First I went to Venice. After my Eurotrip this summer, I was excited to return to a city I had explored in real life! I tried to take a gondola ride (a Venice experience I didn't have), but sadly there were no gondoliers available. There was a map feature to teleport around to different major locations in Venice, which was neat.
After that I decided to visit somewhere I had never been - Dublin. Once again, the drama teacher found a stage where it could be fun to teach tech!
I also visited a couple of museums, both familiar locations to me. I really loved the Holocaust Museum; that would be an incredibly cool place for a social studies field trip with an interactive component.
I visited the Exploratorium in high school on a psychology class field trip and loved it. The virtual version did not disappoint - although, as with all these places, I will have to make a return trip with more bandwidth! It was quintessentially San Franciscan with a plethora of bikes out front.
All these locations are great budget options for students to have an experience of a place that may be thousands of miles from their real location. They can explore a different culture, or utilize the resources of an organization for absolutely no charge. Second Life is a great way to open students' eyes and minds to the world.
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Currently reading: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Andersen
Current high: a relaxing day by the pool awaits!
Current low: bandwidth struggles
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