Second Life can really be beneficial to teachers and students. It is a useful source for providing students the opportunity to see past present and future in almost every subject. It takes the students on a tour and shows a tsunami develops actually showing the earthquake that causes the tsunami. Fifth grade teachers can provide the students a tour of the U.S. Holocuast Memorial. The tour has so much information and graphics helping students understand what happened to the Jewish population as the Nazis swept through Europe. The tour is not timed so the teacher can stop and start discuss or question and then continue.
There is also a New Orleans tour, which I didn't like because landmarks are not placed accurately. Some sites were at the lake and should have been downtown. This is one persons' ideas about New Orleans so in using it the students should know that it's not exact.
I had difficulty navigating but after attaching the mouse it was easier. Students probably won't share that problem and will certainly love being able to have so much information about so many subjects at their fingertips. Teachers will love this magical site but it will take some getting use to.
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