Secondlife Book

Date: March 10, 2012

In our real

world our

children are born

in the technologi-

cal age were they are able to navigate their

way with all the games, iPod's, Wii and

other devices that are out there to improve

their everyday lives. Schools are being

equipped with tools to enhance this, and

teachers are being educated to support this

therefore, coupling these two together lets

explore second life and Google Earth as

we educate our savvy kids.

http://maps.secondlife.com/

secondlife/China

The view of China from the wall shows

beautiful l buildings for children to see the

difference and similarities . There are a lot of

tall bamboo tree and home among those trees

that is built in the water. There are acres of

rice field and wicker containers on the ground

use to reap the tice when it ready.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/

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The Botanical Gardens with the sight of beautiful and exotic flower. A

nursery is on site which house thousands of different plants and flowers.

A view of Spaceship Earth, at EPCOT in Disney World. Beautiful ani-

mated creates and animals set in wonderful surroundings. At the Public

relations desk and elsewhere on the grounds there are maps for visitors to


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An actual view inside the Cathedral you can

see checkered floors, picture painted on the

walls of biblical characters and birds and other

things. There in the center stood on a lectern

with a copy of the Holy Bible on it.


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Mount Everest high altitude and beautiful

scenery from up high is breath taking. There are

visible mountainous trail that leads to higher

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/US%20Holocaust%20Museum1/23/30/27 There are actual pictures and quotes on the walls of the museum with the names and pictures of the

person who wrote them.


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There is a beautiful sandy beach with

tropical bar and coconut trees seen all around.

Clear blue water for swimming and scuba

diving.

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Vampire Empire is a safe haven for vampires. It is dark and gloomy with a hugh

fountain of blood in the center of the haven.

There are scary billboards signs and design

shops and stores.


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This is an aerial view of the Statue of Liberty.

On the observation deck there is a lovely view of

the surrounding water on which the boat travels

back and forth with passengers to the island.


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This scenery in Africa, on the safari there are

a lot of animals drinking from water holes and some just standing around. There are hugh

trees, dry cracked ground and houses made from

zinc and wood.

You should definitely visit the Vampire

Empire, and explore you will be amazed.

Also visit the Africa Safari and get up close

to look at the animals.

The Holocaust Museum is located in the state of Washington. The aerial vies captures the museum and

other points of interest. The White House is also located

in Washington and can be seen in the distance.

The view of the Botanical Gardens and it’s surroundings is very vivid and real. It is like actual

being there except from an aerial viewpoint.

Zooming in the three-D effects gives much more than the imagination.

Disney World Resort , The Theme Park and

other park can be seen from this view point, and If

you click on the picture icon there are visuals of the other parks. Other point of interest that are

located around Disney World for example Bear

Lake, Riles Island and Lake Buena Vista are in

view.

The view of the Staten Island Zoo from this

image does not capture any animals or anything

really that can be seen however, the picture icons on the Google Earth does deliver where the

image fell short.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the

world. There other smaller mountains that

can be seen along with lots of trees, rocky

slopes and ridges. Visible trails can be seen

when one zooms in.

The picturesque view of this beach in Jamaica shows the beautiful shoreline and inviting water.

One can see gazeboes and umbrellas on the beach.

The visible road and building in the distance along with trees in the surroundings.

The twist and turns of the Great Wall

of China is so clear and vivid. The

mountainous surroundings also help as

it is lush and green. The picture icons

also shows different parts on the walls

along with tourist who visits yearly.

The Statue of Liberty located in New York is

accessible by boat to the island. The view shows

A beautiful scenery around it and the icons zooms in on different points of the statue. This would be a

perfect class trip inside the classroom via Google

Earth.

The Serengeti has animals roaming and eating

at their own leisure. The pictures icons shows

nature at its best.

The satellite picture of St. Paul’s is much better and

clearer. However, there are no inside views of the

cathedral. This could be an expensive class trip so

Secondlife offers

students the op-

portunity for experience not afford-

ed in the real world. It allows for

creativity and teaches in ways that

supports the technological age. Stu-

dents can learn with this tool in the

classroom setting as it allows explo-

ration in the virtual world.. Howev-

er, the disadvantage is not limited

but include the fact that it takes

away from the actual reality of life

as mimics persons, places . Teach-

ing should continue to include the

five modules of learning which are

seeing, touching, smelling, hearing

and tasting if appropriate.

Google Earth is

virtual globe allowing

us to view the earth

using 3-D. This tool which supports

the real world. Students can take in-

expensive trips just sitting at the

computer. They could zoom in on

places heard of and cannot visit, see

far away land, and explore their

world at their

fingertip. This tool is definitely a

keeper in the classroom to enhance

learning. As with everything,

Google Earth has it advantages and

its disadvantages.

Source

http://googleimage.com

http://secondlife.com

http://googleearth.com

Production of Instructional Resources

EDST 6305

March 10, 2012

Paula Thomas

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