The document discusses using the virtual world Second Life to teach global science to high school students. Students reported that learning science in Second Life kept them interested and engaged in their work. They enjoyed using games and virtual environments for learning and felt it made the material more fun and easier to understand compared to traditional textbooks. Many students said they never liked science before this class but learned a lot and had a fun experience learning about topics like sustainability and waste management through the Second Life program.
4. Engagement and Enjoyment "Learning science in Second Life keeps you interested in your work, which is normally very hard for me to do, except for in this class." -- Shaquille
6. Second Life Curriculum How to teach SL skills? " I would recommend this style of learning for any subject because it keeps us (students) pushing because we are using a game for learning." -- Ernesto
7. Texturing Prims "Using Science in Second Life made it a lot easier for me to do projects and homework." -- KoraAnne
9. Prim twisting "Learning in Second Life was fun and taught me a lot of things because its learning and having fun instead of just learning and being bored." -- Latisha
10. Learning Global Science How to teach Science in SL? "I did not like science before I did this course. I wish I could have Second Life in each class. This is the most amazing thing that I've experienced in high school so far." -- Andrysse
11. Variety of activities "I would recommend this style of learning to anyone who loves science and online games. It would appeal to what they like." – Eaon
12. Science at home "I never thought global science could be so fun to learn." – Naomi
19. Virtual Fieldtrip "I would recommend this program to other teachers and student because it shows science in a whole different way." – Shabede
21. Final Project "It was fun and a great learning experience I enjoyed going on second life to do science." – Lucius
22. Final Project "I recommend this [class] to people all over the world because they would be able learn things about science and have fun at the same time." -- Asha
23. Other skills How to teach everything else? "In class instead of just writing every day we would use the computer to type our notes, look up information, and sometimes get pictures to do class work and homework." -- KoraAnne
25. Assessment through daily blogging "I think that it was fun because we got to do something different instead of reading a regular text book." -- Zana
26. Researching with Google Earth "This class has changed my life, physically and mentally, as it has helped me learn about computers and other places around the world." -- Shaquile B.
29. Successes "One thing I learned about science in Second Life is that science is really not that hard. I always thought, "I can't do this," but now I have learned so much, like about sustainability and how I can help to make our earth better. I never knew I was this smart." – Egypt
30. Sharing and collaboration "If I was to recommend it to anybody I would because it was a fun and exciting experience. I will miss it very much." -- Zana