[IDT] Workshop Four Part 2: The last Day
Wow what a day. Some of the Second Life skills that I have learned over the past few days are how to actually successfully animate my avatar. Even though it does not seem like much, it was a very big deal for me. I learned the different types of websites that contains loads of information on these species. The skills that might be very useful for future references are, the way we were able to work together and taking information from the internet and using it for something else. The coolest experience that I had with my Chicago team is the way we all would have fun as well as get the job done. We were very productive as a team and everybody did their part in order to have a great time during the process. I had a great time working with Olivia and Mohammad. Three things that I learned about Paleontology are the tools that they used such as shovel, water, and lots of toilet paper. The area in which these fossils are found which was on the surface area. How rewarding it is for Paleontologists after the have found a fossil and the process that it takes in order for that fossil to enter a museum. The working conditions also proved to be harsh because of the climate that they would work in. Learning in Second Life gives you an experience where you want to just talk to everyone about it. It is a lot more fun than learning in a classroom and I strongly suggest that teachers should suggest teaching students using Second Life. The positive effects that learning in Second Life have are giving a new look of educating people other than using the
"chalk talk". It is far more effective than a boring old classroom. The negative aspects about using Second Life are the temptations to go online and totally disregard your present task. Even though going online is fun, people sometimes get distracted and decide to do something else other than paying attention. Believe me I would get distracted sometimes but that did not stop me from learning about what was being said. When a task was completed that is when I would go do something else. It mainly is because I was a fast worker and got my job done first before I went to procrastinate
