VIRTUAL WORLDS FOR EDUCATION

BY: PAO & PIO

VIRTUAL WORLD: GEOGRAPHY FOR YOUTOPIC: TOURISM

VIRTUAL WORLDSTOPIC:

OUR SUBJECT IS GEOGRAPHY BUT WE HAVE DECIDED TO FOCUS ON TOURISM

TOURISM IS THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE TO OTHER COUNTRIES OR PLACES OF INTEREST.

EXPECTING STUDENTS TO LEARN

• THROUGH THE VIRTUAL WORLD WE EXPECT STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ATTRACTIONS COUNTRIES HAVE.

• ALSO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE VIRTUAL WORLDS HOW THESE COUNTRIES ARE

• WE EXPECT STUDENTS TO LOOK AT THE PUSH AND PULL FACTORS EACH COUNTRY HAS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO TOURISM

EXPECT STUDENTS TO LEARN

• DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TOURISM IN MEDC’S (More Economically Developed Countries) AND LEDC’S (Low Economically Developed Countries)

HOW IT WOULD BE USED?

• IN GEOGRAPHY CLASS, WE DON’T INVESTIGATE ALL COUNTRIES, SO OUR VIRTUAL WORLD WILL ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO 4 COUNTRIES. (2 MEDC’S AND 2 LEDC’S)

- BRAZIL

- UNITED STATES

- INDONESIA

- EL SALVADOR

• STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE ID USERNAME AND PASSWORD OF THE SCHOOL TO ACCESS THE VIRTUAL WORLD

• THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE THEIR OWN AVATAR (CHOOSE THEIR COLOUR OF HAIR, EYES, SKIN, BE ABLE TO MAKE THEM FAT, SKINNY…ETC)

• WITH THEIR AVATAR THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO THOSE FOUR COUNTRIES AND LEARN ABOUT THEM

WHO WOULD USE THEM?

• ONLY GEOGRAPHY SENIOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THIS VIRTUAL WORLD FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY

• OTHERWISE, YOUNGER STUDENTS MIGHT GET DISTRACTED AND USE VIRTUAL WORLD AS A GAME NOT AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL

WHY IS V.W. BETTER?

• IT MAKES IT INTERESTING FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

• STUDENTS CAN BE CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCING BY THEMSELVES (NOT ONLY IN SCHOOL BUT AT HOME)

• THEY CAN HAVE FUN WHILE LEARNING WHY FUN? THEY CAN CREATE THEIR OWN

AVATARS, AND COMMUNICATE TO OTHER AVATARS (CLASSMATES, TEACHER)

CHALLENGES OR PROBLEMS

• DIFFICULTY OR CONFUSION TO USE THE VIRTUAL WORLD

• UNACCESABILITY TO INTERNET CONNECTION

• USE ONLY FOR FUN AND NOT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES

• THEY CAN BECOME ADDICTED AND WASTE USEFUL TIME WHILE USING THE VIRTUAL WORLD