1. Adults are locked down to the island that they are on, but students can
roam "freely." However, you can lock down student avatars to your island.
If you join a collaborative effort like Global Kids, Skoolaberate, or Ramapo
Islands, there is a lot for the students to do in those spaces. The teen
grid is policed regularly by Linden Lab. That said, you can host the grid
privately on your own server if you are concerned.
2. Students, as long as they are enrolled in a class, are not booted from
the teen grid until they graduate. However, they are locked down to the
island they are on, and are no loner able to roman freely on the grid.
3. SL can take a lot of bandwidth, and it is graphics intensive. There are
lighter viewers available, though.
>
> 1. I don't trust the teen grid. I don't know what else is out there and
> as an adult, I would just be restricted to my island. What other
> influences are the students exposed to when they are not on my island? How
> can I assure parents that their kids will be "safe"?
> 2. Isn't Teen SL restricted to 13-17? When the student turns 18 aren't
> they booted from Teen SL?
>
> I am open to suggestions/solutions I may not have considered. Does anyone
> know how much bandwidth Teen SL consumes?
>
> I have been VERY impressed with Barry Joseph's work with Global Kids
> www.globalkids.org and his use of Teen SL. I would recommend anyone
> considering using Teen SL for HS check it out.
>
> Have a great day,
>
> Catherine Wyman
> cwyman@xcp.org
> 602-240-3163
>
> On Fri, 1 May 2009 08:27:08 -0400, britterguth <britterguth@hotchkiss.org>
> wrote:
>> We will be using Second Life (Teen grid) this coming fall, and are also
>> looking for collaborators. We are happy to open our island to others who
>> wish to participate.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Beth Ritter-Guth
>> The Hotchkiss School
>>
>>
>> On 4/30/09 12:53 PM, "Bruce Ruble" <bruble@GDS.ORG> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>> Are any of you using Second Life in your HS level courses? Are any of
>> your
>>> schools planning on creating a "virtual campus" in Second Life?
>>>
>>> Having spent many hours on Second Life recently, I'm convinced that it
>> has
>>> great potential as a virtual classroom tool, much more engaging than
>> IMing
>>> or video conferencing. And, of course, there's the whole creative side
>> of
>>> it--making your avatar, constructing buildings, etc. And the social
>>> interaction part--meeting not only people but creatures from around the
>>> world. I've also seen sexual and violent things that give me pause about
>>> using Second Life with HS kids.
>>>
>>> I'd love to hear from any of you who have taken the plunge into SL.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bruce
>>>
>>> Bruce Ruble
>>>
>>> HS Technology Coordinator
>>> Georgetown Day School
>>> 4200 Davenport St. NW
>>> Washington DC 20016
>>>
>>> 202-274-3270 (office)
>>> 202-274-1660 (fax)
>>> 202-744-2980 (cell)
>>> Skype Name: bruce.ruble
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