Virtual Education Journal

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Fires of Genocide

One of the most moving exhibits I have seen in second life is, Fires of Genocide. The SIGVE Tour Group visited the exhibit in May 2012. What everyone saw, touched us all! The tour began with a card that read, “This is an invitation to a one-­‐of-­‐a-­‐kind immersive experience in Second Life. The Fires of Genocide is a storyworld created by Seminole County Public Schools in Florida.” This is an excellent example of digital storytelling in a virtual world! The card continued, Experience history repeating as you travel from a historical example of genocide – a Native

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