Second Life is a great tool for teachers to use in order to enhance their English instruction. There are many ways that this website can be used to have students engage in activities that will help them gain ELA skills. I think that the most amazing thing about Second Life is the idea that it helps the students have a visual understanding of specific topics being discussed in class. Whether its history, geography, science, or any other subject the students can understand the concept and the setting of the topic being discussed in a real life and clear way. I also think that it is important that a teacher who is using Second Life in her lessons should be well prepared and very careful as to how she introduces it to her students and how to limit the use of the website for learning purposes only, so that the students don't take advantage of it and use it the wrong way. (My computer did not allow me to have full access to the website therefore I was not able to take...
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