Second life was down is down today, so we cannot continue the building experiment we started yesterday. However, there is plenty of things we can do outside of secondlife that can be integrated into it it at a later date.
For example i decided to make a lesson plan based on my experience learning how to build on secondlife. This makes sense because once you decide to build, the very first window presents almost all the major geometrical shapes.
I plan to start the lesson teaching the students all the different shapes, this is really ideal because all the shapes are depicted in 3D hopefully enhancing the students' understanding of different shapes.
Since the filling out of dimensions on the object being created is in decimals, i will take this opportunity to highlight how decimals work and perhaps give a few exercises in decimals. This will enable to see decimals at work and hopfully make them comprehend how they work.
There is an option in the building process which enables the builder to choose whether to build a solid or hollow object. This is measured by percentages, the percentage increases or decreases depending on your choice. This can be used as an exercise on how percentages work.
I can also incorporate proportions in my lesson by building more than one object and comparing the different cordinates on the objects. This will be a good exercise hopefully enhancing the students' understanding of proportions.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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I am looking forward to play with your instructional guide!
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