Second Life

Hi everyone, today I'm going to introduce you a new tool for education, Second Life. It is a virtual world where the objects and avatars (players) are created by users. The world is created by Linden Labs. However, it is not a game in the truest sense, as there are no goals to achieve. You just go into the game and act however you want. Joining the program is free but if you want to buy land and create your own place, you need pay some money.

Now, I'm sure you are thinking about how is it helpful for language education. First of all, it gives you the opportunity of interactive learning and teaching. For instance, think about a teacher who joins the second life and buys land from it. Then, she established 

her own classroom and asks her students to join the class as well. After that, those students and the teacher can have their lessons whenever and wherever they want. All they have to do is to connect the internet and make some time. Besides, since the second life gives you the opportunity to communicate either by writing or speaking, the students can participate the lesson however they want. It is great relaxation for students. No peer pressure, no teacher looking at you and making you nervous, just the student is his safe zone.

I have opened my own account and created an avatar. There is the selfie of my avatar for you to see.

And there is the link of Second Life for you to join: https://secondlife.com/