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Dennis Shiao explains why his third grader loves to play Second Life. No, not Second Life online, but a non-online version of SL that Linden Lab developed years ago for the San Jose Tech museum, specifically for kids.
Dennis argues this is a great age group to introduce SL to: "Third graders have reached an age where they’ve begun to assert some independence," he writes. "They pick out their own clothes in the morning, have clear opinions on what they like and dislike and have completely developed a sense of 'self.' Selecting an avatar and outfitting it with a tricked-up outfit feeds directly into this notion of 'self' and more importantly, self expression.
" Totally agreed. I think it'd be great if the Lindens marketed a somewhat upgraded version of the Tech Museum SL to schools -- since it was developed in 2004-2005 (I believe), the technical requirements are much less demanding than the current version, and I can see it becoming a great educational resource many elementary schools could use.
Read more about it here.
How Kids Could Benefit From Using a Safe Version of SL
Dennis argues this is a great age group to introduce SL to: "Third graders have reached an age where they’ve begun to assert some independence," he writes. "They pick out their own clothes in the morning, have clear opinions on what they like and dislike and have completely developed a sense of 'self.' Selecting an avatar and outfitting it with a tricked-up outfit feeds directly into this notion of 'self' and more importantly, self expression.
" Totally agreed. I think it'd be great if the Lindens marketed a somewhat upgraded version of the Tech Museum SL to schools -- since it was developed in 2004-2005 (I believe), the technical requirements are much less demanding than the current version, and I can see it becoming a great educational resource many elementary schools could use.
Read more about it here.
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