Thursday, September 25, 2008

Technology Blog 4

Why [or why not] is it necessary to write a lesson plan [weekly, and/or by unit]? Is it necessary to do so, with the multitunous ones to choose from on the Internet?

Monday, September 8, 2008

Technology Blog 2 and 3

How could you use this tool in an instructional setting [K-12 classroom]? What instructional strategy or strategies would be applied in your use of 2nd Life in the classroom?

Second life http://secondlife.com/
Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 3,992,468 people from around the globe. Many educators are using it as a learning tool. [Smaldino, et al, 2008 Chapter 2 online reference]