ACS Island Second Life Second Life, Web 2.0, and Social Networking in Professional Development Part 2 Liz Dorland Washington University Spring 2008

Outline of Presentation Introduction to Second Life (see Part 1 slides) Top Second Life Skills Social Networking tools Essential Web 2.0 for faculty and teachers

Introduction to Second Life

(see Part 1 slides)

Top Second Life Skills

Social Networking tools

Essential Web 2.0 for faculty and teachers

Essential Second Life Skills Appearance - Avatar from Dork to Cool Moving and Flying Getting around SL (where to go!) Teleporting Search and Map Skills SLURLS Landmarks Snapshots and Camera Controls Resources - “in world” classes, NMC, ISTE, SLOAN-C, Blogs, YouTube, books, etc. Vocabulary

Appearance - Avatar from Dork to Cool

Moving and Flying

Getting around SL (where to go!)

Teleporting

Search and Map Skills

SLURLS

Landmarks

Snapshots and Camera Controls

Resources - “in world” classes, NMC, ISTE, SLOAN-C, Blogs, YouTube, books, etc.

Vocabulary

Portals: Entering SL Orientation Station Sloan-C NMC Scilands See all available SL Last Names http://tinyurl.com/5lc4rb List of links to Community Portals http://tinyurl.com/3ow2wj www.secondlife.com

Orientation Station

Sloan-C

NMC

Scilands

Rez!! Detach! Right click to Buy! Inventory How to Get Clothes

Appearance Wear! Buying Eyes New Outfit Edit Shoe New Skin & Shape

Outfit Inventory and Outfit Picture

Free Prim Hair, Skin, Shape, and Eyes Drag onto Avatar But there’s a problem…

Editing Appearance - Get rid of that Linden Hair!

Chimera Ohl Avatar’s New Hair, Condo and Travels

Essential Skills in Second Life Avatar from Dork to Cool - Appearance - Moving and Flying - Getting around SL Teleporting Search and Map Skills SLURLS Landmarks - Snapshots + Camera Controls - Resources - “in world” classes, NMC, ISTE, SLOAN-C, Blogs, YouTube, books, etc.

- Appearance

- Moving and Flying

- Getting around SL

Teleporting

Search and Map Skills

SLURLS

Landmarks

- Snapshots + Camera Controls

- Resources - “in world” classes,

NMC, ISTE, SLOAN-C, Blogs,

YouTube, books, etc.

SLURL links to SL and Creates a Landmark Window “in world” for Teleport

Travel Guide and Ning Network

Chimera Cosmos in Kowloon

kosmar.de/archives/2005/11/11/

Web 2.0 Framework: www.futureexploration.net

email Social Network (people)

Facebook Social Network Tools Friend Wheel Liz’s Entourage

FB Data Visualization Liz’s Flash Version Wagner James Au Jurin Juran’s Wheel

RL and SL Identities + Online Status

Wagner James Au on FB Nexus

Search Ning.com

Essential Web 2.0 Slideshare Blogs (RSS) YouTube Google Video ustream.tv blip.tv FORA.tv VoiceThreads Mashups!

Slideshare

Blogs (RSS)

YouTube

Google Video

ustream.tv

blip.tv

FORA.tv

VoiceThreads

Mashups!

Latest Tech News

Ustream.tv - Free Live Streaming

Slideshare Like YouTube for Powerpoints!

Slideshare = social + research 15,000 views 10,000 views 1500 “hits” “ Second Life”

Henry Jenkins on Digital Media and Learning Choose More Henry Jenkins http: //youtube .com/watch? v=INhOB9gWPiA Links are active while viewing slideshow More from the MacArthur Foundation

Michael Wesch on YouTube Over 5 million views

http://mashupawards.com/

Email from scientist about joining a Ning network… “ I have no idea what to do there or how this site will be of use. I don't read blogs, I have no myspace page, and so maybe I'm too much of a dinosaur?” http://www.dinosaurdepot.com/

“ I have no idea what to do there or how this site will be of use. I don't read blogs, I have no myspace page, and so maybe I'm too much of a dinosaur?”

Links to Second Life and Web 2.0 Info http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/node/53 ( http://tinyurl.com/4fa7ok ) http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/education ( http://tinyurl.com/5los6s ) http://registration.scilands.org.uk http://sl.nmc.org/join/ http://www.ning.com http://www.slideshare.net http://voicethread.com/about/

http://www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org/node/53

( http://tinyurl.com/4fa7ok )

http://secondlifegrid.net/programs/education

( http://tinyurl.com/5los6s )

http://registration.scilands.org.uk

http://sl.nmc.org/join/

http://www.ning.com

http://www.slideshare.net

http://voicethread.com/about/

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