This was a very interesting lesson. I had only seen this done on CSI before and it appeared to be dangerous, so I was a little nervous about trying it out. It was amazing to see how it all worked and what can be done in Second Life.
I think it would be a different way for my students to learn and might be intriguing to them; however, because it is a social networking site, most schools will not allow Second Life along with Facebook, MySpace, etc. in the classroom. Because of this, I am not really sure how I could apply it in an elementary classroom setting. I also think the skill level required might be a bit much for elementary age students. It would definitely take a lot of precious class time getting it all set up and I am not sure the benefits would be worth it in the end.
So, as you can see, although it is an interesting concept having a virtual classroom, I do not think this would be advisable for use at an elementary age level. Perhaps some day a school-approved younger-aged user-friendly version will come out and I could rethink using it in my classroom.
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