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The RSS feeds I subscribe to help keep me up to date. It's my personal newspaper. I subscribe to blogs and web sites covering international and national news, librarians, genealogy, religion and comics. This morning I read Dear Myrtle (a genealogy blog) writing about NPR's Second Life story which aired on Saturday, March 7.

Host Scott Simon speaks with [Michael] Demers about how this virtual terrain helps his students learn more effectively.

I did have a moment of amusement thinking about genealogy buffs who research past lives participating as avatars in Second Life. Second Life is obviously not just for the computer aficionado.

North Metro's Visual Communication department has purchased land in Second Life and built the 'Annex'

The Annex will consist of a first floor art gallery, second floor classroom, and a third floor multi-purpose Learning Resource Center. On the grounds overlooking the ocean will be the work-ethics garden.

My avatar in Second Life is Kathryn LeFevre. You might meet me in Second Life at the Annex or a Library conference or a genealogy workshop!

-kls