferences, and network. Eventually there could be a place for Second Life in schools. Once there is censorship, and the ability to control content available to students, Second Life would be a great place for discovery and social interaction among students.