Educational Resources on Secondlife.com Jessica Tormena

Overview Second Life is a virtual world that includes many educational resources for students, faculty and staff to utilize in an educational or research environment Using this resource will expand the variety of sources to utilize during research and learning, from the typical sources found in the library or on questionable websites

Goal To learn how to access educational resources in secondlife.com for use in an educational environment.

Objectives After this presentation, students, faculty, and staff will be able to do the following with little or no assistance – Access secondlife.com – Create an account – Download Second Life Viewer to PC or Mac – Login to Second Life – Search for JMU campus and teleport to it – Teleport from JMU campus to educational resources

Previous Knowledge Some experiences you may already have that apply to accessing and using secondlife.com include: Using a computer Accessing a web browser Downloading applications from a browser

Access Browser of Choice Select the internet browser you prefer to use by double clicking the icon

Access Website Access secondlife.com by typing into the URL bar. Accessing this website will take you to the Second Life homepage.

Create an Account Click the Join Now button to navigate to the account creation page. Next, fill in all the required information to create an account

Create an Account You will have to access your to complete the account registration process. Click the link to activate your account. Once you activate your account you will be taken to a screen like the one to the left.

Downloading Second Life Click the button that looks like the one above to download and install Second Life Follow the steps in the downloading steps to your preference

Login to Second Life Double-click the Second Life Icon to open the viewer Enter login Information and click the login button

Navigating in Second Life You start at a “home” On the right of the screen is a navigation bar. Navigation Bar

Accessing the World Map First click on the navigation bar. This will open the home menu where you can choose to open the world map. Once the map is open your screen will look like this:

Teleporting to JMU Type James Madison University into the Find bar on the right of the world map. To teleport to JMU Campus click the teleport button. This message means you are being teleported to the James Madison University Campus.

JMU Campus

Educational Resources Edtech Island Aspire Reading Room Discovery Education Network International Spaceflight Museum

Accessing Resources Open World Map Type resource into find bar Teleport to that resource

Edtech Island “Designed for teachers to get information, share ideas and techniques, and get tips from other teachers. Friendly chat ok to a point. EDTECH island is a resource for all teachers. We offer a variety of no-cost spaces for education events and teaching, a sandbox, some free condos, and an informational center.” Secondlife.com, Edtech Island

ASPIRE Reading Room Access eBooks Use Dictionary Access iSkillsZone and Informational Resources Access job lists

Discovery Education Network Offers virtual conferences Contains meeting places for Power Points and other media Links to many educational blogs

International Spaceflight Museum NASA TV Live screens History and Space tours Informational note cards

In this Presentation You’ve Learned: How to create an account on secondlife.com How to download Second Life How to teleport to locations such as JMU How to find and teleport to educational resources

Assessment Teleport to JMU campus Teleport from JMU to ASPIRE reading room Locate the bookshelf in ASPIRE reading room

Second Life I hope you enjoyed learning about what educational resources Second Life has to offer. Please continue to explore this virtual world and see what else it can offer you in your educational and research activities!