Comments on: Second Life in My First Life http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Randy Thornton http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-21178 Randy Thornton Fri, 11 May 2007 18:45:02 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-21178 What will students at the typical liberal arts college be like in a decade ? What will their technology expectation and background be ? Will Richardson has posted a great story about how his 9 year old daughter "figured out '' Second Life and roamed around as him there, even scoring some free tee shirts. She'll be a college freshman in nine years [...] What will students at the typical liberal arts college be like in a decade ? What will their technology expectation and background be ?

Will Richardson has posted a great story about how his 9 year old daughter “figured out ” Second Life and roamed around as him there, even scoring some free tee shirts.

She’ll be a college freshman in nine years [...]

]]> By: Alvin’s Educational Technology Blog » A Little Too Happy http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20794 Alvin’s Educational Technology Blog » A Little Too Happy Tue, 08 May 2007 20:13:58 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20794 [...] Once in a while I stroll over to Will Richardson’s blog just to see what’s going on. Today was one of those days. I read his post on Second Life and couldn’t help but laugh. Can we just end this whole Second Life thing? There is nothing worse than a virtual environment where every avatar is suppose to represent a real person… that can only communicate by typing on a keyboard. [...] [...] Once in a while I stroll over to Will Richardson’s blog just to see what’s going on. Today was one of those days. I read his post on Second Life and couldn’t help but laugh. Can we just end this whole Second Life thing? There is nothing worse than a virtual environment where every avatar is suppose to represent a real person… that can only communicate by typing on a keyboard. [...]

]]> By: lilalia http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20434 lilalia Fri, 04 May 2007 20:36:11 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20434 Will, your story so made me laugh. I'd be interested to know what you will do when your twelve and a half year old daughter asks permission to play WOW. A MMORPG rated for 12 and over. Her interest stems from "looking" at her father and teenage brother play the game intensely (in my opinion) for the last year or two. I know there are social aspects to the game that shouldn’t be dismissed, but still, overall I find WOW’s storyline rather redundant and silly. After long debate… my 12 and a ½ year old daughter is now allowed to play 1 and ½ hours on Saturdays, but only in the accompaniment of her father or brother. (They are to make sure their daughter or sister doesn’t get involved in being shouted out rudely on the chat). Are all compromises bad compromises? Or would you have negotiated another solution? In my books any agreement is renegotiable if the side effects indicate necessity. Will, your story so made me laugh.

I’d be interested to know what you will do when your twelve and a half year old daughter asks permission to play WOW. A MMORPG rated for 12 and over. Her interest stems from “looking” at her father and teenage brother play the game intensely (in my opinion) for the last year or two.

I know there are social aspects to the game that shouldn’t be dismissed, but still, overall I find WOW’s storyline rather redundant and silly.

After long debate… my 12 and a ½ year old daughter is now allowed to play 1 and ½ hours on Saturdays, but only in the accompaniment of her father or brother. (They are to make sure their daughter or sister doesn’t get involved in being shouted out rudely on the chat). Are all compromises bad compromises? Or would you have negotiated another solution?

In my books any agreement is renegotiable if the side effects indicate necessity.

]]> By: Mrs. Durff http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20427 Mrs. Durff Fri, 04 May 2007 19:03:04 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20427 You're gonna have your hands full with that one! Such intelligence!! My prayers are with you! You’re gonna have your hands full with that one! Such intelligence!! My prayers are with you!

]]> By: John Pederson http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20424 John Pederson Fri, 04 May 2007 18:08:29 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20424 We call that pwned. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pwned We call that pwned.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pwned

]]> By: Sean FitzGerald http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20423 Sean FitzGerald Fri, 04 May 2007 18:06:56 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20423 Great story, but maybe not the sort of thing you want to be advertising - http://scobleizer.com/2006/07/01/im-a-second-life-lawbreaker/ Great story, but maybe not the sort of thing you want to be advertising – http://scobleizer.com/2006/07/01/im-a-second-life-lawbreaker/

]]> By: Christy Tucker http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20420 Christy Tucker Fri, 04 May 2007 17:13:56 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20420 You are raising two very bright, independent, innovative kids and encouraging them to learn on their own. Really, what did you expect? :) Thank you very much for the laugh on this Friday! You are raising two very bright, independent, innovative kids and encouraging them to learn on their own. Really, what did you expect? :)

Thank you very much for the laugh on this Friday!

]]> By: Jamie Tubbs http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20419 Jamie Tubbs Fri, 04 May 2007 17:05:44 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20419 Wondering if you read the article in NY Times titled "Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops." The article ends by quoting a history teacher. He says “The art of thinking is being lost. Because people can type in a word and find a source and think that’s the be all end all.” The art of thinking is being lost. With all that you have written, I would think that you would take offense to such a statement. Wondering if you read the article in NY Times titled “Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops.” The article ends by quoting a history teacher. He says “The art of thinking is being lost. Because people can type in a word and find a source and think that’s the be all end all.”

The art of thinking is being lost. With all that you have written, I would think that you would take offense to such a statement.

]]> By: Gary Stager http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20411 Gary Stager Fri, 04 May 2007 16:41:24 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20411 You need to share the following article with Tess... http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/posts.html?pg=2 You need to share the following article with Tess…

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/posts.html?pg=2

]]> By: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20407 Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach Fri, 04 May 2007 15:11:03 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20407 Kudos to the obvious innovative spirit of your kid. Wonderful teachable moment- for you and her I bet. Whew. Kudos to the obvious innovative spirit of your kid. Wonderful teachable moment- for you and her I bet.
Whew.

]]> By: Mike Cosgrave http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20406 Mike Cosgrave Fri, 04 May 2007 15:07:52 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20406 So the drunken avatar dancing naked on the table in the 'Blarney Stone' wasn't you then ;-) (which would get you uninvited to Millersville!) You checked the 'remember my password' box on an online service on a PC that your kid has or gained unsupervised access to? How many people do I speak for when I ask: 'How dumb do you feel?' I imagine that you are probably well able to answer any questions she might have if she went walkabout in a mature sim, and I expect you've probably taught you kids how to be safe on the web, but it just goes to show how easy it is in even the most net-savvy house for kids to get into places you didn't think they could get to. Our kids know more than we think, and get to places we don't realise, and honest education, and not denial, is the only way to prepare them for what they might meet. I hope the tee-shirts are nice! Mike So the drunken avatar dancing naked on the table in the ‘Blarney Stone’ wasn’t you then ;-) (which would get you uninvited to Millersville!)

You checked the ‘remember my password’ box on an online service on a PC that your kid has or gained unsupervised access to? How many people do I speak for when I ask: ‘How dumb do you feel?’

I imagine that you are probably well able to answer any questions she might have if she went walkabout in a mature sim, and I expect you’ve probably taught you kids how to be safe on the web, but it just goes to show how easy it is in even the most net-savvy house for kids to get into places you didn’t think they could get to.

Our kids know more than we think, and get to places we don’t realise, and honest education, and not denial, is the only way to prepare them for what they might meet.

I hope the tee-shirts are nice!

Mike

]]> By: Willy http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/comment-page-1/#comment-20394 Willy Fri, 04 May 2007 13:14:20 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/second-life-in-my-first-life/#comment-20394 I can just imagine the conversations that your daughter had with people who thought the avatar was you! I can just imagine the conversations that your daughter had with people who thought the avatar was you!

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