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Jeska Linden — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:14:14 GMT

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<div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">''Linden Lab's official resource for educators in Second Life.''</div>

==Getting Started: Frequently Asked Questions and Guidelines==
* [[Second_Life:_Guidelines_for_Educators|Guidelines for Educators]]

==[[Second Life Programs for Educators|Programs for Educators]]==
* [[Second_Life_Programs_for_Educators#Community_Support|Community Support]]
* [[Second_Life_Programs_for_Educators#Campus:Second_Life|Campus:Second_Life]]
* [[Second_Life:_Educators_Working_with_Teens|Educators working with Teens]]

==[[Institutions and Organizations in SL]]==

A comprehensive and up-to-date list

* [[Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL#UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES & SCHOOLS|Universities, Colleges & Schools]]
*[[Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL#NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS|National Organizations]]
*[[Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL#EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (Non-Profit / Not For profit)|Educational Organizations (Non-Profit / Not For profit)]]
*[[Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL#LIBRARIES|Libraries]]
*[[Institutions_and_Organizations_in_SL#MUSEUMS|Museums]]

==[[Competitions]]==
* [[Second_Life:Business_Plan_competition_enterpreneurs|Business Plan Competition for Enterpreneurs]]

* [[SimCEO, Simulated Class Economy Online]]

==[[Second Life Press|Press, Blogs & Presentations]]==
* [[Second Life Press#Mainstream Media Coverage|Mainstream Media Coverage]]
* [[Second Life Press#Video Showcase|Second Life Video Showcase]]
** [[Second Life Press#Broadcast|Broadcast]]
** [[Second Life Press#Newspapers|Newspapers]]
** [[Second Life Press#Online and other media|Online and other media]]
* [[Second Life Press#Blogs|Blogs]]
* [[Second Life Press#Podcasts|Podcasts]]
* [[Second Life Press#Conferences|Conferences]]
* [[Second Life Press#References|References]]

== Second Life Mailing Lists, Blogs and Forums ==

* [[Second Life Mailing Lists#Educators Mailing List|SL Educators "SLED"]]
* [[Second Life Mailing Lists#Educators Working with Teens|Educators Working with Teens]]
* [[Second Life Mailing Lists#Healthcare Support and Education|Healthcare Support and Education]]
* [[Second Life Mailing Lists#Non-Profits|Non-Profits]]
* [[Second Life Mailing Lists#SL Researchers|SL Researchers]]
* [[Second Life Mailing Lists#Professional Educators and Trainers of Second Life|Professional Educators and Trainers of Second Life]]

The [http://www.simteach.com/forum/ SLED Forum] has a list of topics and threads that pertain to many aspects of education in SL. If you want to have on-going discussions with colleagues outside the [http://www.example.com SLed Listserve], please check out the Forum area. Many interesting topics are already listed. If you wish to post, you can register for free.

== In-World Groups ==

Second Life has a number of active groups who collaborate inside the metaverse and who keep in touch using the group system tools. To join a group, click the "Find" button and search under "Groups" for "Education"

'''Real Life Education in Second Life''' -- find colleagues and collaborators to help you with your education work in Second Life. Anyone may join!

'''Second Life Grad Student Colony''' -- for support in research, dissertation writing and promoting collaboration among researchers/student researchers, Limited to students pursuing advanced degrees. Contact group owner naiad - ''bbovard at nmsu.edu''

'''Second Life Research''' -- To help ensure ethical treatment of subjects and to promote collaboration. Limited to academics pursuing IRB-authorized research projects covered under SL's Terms of Service and research ethics policy

'''K-12 Educators''' -- A group created specifically for K-12 educators and interested others, focusing on collaboration and communication of events in Second Life that are useful to support teaching and learning. Membership is open. Contact group owner Kathy Dryburgh (SL)/Kathy Schrock (RL) for more information.

'''Community Colleges in Second Life'''--A group for Community College educators focused on support, research and discussion of challenges unique to the community college environment. Open membership. Contact group owner Pipsqueak Fiddlesticks (SL)/Denise Cote (RL) for more information.

'''[[Other_in-world_groups|Other In World Groups]]''' -- Visit this page for more details on other in-world groups. These may be based on geography (national or regional) or subject-interests.

==Educational Pricing on Private Islands==

[http://secondlife.com/community/land-islands.php Private Islands] provide the ability to create secure "intranet" spaces with restricted membership for your students and faculty, or you can open it up to be accessible to everyone in Second Life. Linden Lab offers a discount for Private Islands to educational institutions and non-profit organizations.

For a list of Real Life Universities that are using Private Islands in Second Life, please see [[Second Life: Universities and Private Islands]]

==Academic Research==

Be sure to join the [http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com SL Educator's listserv].

The Association of Internet Researchers has [http://aoir.org/reports/ethics.pdf a document about research ethics] available.

'''''An Important Reminder for Educators about the Teen Grid'''''

The main Grid of Second Life is for adults only (18+). We also have a [http://teen.secondlife.com Teen Second Life], and that world is strictly for teens (13-17).

