Second Life, Web 2.0 and Social Networks pt.2

Slide 1: Second Life, Web 2.0, and Social Networking in Professional Development Part 2 ACS Island Second Life Liz Dorland Washington University Spring 2008

Slide 2: 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

Slide 3: 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

Slide 4: Portals: Entering SL • Orientation Station • Sloan-C • NMC • Scilands List of links to Community Portals http://tinyurl.com/3ow2wj See all available SL Last Names http://tinyurl.com/5lc4rb www.secondlife.com

Slide 5: How to Get Clothes Right click to Buy! Rez!! Inventory Detach!

Slide 6: New Skin & Shape Edit Shoe Wear! New Outfit Appearance Buying Eyes

Slide 7: Outfit Inventory and Outfit Picture

Slide 8: Free Prim Hair, Skin, Shape, and Eyes Drag onto Avatar But there’s a problem…

Slide 9: Editing Appearance - Get rid of that Linden Hair!

Slide 10: Chimera Ohl Avatar’s New Hair, Condo and Travels

Slide 11: 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.

Slide 12: SLURL links to SL and Creates a Landmark Window “in world” for Teleport

Slide 13: Travel Guide and Ning Network

Slide 14: Chimera Cosmos in Kowloon

Slide 15: kosmar.de/archives/2005/11/11/

Slide 16: Web 2.0 Framework: www.futureexploration.net

Slide 17: Social Network (people) email

Slide 18: Facebook Social Network Tools Liz’s Entourage Friend Wheel

Slide 19: FB Data Visualization Jurin Juran’s Wheel Liz’s Flash Version Wagner James Au

Slide 20: RL and SL Identities + Online Status

Slide 21: Wagner James Au on FB Nexus

Slide 22: Search Ning.com

Slide 23: Essential Web 2.0 • Slideshare • Blogs (RSS) • YouTube • Google Video • ustream.tv • blip.tv • FORA.tv • VoiceThreads • Mashups!

Slide 24: Latest Tech News

Slide 25: Ustream.tv - Free Live Streaming

Slide 26: Slideshare Like YouTube for Powerpoints!

Slide 27: “Second Life” 1500 “hits” Slideshare = social + research 15,000 views 10,000 views

Slide 28: Henry Jenkins on Digital Media and Learning More from the MacArthur Foundation Choose More Henry Jenkins Links are active while viewing slideshow http://youtube.com/watch?v=INhOB9gWPiA

Slide 29: Over 5 million views Michael Wesch on YouTube

Slide 30: http://mashupawards.com/

Slide 31: 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/

Slide 32: 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/

Slide 33: Questions? dorland@wustl.edu