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The National Science Foundation-funded Taxonomy of Virtual Worlds for Education workshop brings together practitioners-especially teachers and students, researchers, and technology providers to brainstorm the ideal virtual world software systems for STEM learning. The goal is to ensure that the ongoing evolution of this medium is informed by the educational user community.

With the WildLab iPhone application and associated inquiry-based curriculum, students learn the basics of scientific fieldwork, while using other STEM-related skills. Through observations, questions, and analysis, students come to know the important role they can play in gathering data about birds and their habitat, using mobile technology as a scientific tool. Most importantly, they experience the thrill of scientific discovery!