Your First Step into Your Second Life

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Your First Step into Your Second Life
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Introduction

• Real LifeJoel Kinison
• Instructional Technology Coordinator
• College of Southern Marylandjoelk_at_csmd.edu
• Second LifeJoel GardinerExplorer

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Generation Next

• Use technology and Internet to connect with
  people
• Post personal profiles
• Embrace new technology

The Generation Next initiative and documentary
produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, Jan. 9,
2007
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What is Second Life?
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• Second Life is a virtual world on the Internet
  that is a medium for communication, socialization
  and creative expression

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• Second Life could represent the future of human
  interaction including effective learning
  communities.

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Overview

• During this workshop we will discuss how to
  explore this diverse community which has over 80
  islands dedicated to educational and academic
  use. Emphases will be placed on resources for
  teaching and project ideas.

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Do You SL?
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Why Second Life in Education

• Teaching student essential skills
• World is becoming more networked
• Digital Natives IM, Myspace, Blogs, Wikis and
  multiplayer online games embrace the technology.

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Why Second Life in Education

• SL Provides a unique and flexible environment for
  educators
• Experimental Learning
• Network
• Carefully control the conditions of on-line
  learning

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Options for land

• Linden Lab provides educators with an acre of
  land FREE (one time only) http//secondlife.com/
  csl
• Campus Second Life (public area)
• Non-profit island (16 acres) 980 setup, 150 per
  month (discount for EDU).
• Land and island use fees 5 - 200

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Education Community

• Second life Wikihttp//secondlife.com/educationwi
  ki
• SL General Education Informationhttp//secondlife
  .com/education
• SL Educators "SLEDEducators Mailing List. This
  is an ideal way for you to share experiences as
  well as connect with colleagues.

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Questions

• Before we Teleport

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Second Life Tour

• Orientation Island
• Real Life in Second Life
• International Space Museum
• Ohio University