Basic virtual skillsThere are many more skills &

abilities within in virtual environments. The slides here only illustrate basics. Please test and have fun with more options in the virtual world – try adjusting your avatar’s

looks, for instance. Click into the advanced section at the

bottom website at this link for more info.

Signing on

Begin by downloading Second Life Then sign into Second Life using the

Advanced Mode the first time

Signon w/ your avatar name & the password

You can move around in virtual spaces in a number of ways

Walk using your arrows or click Move on the screen bottom & choose other ways to navigate

Be sure to practice walking, flying, and running – it is easy for kids but harder for adults – here’s a 1 min animation

Move gives you access to many ways to get around

– run, walk, or fly

You can sit on a number of objects

Right click a chair > click Sit Here

You can zoom your camera & take / send Snapshots

Click Alt on your keyboard > click on your avatar (the icon turns to a magnifying glass) > use the arrows on your keyboard to move around; use your mouse scroll-wheel to zoom in/out . Press ESC if you get stuck, then use this over. Practice – you will need to zoom in on other avatars when they are speaking.

Here’s a link to a 1 min. animation on viewing.

In the next slide, you will see me taking a picture.

You can communicate by taking & sharing Snapshots

Just like before on the top of the screen, click World > Snapshot > select the way you want the Snapshot to be saved; save it on your computer with a name / location that you can find. The link again

Find more locations by using World > World Map – here’s the link to World Map & teleporting features)

This is your avatar

location

Double click any area to move directly there; you may want to teleport to a

location where you see other avatars

Testing listening in Sound Pod; a pod is on the upper right of the ESC island

The sound testing pod is

here; walk into the Science

Center

Testing your own speaking

You can see the green waves; be sure you are zoomed out far enough to be able to see them we you take a picture.

And, yes, even avatars can get caught with their eyes closed for a picture.

Pictures of the green waves – I did this with PrintScreen & copy/pasting into the PowerPoint – here’s the link

You can see the Me > Preferences > Sound & media menu too; you can test the sound this way; lots

more info on sound is here