1. August 27, 2009Created by DiAnn Bunting Virtual Worlds in Education Second Life Second Life ® Active Worlds Active Worlds ® and Quest Atlantis ®Quest Atlantis

2. Education needs an upgrade! No Future Left Behind 5:46 min. No Future Left Behind “I can’t create my future with the tools of your past.” “Let the future in.” “Ask questions, share, work together, play together, explore, discover, create, learn our way.” “Step out of the comfort zone.” “Let me show you what I can do.” “Tear down the walls.” “The future called…”

3. Social Networking… Youtube Youtube.com/edu Schooltube Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit Linkedin Blogs Wikis

4. Virtual Worlds… Immersive Environment MMO: Massively Multiplayer Online World

5. Activities in a Virtual World… Building Building 3:09 min Scripting TexturesSculpted Prims Animations Terraforming Terraforming 4:17 min.

6. How do I begin? Second Life ® Second Life Teen Second Life ® Teen Second Life Second Life ® (Main) Second Life ® (Main) Buying a Private Sim Active Worlds ® Active Worlds Active Worlds ® in Education Active Worlds ® in Education Pricing Information for AW ® Pricing Information for AW Quest Atlantis ® Quest Atlantis

7. Other Choices… Alice Story Telling Alice Designed for Middle School Students Alice 2.2 or 2.0 Designed for High School Students Conspiracy Code Playing engaging concept practice games; Responding to a variety of question types; Writing assignments and essays; Completing authentic game-based assessments; and, Participating in discussion based assessments. MIVHS Online Class

8. Tools for Second Life… Second Life Wiki: Creation Portal Gimp Scratch QAvimator SculptyPaint Blender There are many others that may cost or are free for residents to use.

9. Educational Resources: In World Main Grid: Get A Muve On by Kathy Schrock Get A Muve On ISTE Island Michigan Library Consortium Michigan Library Consortium Terra Incognita Eduisland Global Kids Teen Grid Global Kids Island Kids Connect Island Kids Connect Island Ohio University: VITAL Lab Ohio University: VITAL Lab Global Citizenship in a Virtual World Global Citizenship in a Virtual World These are only a few of the many choices.

10. Education Resources: Off World Second Life In Education by Joan Namkay Second Life In Education Practical Examples of 3D Virtual Environments for HS Students by Steve Collis Practical Examples of 3D Virtual Environments for HS Students Guide To Second Life for K-12 Educators by Kathy Schrock Guide To Second Life for K-12 Educators Suffern Middle School In Second Life by Peggy Sheehy Suffern Middle School In Second Life Ramapo Islands (Suffern Middle School’s New Website) by Peggy Sheehy Ramapo Islands Second Life: Educators Working With Teens Linden Labs Wiki Second Life: Educators Working With Teens 834 Tips For Successful Online Instruction Produced by The Elearning Guild 834 Tips For Successful Online Instruction New Media Consortium (a community of hundreds of leading universities, colleges, museums, and research centers.) New Media Consortium DigiTales by Bernajean Porter DigiTales Learnport (Professional Development Portal) Learnport

11. Video Resources Education in Second Life: Explore The Possibilities by Arete. 6:01 min. Education in Second Life: Explore The Possibilities Educational Uses of Second Life by MaryAnnCLT 6:59 min. Educational Uses of Second Life ISTE Second Life by KnowclueKidd 10:02 min. ISTE Second Life Poetry Quest 2009 by majenh 8.06 min. Poetry Quest 2009 Practical Examples of Using a Virtual 3d Environment for Learning in High School by lestep 9:55 min. Practical Examples of Using a Virtual 3d Environment for Learning in High School

12. Contacts Steve CollisPeggy SheehyKathy Schrock Second Life Wiki: Working with teens Joan Namkay DiAnn Bunting Tracy 517-664-5441

13. August 27, 2009Created by DiAnn Bunting Virtual Worlds in Education are part of our students’ futures. “Keep the fire burning! Let the children play!” – Peggy Sheehy (Suffern Middle School, Suffern, New York.)