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=Second Life:=

(AKA [|Digitalkatie] / Katie Farina)
This is a wiki for secondary teachers to help them use Second Life in schools, after-school clubs and for projects.

Second Life is a 3D multi-user virtual environment built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003 it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by 6.5 million avatars*. 1.7 million people have logged in to SL in the last 60 days, and at any one time there are between 20,000 and 40,000 people in logged into the virtual world*. The number of accounts is increasing at a hyperexponential rate, and is doubling every seven months.

//Figures from 22nd May 2007, see [|www.secondlifeinsider.com] for daily figures.//


 * Current projects in the Teen Grid
 * Using SL within the Curriculum
 * Activities and Lesson ideas
 * Educational initiatives and Second Life

More information about Second Life in Education is hosted on a different wikispace for now. Links are provided below:

= = =Using Second Life in Secondary Education=


 * What is Second Life?
 * Why should I use it?
 * How can I use it?
 * Lesson ideas and activities
 * SL and Enterprise Education
 * How do I justify using it?


 * Useful links
 * Articles