What I've learned about SL and its implication for education is that it's not the wave of the future....it's here! Listening to those that have implemented SL and the number of those who are excited about doing so tells me that technology has just reached a new plateau. Personally, I don't think I would be successful at trying to use this, especially at an elementary level. I believe secondary and post secondary levels will gladly embrace this as distant learning is the 'now.'
I was totally against the use of SL (highly contributed to an episode of LAW&ORDER: SVU). I honestly wanted nothing to do with it even in an educational setting. However, I understand how this can be a useful tool in education. I need to be open and embrace the technological changes that are quickly moving ahead. Typically, those of us in education or the last to get on board. We should not be.
