1. BASIC SECOND LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOP #1 Nancy L. Zingrone, Ph.D. School of Psychology Northcentral University

2. NEWCOMER, NEWBIE, NOOB: WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE …  Finding Tutorials, Newcomer Classes, Newcomer Friendly-Neighborhoods  The Menus on the Second Life Viewer 3.0 and Third Party Platforms  Managing Your Inventory (or how not to drown under all your wonderful stuff!)  Chatting, Keeping a Chat Log  Finding Out About People Around You  Opening Boxes, Changing Clothes  Some Advice …

3. NEWCOMER SKILLS ON BLOGS & YOUTUBE …  Blogs:  Strawberry Singh: http://strawberrysingh.com/2014/04/07/advice- second-life-newbies-challenge/http://strawberrysingh.com/2014/04/07/advice- second-life-newbies-challenge/  Canary Beck: http://canarybeck.com/2014/04/09/my-newcomers-guide- to-second-life/http://canarybeck.com/2014/04/09/my-newcomers-guide- to-second-life/  YouTube Channels:  Second Life Tutorials Playlist on the Second Life Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD237D0E11AC1F341 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD237D0E11AC1F341  Nellie’s SLMOOC2016 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8JUcjyABKxmmlov_CYLmSvX1Xgp MsMAU&jct=ecVoBk-SAlAtfdPakPmXo6mTG8JW8g https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8JUcjyABKxmmlov_CYLmSvX1Xgp MsMAU&jct=ecVoBk-SAlAtfdPakPmXo6mTG8JW8g  Nellie’s SLMOOC2015 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8JUcjyABKxnzGo1B7uQzP14qok UJq3h- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8JUcjyABKxnzGo1B7uQzP14qok UJq3h-  Nellie’s SLMOOC2014 Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8JUcjyABKxkyil1ZrPM4YYGpBCp aOquV https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8JUcjyABKxkyil1ZrPM4YYGpBCp aOquV

4. SECOND LIFE RESOURCES FOR NEWCOMERS …  Newcomer Friendly Sims: http://secondlife.com/destinations/howto/newbie http://secondlife.com/destinations/howto/newbie  Newcomer Questions on Second Life Discussion Forum: https://community.secondlife.com/t5/General-Discussion- Forum/Newcomer-Questions/td-p/2884607 https://community.secondlife.com/t5/General-Discussion- Forum/Newcomer-Questions/td-p/2884607  Helping Haven on Second Life: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Isle%20of%20Creation/8/24 8/22 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Isle%20of%20Creation/8/24 8/22  New Resident Island: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lawst%20Paradise/112/27/ 22 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lawst%20Paradise/112/27/ 22  Caledon/Oxbridge: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/92/1 98/28 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/92/1 98/28

5. MENUS ON SL VIEWER 3 AND OTHER VIEWERS …  Menus on the Second Life Viewer 3 (the most recent one): http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Viewer_3_menus http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Viewer_3_menus  Viewer Settings Newcomers Don’t Know in Second Life: https://honourmcmillan.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/viewer- settings-newcomers-dont-know-in-second-life/ https://honourmcmillan.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/viewer- settings-newcomers-dont-know-in-second-life/  Firestorm Menus: https://modemworld.wordpress.com/tutorials/firestorm-menus/ https://modemworld.wordpress.com/tutorials/firestorm-menus/  Second Life Viewer Left-hand Menu: https://youtu.be/qD6Elyn-4O8https://youtu.be/qD6Elyn-4O8  Firestorm Viewer Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/user/PhoenixViewerSL https://www.youtube.com/user/PhoenixViewerSL

6. INVENTORY MENUS Second Life Viewer 3+ Firestorm Viewer Resembles old SL Viewers Folder Options

7. CHAT OPTIONS/CHAT LOG … On Second Life Viewer 3+On Firestorm

8. FINDING OUT ABOUT THE FOLKS AROUND YOU When you right click on yourself When you right click on others’ avatars Second Life Firestorm Second Life

9. WHAT’S ON THE PROFILE … Second LifeFirestorm

10. OPTIONS OFF THE PROFILE OR THE FRIENDS LIST … Benefits of “Friending Up”  Being able to see their names when logging on  Find their names to IM etc on Friends List  Can make notes on their profiles about who they are, how you met

11. OPENING BOXES...

12. CHANGING CLOTHES …  Watch Tutorial in SLMOOC Playlist about changing clothes & creating outfits: https://youtu.be/jy- SyMWE1LA https://youtu.be/jy- SyMWE1LA  Don’t click “replace outfit” if the box doesn’t contain a whole outfit or if you are in public

13. SOME ADVICE …  Sit yourself down somewhere quiet and give yourself the time to click on everything on the top menus, the left hand side tool bar, the bottom of the frame toolbar  www.SecondLife.com is your friend: Lots of advices, examples, links to YouTube videos and tutorials www.SecondLife.com  Use Google to ask “How To” questions, lot of gold there  Do explore Newcomer Orientation areas and ask advice  Radar notifications and Chat, usually lower left hand corner of the Viewer  Received items, animation menus, usually upper right hand corner of the Viewer

14. SOME MORE ADVICE …  If you are faced with unpleasant people:  Right click on their bodies and mute them  Fly away  Click on a Favorite Landmark and Teleport  If they are super unpleasant, abusive or inappropriate, you can:  Right click on their bodies and click on “report” or Click on “Help” and then “Report Abuse”  If you know the manager of the region, IM them privately and ask them to eject the person

15. AND A LITTLE MORE ADVICE …  If you get stuck in a building, or under something, or you’re just not sure where you are, click on a landmark and teleport away  Some public places will let you “Set Home to Here”, if you are a member of the SLMOOC group and you have activated your Group Tag (right click on group name, and click “activate”) you can set your Home to the SLMOOC HQ  If somebody doesn’t respond when you say hello remember:  They might be a speaker of another language  They might be away from their keyboard