Virtual worlds aren’t just for playing, they also open a gate to other didactic uses as virtual museums. Blog version: http://andonisanz.blogspot.com.es/2014/09/virtual-museums.html

1. Virtual worlds aren’t just for playing, they also open a gate to other
didactic uses as virtual museums.
I love going to all sort of museums, but taking your
students with you is another thing as finding time, organizing the trip and preparing the goals
can be resource consuming.
The alternative is to attend a virtual museum while in classroom. The existing ones offer
different options:
1. Picture galleries: they just offer a bunch of pictures of their expositions.
2. Virtual reality exposition rooms: you can walk inside a 3D world interacting with the
elements.
3. A mixed approach of the previous ones.
To better understand what this is about have a look at the Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History. Get inside, have a walk and realize the possibilities of this resource. Other
options aren’t so impressive but they’re indeed equally valuable as the Louvre Museum.
Some ideas to work with:
1. Just a lovely walk inside the museum.
2. A webquest: combine it with flow control tools, as Moodle.
3. A cultural trip to solve some exercises or complete a presentation.

2. BIO
Andoni Sanz /ʌnˈdɔnɪ sʌnθ/ is a Computer Scientist working as a STEM Teacher
and IT researcher. Google Certified Educator and Moodle expert he’s
immersed in a non-stop research on technology applied to education combined
with the latest pedagogy trends, as b-learning, gamification or flipped
classes.
Actually he’s working on a project called Gamecodization: teaching coding
through video games.
For more information or to contact him:
Blog: http://andonisanz.blogspot.com
Website: http://www.andonisanz.com
Coding: http://www.gamecodization.com
Twitter: @andonisanz