We don't allow anyone under 18 years old in the adult world of Second Life, and likewise we do not allow adult Residents (18+) on the mainland of the Teen World. Both of these worlds are separate from each other, and we do not allow inworld travel or communication between them.

Teen Second Life is a world for teens, created and shaped by teens. Please remember that falsely registering as a teen to gain access to Teen Second Life is a serious offense, and cause for permanent banishment from all of Second Life.

The only adults allowed on the mainland in Teen Second Life are Linden employees. If you are an educator and want to work with teens in Teen Second Life, there is the opportunity to buy a private island on the Teen Grid and participate, but you will not be able to leave that island and visit the Teen Grid mainland. Teens from the mainland will be able to visit your private island if/when you choose, but they will be automatically informed that there are adults present. Also, if you are planning to use a private island on the Teen Grid to interact with teens from the mainland, we will need to run a background check on you for security and safety reasons.

If you'd like more details about getting a private island for education work on the Teen Grid, please see [[Second Life: Educators Working with Teens]].

== Classroom Management, Lesson Plans ==
* Sample [[Lesson plans]]
* Sample [[SL Projects Ideas for RL Students]]
* Global Kids' [http://www.holymeatballs.org/2006/10/sl_best_practices_for_educatio.html Best Practices For Education in Second Life] pdf.
* Essay assignments: [http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse/gst364Win2005/hw2.pdf Avatars and Personal Identity], [http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse/gst364Win2005/hw3.pdf Building in a Virtual World], [http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse/gst364Win2005/hw5.pdf Compare to Snow Crash]
* This "Handout for Instructors" [http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse/gst364Win2005/handout.html HTML] and [http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse/gst364Win2005/handout.pdf PDF] was created for the [http://glsconference.org 2005 Games, Learning, and Society Conference] based on lessons learned from the [http://trumpy.cs.elon.edu/metaverse Elon University GST364] course. (updated, Feb. 2007)
* [[SL Tools: Getting the Most out of Groups]]

== Teaching Resources ==

* [[Scripts|Interactive Scripts]] for teaching
* [http://cterport.ed.uiuc.edu/technologies_folder/SL UIUC Tutorials]
* [http://wintermute.linguistics.ucla.edu/lsl EdBoost "Programming in SL"] tutorial for Teen Second Life
* [[Voice Chatting with Ventrilo for Educators in Second Life]] - Try Ventrilo (a free third-party client) for voice communication with your class.
* [[The SaLamander Project]] - a MERLOT Community to develop a 3D Learning Materials Taxonomy - participate!
* [[Second Life|Machinima]]
* [[Second Life Teaching Jobs]]
* [[Best Practices for organizing SL/Real World events]]
* [[Resources for teaching Life Sciences]]
* [[Resources for Technical Education]]
* [[Source Citation Ideas]]

== Educational Locations in Second Life ==

* Sample [[Learning spaces]]

* [[Top 20 Educational Locations in Second Life|20 SL Hotspots]] - a list of the top-20 must-see learning installations in Second Life with teleport links

* [[SL Walkthroughs|Video walkthroughs of educational builds]]

* [http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/Albums.aspx?Name=Ellie+Brewster Ellie Brewster's Snapzilla diary -- adventures in SLeducation] -- open Second Life client to teleport through Snapzilla.

* [http://drexelisland.wikispaces.com/Jean-Claude+Bradley Organic Chemistry Quizzes in Second Life on Drexel Island] and an example of [http://usefulchem.blogspot.com/2007/12/camphor-in-second-life.html students building 3D molecules] - instructor Jean-Claude Bradley

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Healthcare

Jeska Linden — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:13:35 GMT

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= Articles =
*[http://www.play2train.org Emergency Preparedness Training in Second Life]
*[http://www.bjhcim.co.uk/news/2008/n810041.htm Diabetes UK launches Silent Assassin campaign in Second Life]
* [http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/Channels/Communications/login/852493/ Diabetes UK Builds Virtual HQ in Second Life]
* [http://www.suntimes.com/business/1161371,CST-FIN-ecol14.article Virtual Look at Real Problems]
* [http://blindsecondlife.blogspot.com/ Resources and projects for the visually impaired]
* [http://nurs211f07.blogspot.com/ Healthcare-related places in Second Life]
*[http://juniordr.com/world/index.php/20071219160/Life/Virtual-doctors-medical-training-in-Second-Life.html Medical uses of Second Life]
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/07/BUJ312715G.DTL Fat People get Online Chance to Lose Weight]
*[http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/01/cigna-deploys-second-life-island-health-education Cigna Deploys Second Life Island for Health Education]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2007/10/05/ST2007100502446.html Real Hope in a Virtual World, by Rob Stein - The Washington Post, October 6, 2007]

= Resources =
*[http://slhealthy.wetpaint.com/?t=anon SL Healthy]
*[http://www.isnvirtualworlds.com/isn/lang-en/casestudies/category/7 Healthcare Case studies]

= Blogs =
* [http://poppyzabelin.blogspot.com/ Poppy's Blog, for and about cancer survivors in Second Life]

=Mailing List=
[https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/healthcare Healthcare Mailinglist]

= Healthcare Videos =
COMING SOON!

