Schooled:Confessions of an Educatoron Second Life’s Teen Grid

Kevin JarrettGames+Learning+Society 2008

http://www.storyofmysecondlife.com

Ramapo IslandsSuffern Middle School

Suffern, NYPeggy Sheehy

http://ramapoislands.edublogs.org

Lessons Learned• Virtual worlds obliterate sociocultural

norms, foster free expression & creativity

• Aim high but start small

• Build, leverage your professional learning network FIRST (http://iste.org/secondlife)

• Gain your administrator’s trust (and don’t let them down)

Schome Park ProjectThe Open UniversityMilton Keynes, UK

Peter Twininghttp://schome.ac.uk

http://tinyurl.com/3xpvcx

Twining, P., (2008) Controversial issues in virtual education - Perspectives on virtual worlds, unpublished manuscript, p. 13

Lessons Learned• Specific objectives are critical, structure isn’t

• Don’t underestimate time commitment

• Expect home connectivity issues

• Be virtually realistic

• Expect some fallout

• Keep the faith!

Schooled:Confessions of an Educatoron Second Life’s Teen Grid

Kevin JarrettGames+Learning+Society 2008

http://www.storyofmysecondlife.com