A great way to have student role play a character from a novel, or a historical personality. The interface allow student to chat (no that isn't a bad word) with other characters. Here is what Virsonas site tells us:
Bring life and excitement to the classroom teaching with historical Virsonas. Let students learn and explore with many of the same interactive tools they use at home.
Our Educational Solutions include:
Historical Characters
Fictional Characters
Public Figures
Pre-packaged Bundles
Custom Virsonas
All Virsonas are designed and tested by a team of professionals and are suitable for use in a classroom environment. We provide sample classroom plans with ways to implement Virsonas into your lesson plans as well as first account experiences by fellow teachers.
http://www.teachwithvirsona.com/edulogin.aspx
Create a free account and classroom setup. It contains ample security features.
