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How can we use Virtual Worlds in education?

How Can We Use Virtual Worlds in Education?

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The presentation is a basic introduction for teachers to show them the different tools and features that are available for use with their students as part of our OpenSim Virtual Worlds Project, Begonia Island.

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How can we use

Virtual Worlds in education?

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Users can customise their own

appearance and can even maketheir own clothing.

Avatar Customisaton

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CommunicationUsers can communicate in-world via a

number of different methods includingthe chat facility.

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Share Digital ResourcesUsers can access resources whilst

in-world such as images, music,movies and web sites.

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BuildingUsers can access a range of building

tools to create everything from basicshapes to more advanced structures.

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Learning PathsTeachers can even create“Learning Paths” with variousactivities for their students via

The Pathways In-World LMS.

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Online CollaborationA range of tools are also available

for users to encourage onlinecommunication and collaborationincluding tools like Discussion Podsand the BrainBoard.

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Special thanks to:

The Reaction Grid team and Jeff Lowe for

assistance with their virtual worlds education tools

Steve Collis from Northern Beaches Christian

School for sharing his school’s virtual world’s

project, “Booralie Island”

“Annie Obscure” for her work with the Pathways

In-World Learning Management System