Teen SecondLife Project
Teen SecondLife Project
Recently I have been exploring with colleagues different online spaces for learning. Our guiding questions were:
How can learning relationships and interactions change as a result of expanding the learning space?
How can we provide opportunities for multiple literacies to enter into the learning process?
What learning spaces can we provide that allow educators to have more relevant connections to their learners?
Well, it started out as dipping my toes in new waters and has finally moved to taking the plunge as we prepare to launch a project with a group of Grade 8 students around their Social Studies unit on Culture. What I have seen in many classrooms as part of this unit of study is students choose a country and do research to learn about that country in terms of the 8 patterns of culture.
What will happen if we create a virtual world simulation where students create their own cultures and interact and collaborate with others in this new learning space? The students will enter this space in the coming week and I am excited to follow their learning journey to see what how this space changes/influences their learning. Here is our current planning for this unit. Suggestions welcome!
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