Virtual Reality Worlds in Elementary Schools Presented By: Elizabeth Burr

Is there a place for virtual reality worlds in educational settings? Yes.

Elementary Students

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Webkinz pets are lovable plush pets that each come with a unique Secret Code. With it, you enter Webkinz World where you care for your virtual pet, answer trivia, earn KinzCash, and play the best kids games on the net!

Webkinz pets are lovable plush pets that each come with a unique Secret Code. With it, you enter Webkinz World where you care for your virtual pet, answer trivia, earn KinzCash, and play the best kids games on the net!

Classroom Pets Puddin’ Hunter Flippy

Your child can learn lots of fun facts at Quizzy's. The questions at Quizzy's are age-appropriate, and most are educationally based.

Your child can learn lots of fun facts at Quizzy's. The questions at Quizzy's are age-appropriate, and most are educationally based.

We also have several arcade games that promote learning: Lunch Letters helps children to learn how to type and spell Quizzy's Word Challenge aids in spelling Operation Gumball encourages children to think logically

We also have several arcade games that promote learning:

Lunch Letters helps children to learn how to type and spell

Quizzy's Word Challenge aids in spelling

Operation Gumball encourages children to think logically

Webkinz Newz and the W Tales encourage reading, and they many contests which encourage writing, creativity, and problem-solving. Children learn about money in Webkinz World; by earning KinzCash, children learn how to save, spend and manage money.

Webkinz Newz and the W Tales encourage reading, and they many contests which encourage writing, creativity, and problem-solving.

Children learn about money in Webkinz World; by earning KinzCash, children learn how to save, spend and manage money.

Webkinz World also helps to teach children about responsibility, caring for a pet, and getting along with others.

Webkinz World also helps to teach children about responsibility, caring for a pet, and getting along with others.

Is it safe for children?

Is it safe for children?

Involves… Working and sensory memory Multimedia instructional message Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML) Multimedia principle

Involves…

Working and sensory memory

Multimedia instructional message

Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML)

Multimedia principle

Involves… Modality principle Coherence principle Listening, reading and sound comprehension Picture-text sequencing principle Sensory register

Involves…

Modality principle

Coherence principle

Listening, reading and sound comprehension

Picture-text sequencing principle

Sensory register

Involves… Elaboration Learning Task Procedural Information

Involves…

Elaboration

Learning Task

Procedural Information

Educators

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What is Second Life? Second Life is a free online virtual world imagined and created by its residents. www.secondlife.com

Second Life is a free online virtual world imagined and created by its residents.

www.secondlife.com

Virtual Environments Enable New Models of Learning Used by leading universities and school systems around the world Connects them with educational peers active in Second Life, and showcase their inworld projects and communities www.secondlife.com

Used by leading universities and school systems around the world

Connects them with educational peers active in Second Life, and showcase their inworld projects and communities

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Virtual Environments Enable New Models of Learning Large, active education community within Second Life Second Life has proven to be a valuable professional development medium for educators www.secondlife.com

Large, active education community within Second Life

Second Life has proven to be a valuable professional development medium for educators

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Virtual Environments Enable New Models of Learning www.secondlife.com

Take Field Trips into Virtual Reality It’s free Easy Effective use of time, can take them anytime Create your own or use one that already exists

It’s free

Easy

Effective use of time, can take them anytime

Create your own or use one that already exists

Virtual Field Trip Resources for Educators http://www.techtrekers.com/virtualft.htm http://www.uen.org/tours/fieldtrips2.shtml http://www.efieldtrips.org/Schedules/searchResults.cfm?searchType=all http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic35.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/globaltrek/index.htm (Student Travel Journal)

http://www.techtrekers.com/virtualft.htm

http://www.uen.org/tours/fieldtrips2.shtml

http://www.efieldtrips.org/Schedules/searchResults.cfm?searchType=all

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic35.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/globaltrek/index.htm (Student Travel Journal)

Resources: www.webkinz.com www.secondlife.com http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Webkinz-Pets-in-the-Classroom---Turning-Toys-Into-Tools---Teaching-With-Technology&id=1312884

www.webkinz.com

www.secondlife.com

http://ezinearticles.com/?Using-Webkinz-Pets-in-the-Classroom---Turning-Toys-Into-Tools---Teaching-With-Technology&id=1312884