SecondLife

Well...I'd have to say that my opinions of SecondLife have changed. I'm still trying to figure out how it can be incorporate within a school curriculum, but I can honestly say that I am quite impressed with my learning curve.

Honestly, in the beginning, I was very frustrated. It took me 5 tries to make a building and align all of the sides. Even after I did so, I ended up not using anything I build. There was always a side that was sticking out. I did decide to use a pre-made building. From there, I decorated.

Decorating a room for Howard Gardner was actually peaceful. I can actually say that it is a lot cheaper to build a Second Life building than a real house. :) I can see how that can be addicting. Spending a lot of time on SL was actually the real way to learn. Even though the beginning part of building was very frustrating, once I got the hang of it, I actually enjoyed it . Not only did I learn how to use SL, I learned more about Photoshop. I used Photoshop to convert my pictures into jpgs. I felt so proud of myself for doing this.

On Friday I took a half day. I was super overwhelmed with everything in trying to finish Gardner's room. I worked from 11:30 until about 7pm. I cannot believe how much I accomplished by myself! I figured out how to make note cards. On each of the note cards I am distributing information about each of the intelligences. I gave a brief description of each intelligence as well as jobs that are applicable to each intelligence.

In the end, I found that with practice and experience, things come easier. You just have to be patient.