Google's Lively-- another virtual world
Maybe it has been around for a while, but I just tried Google's Lively virtual world this morning. Second Life it is not, nor does the client currently work on the Mac (note on the site says Google Labs is working on other clients), but it runs within the browser on the Windows machine very well and does not seem to take a super-machine to work it. (Maybe it might even work on the MSI Wind or the eeePC!)
Because of my Second Life experience, I had no problem creating and editing my avatar, creating a room, and decorating it. It will be interesting to try this out with some educators (and, if we make a private room) with some of our students, if that is possible at some point.
Here is my room "K-12 Educators". I cannot seem to find it in the search, but the URL, if you are trying Lively out, is http://www.lively.com/dr?rid=-5452546736007296038.
Because of my Second Life experience, I had no problem creating and editing my avatar, creating a room, and decorating it. It will be interesting to try this out with some educators (and, if we make a private room) with some of our students, if that is possible at some point.
Here is my room "K-12 Educators". I cannot seem to find it in the search, but the URL, if you are trying Lively out, is http://www.lively.com/dr?rid=-5452546736007296038.
Labels: Kathy Schrock, Lively
posted by Kathy Schrock at 8:00 AM
2 Comments:
I found your entry on Google's Lively quite interesting. I was not very familiar with Second Life or Google Lively but after reading your blog, decided to do some research of my own and explore each of these sites. I have recently been thinking about using blogs and/or wikis to further enhance and support the learning that takes place in my elementary classroom. After some exploration, I feel creating a virtual classroom in Google Lively would be an exciting application for my fifth grade students. I think the virtual atmosphere would appeal more to my 5th graders than an ordinary blog site or wiki page. The ability to infuse their personalities, through the creation of an avatar, would make it a more interesting and motivating space for them to share and discuss their ideas.
My only concern is that the site seems to be geared more towards adults or older students, making some of the content inappropriate for my young learners. I am curious if there are any similiar virtual sites that are geared toward younger learners that might be more appropriate for my classroom use.
If you have any suggestions I would love to hear them.
Amy T.
I tried it and i think its a little bit too much of a cartoon for me. Ticket4one has a similar thing but atlaest i can see real people from the 3d Virtual Chat Room
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