Building Community Through Virtual Worlds in K12 Lisa Durff Broadfording Christian Academy

The Pew Report found that: 85% of teens use email 97% of teens play video games 10% of teens play in a virtual world

The Pew Report found that:

85% of teens use email

97% of teens play video games

10% of teens play in a virtual world

How is learning in a virtual world different from learning in a traditional classroom? What do you learn in a virtual world? Which virtual world do you prefer? How could learning in a virtual world be used in one content area classroom? How could learning in a virtual world be used in one content area classroom?

How is learning in a virtual world different from learning in a traditional classroom?

What do you learn in a virtual world?

Which virtual world do you prefer?

How could learning in a virtual world be used in one content area classroom?

How could learning in a virtual world be used in one content area classroom?

72% of respondents feel learning in a virtual world is easier than learning in a traditional classroom. 48% report learning social skills in virtual worlds 24% focus upon musical / artistic content in virtual worlds

35% of respondents enjoy sims2 34% like Webkinz 29% prefer Club Penguin 10% enjoy runescape while 9 wrote in virtual worlds they frequent that I didn't even list.

35% of respondents enjoy sims2

34% like Webkinz

29% prefer Club Penguin

10% enjoy runescape

while 9 wrote in virtual worlds they frequent that I didn't even list.

Discuss your thoughts in the SL chat now = ¿Why do digital natives seem to feel that their elders are untrustworthy?

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in the SL chat now =

¿Why do digital natives seem to feel that their elders are untrustworthy?

Discuss your thoughts in the SL chat now = ¿ How can K12 classrooms exploit virtual learning environments?

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in the SL chat now =

¿ How can K12 classrooms

exploit virtual learning environments?

Special thanks to Abacus Capalini LoriVonne Lustre Zana Kohime & Gwenette Writer

Special thanks

to

Abacus Capalini

LoriVonne Lustre

Zana Kohime

&

Gwenette Writer

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