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Second Life reaches out to schools with teen version

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Second Life reaches out to schools with teen version

In the amazingly popular virtual world of Second Life, anything is possible. Users create an avatar while participating in an simulated environment and populate it with any kind of being. Its easy to see how educators could take advantage of this popular Web activity and incorporate it into the classroom curriculum. eSchool News reports that Second Life, which boasts 1.2 million users worldwide, has been encouraging educators to take advantage of the multimedia and social-networking possibilities within its program.

A year ago, Second Life developer Linden Labs reached out to academia by starting an email list for interested educators. It has quickly grown to over 700 teachers worldwide. To pique their interest, Linden Labs offered the purchase of private islands at discounted rates to educators and nonprofit organizations.

More : education.zdnet.com

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