[curr] Program begins at McKinley Tech
In March we began developing our curriculum for educators to teach themselves, their peers, and their students how to teach Second Life and use it for education.
While we develop it, we are fortunate to be working with a student group who can test it out. The students attend the unusual McKinley Tech High School, in Washington, D.C. The high school works with youth similar to ours in NYC, but offer high tech training in a number of fields. What a great group to work with to train how to use Second Life.
So here's the plan - twice a week, a teacher at McKinley will organize the students into a classroom, taking them into Second Life. With Skype broadcasting our voices into their classroom, and then occasionally speaking back, we have folks in NYC and Scotland who will run the program and facilitate the use of the curriculum. The curriculum itself is a self-guided program and available through TakingITglobal's new TIGed system. Between Second Life, TIGed and Skype, we have a lot going on!
It turns out a number of teens already have experience in SL. One below runs her own clothing business.
