Introduction to Second Life

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Second Life is currently being used by many colleges and universities as a teaching and learning environment. I would like to talk a little about why that is and then on how to get started. As an educator, you will want to pay close attention to how you experience Second Life. If you are signing up for Second Life for the first time, you are in a unique position to gather information for your students that will be very helpful later on. If you are already involved in online learning, for instance you will have a good idea of the kind of technical support need to support an online course.

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Teaching in Virtual Worlds: an Introduction to Second Life by Geoff Cain, M.S. Tacoma Community College
What is it?
- Social Network
- Role-Playing
- Business
- Marketing
- R & D
- Teaching
Why Use It?
- Participation
- Communication
- Engagement
- Investment
Communication
Six Modes in Second Life
Getting Started
Technical Considerations
- Computer requirements
- Lab / Classroom requirements
Signing Up and Creating an Avatar
Registering
Registering
Registering
Registering
Registering
Logging-In
Review Tutorials
Class Spaces in SL
Teaching Considerations
- Creating assignments
- Classroom management
- Technical hurdles
- Learning Curve
- “ Newness”
Managing a Class
Resources
- Second Life
- Second Life Educators
- Second Life Tutorials
- A Guide to SL for Librarians
- Best Practices in Education
- New Media Consortium Orientation
- SBCTC in Second Life