NETC08 session 1078

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Session Name: Bailey Island -- Quest for Teen Second Life
Session Number: 1078
Location: Hope
Day and Time: Tuesday, 8:30 - 9:15 am
Format: Presentation
Topic: eLearning / Distance Education
Level: Introductory

Session Abstract:

Bailey Island - an eXtension place for teens in the parallel online universe of Teen Second Life. Learn how youth explored TSL, set up a community, and the events, activities and learning taking place on the Island. Discuss the role of Second Life as a web conferencing and online learning platform for youth, safety concerns, and how learning to 'live' in a virtual world will attract youth and provide access to opportunities to develop technology literacy skills that might not otherwise occur.


Led By: Trudy Dunham, , University of Minnesota Extension
Jeanne Wiebke, Iowa State University; Vishal Singh, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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