http://elearningweekly.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/so-really-who-is-using-second-life-for-elearning/
After reading and writing about the previous two articles, I decided to find an article the focused on some of the negatives about Second Life. In this article, it talks about some of the benefits of using Second Life; however, its main focus is on the problems that surround Second Life. For starters, the article talks about the use of aliases. I agree with this statement because if people are using Second Life as a tool for meetings and discussion, why not have their real names? I understand that having an alias allows individuals to express themselves creatively; however, it could potentially pose problems. The article then talks about the fact that when Second Life goes down for maintenance, how are people supposed to use it for meetings or in some cases a teaching tool. The article continues to discuss issues with the large amounts of distractions within Second Life and the lack of support for using the program. As for all programs, there will be problems. I believe that since Second Life has a variety of things within it, this can cause it to be unstable in some aspects. I enjoyed reading this article because it showed that we cannot and should not completely depend on computers as a source due to their lack of reliability.
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ReplyDeleteI agree. There is a serious problem with technology, unlike paper. It can go down, crash, collapse and leave you as a teacher or a pupil left out, or at a lost. That's why whenever I use technology now, even videos, or music or anything that requires software or the internet, I have begun to prepare back-up activities incase the work does not load or start up. It is a bit more work, but it doesn't have to be. Have alternate sites loaded, skip around, and overall, try to deal with it. The situation is no different than when the copier goes down. Well a bit different, but the same frustration.