The document introduces an activity where participants can adopt and customize talking pets. It provides instructions for purchasing a pet from an inventory, wearing or placing the pet in the world, and teaching it to speak by editing the pet's notecard and changing the sentences. The document suggests potential uses for the customized talking pets, such as attaching them to the participant, placing them in the world, using them for a live class, or as an information-giving or social networking tool.
Description of a learning management system used by North Central Education Service District and its distance learning program, the Frontier Learning Network.
Description of a learning management system used by North Central Education Service District and its distance learning program, the Frontier Learning Network.
2. Introduction For your convenience, you might click the “local chat” button to view all chat in the little window. The pets will be talking a LOT soon, and we don’t want your screen flooding with green text so that you can’t see anything else.
4. Introduction Please meet the pets up for adoption. Touch them (left click). You will be able to wear them (shoulder, arm, leg, or where you choose). You can also set them down somewhere. And you will be able to teach them to speak.
5. Getting Your Pets Right click on the “My Talking Pet” box and “buy” for zero Linden dollars. Find the folder in you inventory called “Talking Pet Collection” Choose a pet. Right click to wear it, or left click and drag it onto the ground. Touch (left click) the animal to make it talk.
9. Teaching Them to Talk Right click and “edit” your pet. Left click the “contents” tab. Double click on the “speakme” card. Change the sentences. You can have one or many sentences. Save the card and close it. Close the “edit” box. Touch (left click) your pet. Did it work?
16. To Get Help From A Mentor Stand on or near the Stop Light Assessment Tool. Those closer to the red end will get immediate assistance and step-by-step guidance. Those nearer the middle will have people available to answer questions. Those nearer the green end will be smiled at.
17. Uses for Your Pets How can you use this pet? Attached to you? Set on the ground or on another object? For a live class? As an information-giving tool? As a social networking device? To fit a theme?