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Forming the Online Connection with SecondLife
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, , Stephen F. Austin State University, United States ; , Nacogdoches High School, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in San Diego, CA, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-78-5 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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Abstract

One of the challenges of teaching an online class is building a sense of connectedness with the students. As technology has evolved we have had many venues to move from the correspondence classes of old, however, building “community” can still be a very tough task. One of the newer avenues of exploration is using a virtual world environment known as Second Life. This online environment, developed by Linden Labs of San Francisco and opened its doors to the public in 2003, is still in its infancy for educational possibilities.

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Sutherlin, M.E., Jennings, S.E. & Counts, A. (2010). Forming the Online Connection with SecondLife. In D. Gibson & B. Dodge (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2010--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2084-2088). San Diego, CA, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 16, 2024 from .

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