Hey Barbara (and all).... I am active in SL and it has changed a lot in the
past two years. Yes there is some VERY adult content places but you have to
go there deliberately. I entered very cautiously because I had heard
stories about SL. The person who go me involved is the director of a virtual
academy and they teach classes there. I have taken classes, gone to
concerts, met friends and had very stimulating conversations -- at 3 AM, in
my jammies, my insomnia raging -- me in USA and them in other parts of the
world. I have even taken part in the "Bardic Circle" storytelling
competition. It is amazing what is available.
SL is divided into "islands" and each establishes its own policies. You have
to agree to abide by certain codes before you are allowed to be involved in
the groups. There are very strict rules about appearance, violence and
language in the educational sections. In the years I have been involved,
there has been only one person who showed up in appropriately dressed at an
educational gathering. That person was dealt with swiftly by those who
monitor such things in each section. Over 3300 academic entities have
presences in SL now and such organizations as iNACOL, ISTE and Cambridge
University are represented.
For most of SL, you HAVE to be 18 to enroll but there is a very active area
for 13 to 18 which is more tightly controlled than the above.
T.K. Cassidy-Fleming, Media Specialist
proudly serving the staff and students
of Cedar Ridge Elementary
706-712-8400
285 Cedar Ridge Road
Dalton, GA 30721
tkcassidy@whitfield.k12.ga.us
We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew
yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet. -- Margaret
Mead
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