Under Construction - Please Come Back Soon!

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Category:Lindens using Twitter

Jeska Linden — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:53:57 GMT

Jeska Linden:

These are [[:Category:Linden Lab Employees|Lindens]] that use twitter.

* '''[http://twitter.com/amandalinden Amanda Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/JimPurbrick Babbage Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/BlueLinden Blue Linden]''' - Community Team Linden.
* '''[http://twitter.com/brentzooka Brent Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/callumlinden Callum Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/slballyhoo Catherine Linden]''' - Communications/marketing.
* '''[http://twitter.com/ClaudiaLinden Claudia Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/ColtonLinden Colton Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/DeeLinden Dee Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/ekimlinden Ekim Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/Erica_Linden Erica Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/infinitylinden Infinity Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/jacklinden Jack Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/jeremy_linden Jeremy Linden]''' - On the [[Documentation Team]].
* '''[http://twitter.com/JeskaD Jeska Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/jon_linden Jon Linden]''' - On the [[Documentation Team]].
* '''[http://twitter.com/kate_linden Kate Linden]''' - Second Life knowledge via tweets. Technical Writer on the [[Documentation Team]].
* '''[http://twitter.com/KellyLinden Kelly Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/metalinden Meta Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/MiaLinden Mia Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/mlindenSL M Linden]''' - CEO.
* '''[http://twitter.com/pbossut Merov Linden]''' - Philippe Bossut
* '''[http://twitter.com/philiplinden Philip Linden]''' - Founder of Second Life and former CEO of Linden Lab.
* '''[http://twitter.com/poppylinden Poppy Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/kentquirk Quirk Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/SimoneLinden Simone Linden]''' - German localization manager.
* '''[http://twitter.com/SpikeLinden Spike Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/Soft Soft Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/TeaganLinden Teagan Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/tesslinden Tess Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/torley Torley Linden]''' - Creativity and lots of non-SL things like computer music. On the [[Documentation Team]].
* '''[http://twitter.com/yoz Yoz Linden]'''
* '''[http://twitter.com/zerolinden Zero Linden]'''

[[Category:Twitter]]
[[Category:Linden Lab Employees|Twitter, Lindens using]]

Linden Village

Jeska Linden — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:52:31 GMT

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'''What’s the Linden Village?'''

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The world of Second Life is growing by leaps and bounds. As the number of [[Resident]]s continues to increase, the number of [[Linden Lab]] employees is inevitably becoming a smaller and smaller percentage of the total population. This has prompted many Residents to ask:

: ''“Where are all the Lindens these days?”''

While Lindens are constantly working behind the scenes to improve Second Life, we are unfortunately not always very visible to the general public. When actually logged into Second Life, we often hide our online status, simply because we are focusing on completing specific tasks as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to keep up with the huge number of [[IM]]s we always receive if we make our status visible in Search.

Spending time actually using Second Life and meeting Residents has always been important to Lindens. We love holding in-world meetings to discuss specific issues, as well as just getting to know Residents personally whenever we can. And as Second Life grows, we want to make sure Residents know we are not just working invisibly behind the curtain, but also participating in and exploring the world.

One place you can often find us these days is an area on the mainland called the “Linden Village”. Pathfinder Linden originally started the Village because he felt it was important for Lindens to be seen and noticed, giving Residents an opportunity to learn more about us by exploring our homes. The Village also gives Lindens a chance to own land next to each other, thereby creating meetings spaces where they can interact with Residents. Additionally, the Village is intentionally located immediately around the Waterhead [[Welcome Area]] which encourages exploration by new Residents.

Just these past few months, we have been drastically expanding the Linden Village area due to many Lindens expressing a new interest in having a visible presence in Second Life. Many more of us have moved into the area and are setting up homes and meeting spaces. Some of us are even starting to hold regular “in-world office hours”. It’s a Linden Village Renaissance!

Connecting with people in Second Life is so valuable when done face-to-face ([[avatar]]-to-avatar), and by expanding projects like the Linden Village, we hope to do as much of it as possible in the future.

[[Image:visit-the-linden-village.jpg]]

* '''[http://tinyurl.com/yspqow Visit the Linden Village]'''' - Click this link to teleport inworld, then click the kiosk for a notecard listing where different Lindens' offices are located.
* '''[http://www.flickr.com/groups/lindenvillage/ Linden Village Photostream]''' - See snapshots of the diverse and colorful Linden Village! Any Resident who’s taken photos is welcome to contribute too.
* '''[[Office Hours|Linden Village Office Hours]]''' - See this for a growing list of Lindens holding inworld discussions at scheduled times.
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Jeska Linden — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:37:08 GMT

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{{Office Hours |Resident=Jeska Linden|location=http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ambleside/13/92
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Join me, Jeska Linden, for inworld office hours. We'll talk Second Life, share stories and hopefully learn more about each other!

SLurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ambleside/13/92

See you Friday @ 3pm PST

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Swinging outside my home in Ambleside.