whyville.net
Whyville is a virtual world that is aimed toward pre-teen and teen girls and boys. In this site members can create their own avatar person, and then they can go places, see things, play games, chat with friends and much more. Whyville really is like its own city. It has its own senator, City Hall, town square, museum, beach, and even its own economy. The members can play educational games and earn clams. The educational games offer subjects such as art history, science, journalism, civics, economics, and a few more. This site works directly with NASA, Getty, the School Nutrition Association, and others to help engage the students in educational content. From what I could see, this site didn't offer much to say about security and safety. That would be my biggest concern with this site.
This site goes right along with this chapter because it is a great example of a social and educational virtual world. It didn't seem to address any safety concerns, but it is still a good website to have in the appendix of this chapter because it demonstrates both aspects, the social and the educational, side of how a virtual world can be helpful in the classroom.
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