Second Life

Second life is just a discovery of new world for me : a world that dazzled me at the first sight. The interface caught me by surprise as it was a very fine representative of real world. It attracted me like a magnet and on the top of it, I was overwhelmed to see my avatar and far more excited to see my classmates' avatars who started appearing from here and there. Since it was my first time on second life, I had to ask Robbie everytime, when I didn't understand what to do next. So beginners, like me, really need help otherwise they would give up sooner or later. Similar thing happened to me, when I lost tracks every now and then and soon that world which filled me with excitement started baffling me. So, I called Christoph in to ask "What am I supposed to do in Second Life?" because I was just flying here and there, doing nothing except chatting.
After that night's first trial, I have come to know more about second life. Well, second life is not only about chatting, it an endless world of discoveries and once you have learnt the skills to dive into this discoveries, you will dive deeper and deeper.
But, we have to be uterly careful while introducing this type of technology to students. First of all, we have to address the above question "What am I supposed to do in Second Life?" We should very clearly set out goals for students. They should be told in clear terms what they are expected to do. For my students, I will not use second life just for chatting with their classmates, but for something productive, creative and meaningful.
Besides, all these we need to remind them of netiquetes every now and then. Otherwise, it will mar the very purpose of using second life.