Second Life @ LACUE 2007 by Bonnie Bernstein & Inkie Landry http://wizard.4teachers.org Worksheet ID# 108400

What is Second Life (SL)? A 3-D online virtual world entirely created by its residents, called Avatars Average age 32 11,110,358 users as of 11-26-07 35,000-45,000 users online at any given time 11,000 islands with over 65,000 acres in the adult grid

A 3-D online virtual world entirely created by its residents, called Avatars

Average age 32

11,110,358 users as of 11-26-07

35,000-45,000 users online at any given time

11,000 islands with over 65,000 acres in the adult grid

Group Picture Inkie Lisle JoeD Ducatillon Raven Phoenix

How is SL used in Education? ISTE has an island with over 2,000 members Professional development Speakers Events

ISTE has an island with over 2,000 members

Professional development

Speakers

Events

Terminology Virtual World - a computer-based simulated 3D environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars SL Viewer - free downloadable software necessary to use SL MUVE - Multi-User Virtual Environment populated by Avatars Avatar - your persona in SL with customized height, weight, gender, facial features, hair, clothes and appearance

Virtual World - a computer-based simulated 3D environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars

SL Viewer - free downloadable software necessary to use SL

MUVE - Multi-User Virtual Environment populated by Avatars

Avatar - your persona in SL with customized height, weight, gender, facial features, hair, clothes and appearance

Terminology Cont. In World - SL online Real World - Real Life (RL) SLurl - location-based linking in SL Teleport - automated transport to another location Landmark - used to mark your current location for easy transport to and from; like a bookmark / favorite

In World - SL online

Real World - Real Life (RL)

SLurl - location-based linking in SL

Teleport - automated transport to another location

Landmark - used to mark your current location for easy transport to and from; like a bookmark / favorite

Terminology Cont. Linden Dollars (L$) - the currency in SL exchangeable for US dollars ($1 US = $250 L$) Linden Lab - created of SL, private company in San Francisco Inventory - your possessions with ready access Profile - information you enter about yourself Docent - volunteers

Linden Dollars (L$) - the currency in SL exchangeable for US dollars ($1 US = $250 L$)

Linden Lab - created of SL, private company in San Francisco

Inventory - your possessions with ready access

Profile - information you enter about yourself

Docent - volunteers

Online Resources LACUE Wiki http://lacuesecondlife.pbwiki.com/ Second Life http://www.secondlife.com Machinima tour of SL island http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2sTKx7KvA Second Life in Education http://sleducation.wikispaces.com

LACUE Wiki

http://lacuesecondlife.pbwiki.com/

Second Life

http://www.secondlife.com

Machinima tour of SL island

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r2sTKx7KvA

Second Life in Education

http://sleducation.wikispaces.com

Teen SL Ages 13-17 only Very restricted access 4,000 users per month 150 islands Eye4You College Fair (October 20-21, 2007)

Ages 13-17 only

Very restricted access

4,000 users per month

150 islands

MUVEs for Kids Webkinz World Kids purchase a real plush stuffed animal with a virtual personality and unique ID code for login Kids care for their pet, feed and exercise them Kids earn KinzCash or purchase items Kids can chat with others in a safe environment using KinzChat Over 6 million users Like paper dolls online

Webkinz World

Kids purchase a real plush stuffed animal with a virtual personality and unique ID code for login

Kids care for their pet, feed and exercise them

Kids earn KinzCash or purchase items

Kids can chat with others in a safe environment using KinzChat

Over 6 million users

Like paper dolls online

MUVEs for Kids Cont. Neopet Live in Neopia Top 20 most visited US web site Kids play games and earn neopoints Over 220 million neopets with 150 million owners Whyville Kids design their faces and appearance Earn clams by playing games Kids participate in the economy

Neopet

Live in Neopia

Top 20 most visited US web site

Kids play games and earn neopoints

Over 220 million neopets with 150 million owners

Whyville

Kids design their faces and appearance

Earn clams by playing games

Kids participate in the economy

MUVEs for Kids Cont.

Knowville Cont.

Robbie Dingo’s Machinima