I've been working on a lesson plan for people to use with Virtual Worlds such as Teen Second Life and the Reaction Grid. It is not a how to function in Second Life. Even 4th graders do not really need to be told how to do that. So don't expect a step by step about taking pictures, using your inventory, etc. This is based on the concept of Big Ideas and Essential Questions. Some of you may know this as backwards design, some UBD (Understanding by Design), but as far as I'm concerned, it's just the way I approach teaching.
This is a 5 page document that gives the teacher quite a bit of leeway for modification, but it is not just a template. It is the backbone for a unit that could expand far beyond the trimester depending upon how involved the students become. Click Here
