A Techno Teacher’s Second Life

Here’s the RL Instructional Technology trio in SL…TigerLilly, Penguin, and Tyna.  TigerLilly joined us for a short tour of NOAA at the beginning of June.  We hope to see more of her!

School is out in real life, and I have time to finish all those half written posts just waiting to be published!  It’s embarrassing to look at them, actually…especially the one about Best Practices in Education that I never published.  But alas…no more excuses.   I want to catch up before NECC…which I will be attending virtually this year.

The NOAA is another must see! Once again, you can quickly imagine the possibilities of using a place like this in the classroom. There are quite a few things to explore at NOAA (it’s taken me three times to see everything!)

• Fly Through a Hurricane
• Experience a Tsunami
• Explore Oceanic Life on a Submarine
• Climb a Glacier
• Ride a Weather Balloon
• Stand on a Real Time Weather Map of the USA

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Meteroa/177/161/27/

I discovered the Genome Island after being in SL for only a few weeks….well, I shouldn’t say I discovered it. A random person flying by my apartment landed on the deck and gave me the landmark. I’m sorry to say I don’t remember his name, but I do appreciate the tip!

The Genome Island was created by Max Chatnoir, who was on hand to give me a tour of the place! It is a Fabulous exhibit on gene related science…

A few things you can do on Genome Island:

• Explore the Abbey of St. Thomas and see historical displays about Mendel
• Visit the Greenhouse and Orangerie to play Guess the Parents and the Mating Game
• Visit the North or South Garden to explore dominant genes or text cross with flowers
• Explore a 3-D cell on the Terrace
• Relax and Enjoy the Ducks at the Gene Pool
• And much more!

Max has put a ton of work into this island, and visiting it quickly helped me see just how wonderful a virtual environment can be for education! It’s a must-see!

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/127/128/49/