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[Library] Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds
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- What is your interest in virtual worlds?
- Academic, Blogger, K12, Library, Afterschool organization
- What virtual worlds are you interested in?
- Second Life, Whyville, Habbo Hotel, There.com, Other
- About Me:
- I work at ImaginOn, a children/teens public library in North Carolina. I work primarily with Teen Second Life but am interested and involved in other virtual worlds especially with kids and teens.
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Virtual worlds and criminal justice reform
I have been working with incarcerated youth for over five years as a public librarian. I am able to work with a group of youthful offenders using Teen Second Life. My hope is that when they leave the facility, they will continue being able to access the virtual world and develop their skills and online partnerships they began while starting the project inside the facility and mentor their peers on how to interact in the environment as well. I think it is important that those in facilities closed… Continue
Posted on July 14th, 2008 at 11:28am —
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