SL....another reflection

I think that I am having SL withdrawls. I cannot believe that I put a solid 45-50 hours into SL and I came out learning a whole lot more. I have gone back in a few times and taken a great look at the final product that I created. Honestly, I am very proud of what I accomplished an I learned a tremendous amount about H. Gardner. To me, this was much more effective than writing a paper. I had to take it a step beyond and think how to make outsiders understand Gardner's learning theories.

I have gone into SL a few times and cannot believe that Malibu Island is so desolate. No one is working on their rooms anymore. I spent a great many hours with other cadremates and asking for their opinions while I was building my room! I in turn offered my opinions on their room. Having others around as I built my room inspired me to continue going.

The greatest pride that I took in my project was making the notecards for each description of the intelligences. I figured out that scripting without the assistance of anybody else and was even able to help others. All of my learning within SL was done through distributed learning. Either research on the Internet or advice from Cadremates.

Lastly, decorating my room was so much fun! It satisfied the decorating urge for very cheap. I will definitely continue to explore SL upon completion of the class. While I now understand how it can be used educationally, I still am not comfortable using it in the elementary classroom because of the X-rated material that "pops up" on non private islands.