Meet the New You
By Kelly Czarnecki and Matt Gullett -- 1/1/2007
In Teen Second Life, librarians can leap tall buildings in a single bound and save kids from boring assignments—all before lunch.
Showing posts with label Global Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Global Kids. Show all posts
Thursday, February 8, 2007
School Library Journal on Teen Second Life
Accidental Learning at Global Kids Island
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports the Global Kids Digital Media Youth Initiative, "a series of interrelated programs designed to support teenagers to think critically about the role of digital media in their lives and document their experiences in various media". A major piece of this initiative is Global Kids Island. Their programs are designed to promote awareness of global issues, and to create some accidental learning along the way. The website includes a blog, an area for teen postings, and a library of all of the files that have been posted to the website. If you are looking for ideas, illustrations, or examples of how educators and students are using SL, look here. Be sure to view some of the videos, particularly the video of Camp Global Kids 2006 program, made by kids who participated.
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