#15 Online Games and Libraries

I took a look at Second Life. Although my computer was slow with navigating the site, I got a good idea of what it's like in that world. It reminds me a little of a SIMS City game. It's neat that it parallels real life in many ways with real estate, the economy and entertainment. For students who haven't been able to experience many of these things yet, I can see how this would be very appealing. Second Life could also be used by Social Studies classes to teach economy concepts. The only thing I can think of for a library connection in my school would be an after school club for students to hang out and discuss/go on Second Life.