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[print] Wired Magazine publishes GK letter on Teen Grid

Welcome to Education Island

Your "Let's Go: Second Life" article (issue 14.10) neglected to mention one of the most fascinating aspects of SL: the educational potential of the teen grid, restricted to 13- to 17-year-olds. On public and private "islands," organizations like ours are encouraging teens to take action on issues they care about, like global inequality, global warming, and the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. And we are doing it in ways that are possible only in the virtual world.

Barry Joseph
Director, Online Leadership Program
Global Kids
New York, New York

Posted by joyce on December 15, 2006 2:24 AM |

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