Today we explored the ScienceSim. It's a MUVE, which is an online virtual world that can be used for simulations, role playing, building, and social events.
MUVEs can be used to train tutors where they can practice responses to the student's errors as well as right answers. It can be used to chat with others with a visual aspect added to the usual words. Another thing that would be cool to use would be a replica of something that a class is learning about to explore it, like some place or time in history, and it could become more meaningful to them. Mostly it would be useful as long as it works correctly, although the students might also learn how to problem solve when it doesn't work right! :) I have never created an avatar or anything like it before, so today's lesson was a new experience, and I learned a couple things about how to explore and experiment.
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