Second Life

This is a reminder for those of you who are planning on attending the Second Life session Thursday, June 24th 3pm - 5pm for the 2nd in our series on using SL for education.

In this session, we will visit and examine existing learning spaces in SL, and we will go through some exercises on how to maneuver your avatar in SL.

Getting Ready:
1. Sign up for an account if you have not already done so by going to http://www.secondlife.com
2. You will be downloading Viewer 2.0 for the rest of the series.
a. You will sign up for an account by providing a valid email address.
b. You will have an opportunity to create a special first name, or you can use your own first name, however, you will have to accept one of their last names which are algorithmically assigned.
c. Once you have your avatar (SL account) set-up you will automatically be directed to SL’s Orientation Island. Avoid this destination! Go to the following two SL URL’s. You can do this by copying the following addresses into your browser, you will be asked if you want to be “teleported to the following region”, say YES. J
d. On your first visit, CCCOnline recommends you begin by visiting Virtual Ability Island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/129/129/23 (Go to that URL while the Second Life program is running). This SL location will help you learn how to communicate, move around, and use tools common in Second Life. Give yourself an hour or two of practice to graduate from the orientation!
e. Then visit Colorado EduIsland - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Colorado%20EduIsland/132/110/22

Please be ready with your avatar account. If you can get some time in at Virtual Ability Island (address above) that would be great, if not we will be covering all of the movement tools on Thursday afternoon. Contact me if you have any questions. My information is included in my signature below.

Please contact Cheryl Comstock directly with your questions at Cheryl.Comstock@cccs.edu