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GUIDE TO SECOND LIFE FOR K‐12 EDUCATORS

Kathy Schrock (RL)Kathy Dryburgh (SL)

Itinerary

• Components of online collaborative spaces

• Tour of teaching and learning sites in SL

• Tour of professional development sites in SL

• Question and answer period

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Components of online environments

• Live interaction in real‐time

• Individual and group work

• Varied presentation formats

• Learning from instructor and peers

• Resources that can be easily shared

• Student activity can be monitored

• Engaging and motivating

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Multi‐User Virtual Environments

• MUVE

• One‐to‐one

• One‐to‐many– Socials

– Collaboration

C ll i lit– Collegiality

– Professional development

Creation of Objects

• Prims (building block)T t li d t i– Texture applied to prim

– Prim resized

One prim Modified prim Picture for the wall

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Creation of Objects (video)

Created with Fraps

http://youtube.com/watch?v=b8u6IDUv4wY

Need to Know

• Main Grid vs. Teen Grid : 18+ and 13‐17 years

• Avatar: your virtual persona

• Sim (Island): the land in Second Life

• In‐life: talking about things in the environment

• RL/SL: Real Life/Second Life

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TEACHING AND LEARNINGTEACHING AND LEARNING

NOAAhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Meteroa/177/161/27/

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SOLAR ECLIPSE PLANETARIUMhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Midnight%20City/94/76/27/

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SECOND LIFE LIBRARYhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/129/208/25

SPLO MUSEUMhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Midnight%20City/176/58/27

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SECOND LIFECOMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%204/229/214/25

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JOHN EDWARDSCAMPAIGN CENTER (OFFICIAL)

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Laguna%20Beach/219/113/23

JOHN EDWARDCAMPAIGN CENTER (PARODY)

Site no longer available.

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SECOND LIFE MEDICAL LIBRARYhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/178/202/25

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INTERNATIONAL SPACEFLIGHT MUSEUM (ISM)

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/23/51/22

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GLOBAL KIDShttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Cincta/89/95/23

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LITERATURE ALIVEhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/181/237/23

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COMMONSPACE FOR  PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Commonwealth%20Island/193/84/315

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VIRTUAL STARRY NIGHT:VINCENT’S SECOND LIFE

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Luctesa/103/127/26

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DEMOCRACY ISLANDhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Democracy%20Island/116/220/128

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VIRTUAL MOROCCOhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Casablanca/134/89/36

ROMAhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Roma/214/25/23

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IBM TENNIS SIMULATIONhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/IBM%207/129/195/23

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SECOND LIFE PIONEERShttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Meadowbrook/222/97/24

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION (ISTE)

http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island/128/128/0

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TERRA INCOGNITAhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Terra%20incognita/128/128/0

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ELVEN INSTITUTEhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/95/188/22

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NEW MEDIA CONSORTIUM (NMC)http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus/184/101/33

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ANGEL LEARNING ISLEhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/ANGEL%20Learning%20Isle/128/128/0

GENOME ISLANDhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/127/129/49

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THE BLOGGERS CAFEhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/234/146/22

Doug

Dave

AnnetteIan

Will

Alan

CARL F. SPACKLER HALL http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/128/75/37

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DISCOVERY EDUCATOR NETWORKhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/93/93/22

ISTE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TASK FORCE

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/159/146/23

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MATH PLAYGROUNDhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/31/88/22

PODCAST CENTRALhttp://slurl.com/secondife/Eduisland%20II/129/76/47

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MEG WRITERhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/70/16/22

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TEACHER NETWORKING CENTERhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Eduisland%20II/29/20/22

LIGHTHOUSE LEARNING ISLANDhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Lighthouse%20Learning%20Island/

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=a7IC-JeK4Mc

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Kathy’s Kaffeeklatschhttp://kathyschrock.net/blog/

Lighthouse Learning Island Blog// / /http://nausetschools.org/lighthouselearning/

SL Group to joinK‐12 Educators

E‐mail Kathy with SLURLskathy@kathyschrock.net

Kathy Dryburgh (SL)

Kathy Dryburgh’s Guide to SLhttp://kathyschrock.net/k12secondlife/

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