The schome-NAGTY Teen Second Life Pilot overview

What are we doing?

We are providing a range of resources to support the NAGTY students in developing their use of Schome Park (the schome community's island in Teen Second Life). These resources include:

• The schome community wiki - which includes information about things the students can do and how to do them, as well as providing a collaborative space for students to document their experiences and thinking
• The schome community forum - where students can engage in discussion (alongside other members of the schome community) and can ask for and provide each other with support
• The SLog] - a tool to enable students on Schome Park to 'blog' (well SLog actually) their experiences in-world. Their SLog webpage is publicly accessible so that they can share it with others (who may not be involved in the pilot)
• Schome Park - which has been designed to stimulate students and provide them with opportunities to develop their own ideas for activities and/or projects that they wish to implement

Other information

• Success indicators
• Who's involved
• Timescale
• Extension to the project - funded by Becta

Acknowledgements

• NAGTY provided funding for the pilot
• The Innovation Unit provided additional funding
• The Open University provided funding for the purchase of the schome community islands in Second Life and Teen Second Life, and for intial exploration and development work.
• Dan Seamans donated a considerable amount of his own time to the project - designing and implementing most of the builds on Schome Park (and SchomeBase).