Second Life

The DEN site for Second Life and Discovery Student Adventures is great. I plan to create a video in Second Life of my group's trip to Costa Rica next summer so that I may use it as a virtual field trip with my classes.  

Although Second Life has wonderful educational features, I would like to see a Second Life specifically for educational use with only relevant and safe content for students. My county blocks most of the sites that I have learned about in the EMDT program, including Second Life. As a Star Discovery Educator, I would like to work with my local Den LC chapter to promote the safe use of, and access to technology for schools in my county. I believe that if more administrators knew about technologies like Second Life and how they can be used to educate safely, there would be fewer restrictions on use. I strongly believe that we should be using social networking sites to teach social networking skills, just as we do social skills in the physical world.

I have joined several Second Life groups. One of my favorites is DaVinci Isle. Second Life has many wonderful cultural resources like the Museum of African American Experience, DaVinci Isle, and math and science locations that can support and engage students in academic curriculum.