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*[http://secondlife.com/kb Second Life Knowledge Base] | *[http://secondlife.com/kb Second Life Knowledge Base] | ||
*[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video Tutorials (SL Wiki)] | *[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Video_Tutorials Video Tutorials (SL Wiki)] | ||
*[http://secondlife.com/destinations/howto/newbie New Resident Resources in the SL Destination Guide] | |||
*[http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Second_Life_Lexicon Second Life Lexicon] | *[http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Second_Life_Lexicon Second Life Lexicon] | ||
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/120/225/33 Info Island Library Reference and Help Desk(Direct SLurl)] | *[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/120/225/33 Info Island Library Reference and Help Desk(Direct SLurl)] | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 17 November 2010
The Education Community is Among the Most Vibrant and Active in Second Life
The education community is the fastest growing and among the most vibrant, active, and dynamic in Second Life. The email lists and groups are free to join and are places where you can listen to the conversations or join in. When you ask a question to the group, you are drawing on a deep well of experience and good will, where people generously share best practices, common mistakes, quick tips, and make connections.
Email Lists
- SLED (Second Life Education) Hosted by Linden Lab
- Healthcare Educators Hosted by Linden Lab
- Non-Profit Educators Hosted by Linden Lab
- Second Life for Academic Researchers
Resident Support Organizations
- New Media Consortium (NMC)
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) in Second Life
- Info Island International (Direct Slurl)
- Nonprofit Commons (Direct SLurl
Second Life/Inworld Groups
General Learning Resources
- Second Life Knowledge Base
- Video Tutorials (SL Wiki)
- New Resident Resources in the SL Destination Guide
- Second Life Lexicon
- Info Island Library Reference and Help Desk(Direct SLurl)
- New Media Consortium
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Places to Learn Second Life Skills
Videos Showcasing Educators in SL
- ISTE Eduverse Series
- Metanomics Robert Bloomfield interview with Dr. Leslie Jarmon (In Memoriam 1952-2009), Faculty Development Specialist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin
- Solar System
- International Spaceflight Center
- NMC Campus
- Disaster Preparedness Training in Second Life
- Second Life - Heart Murmur Sim
- Games in Education
- Bobcat Village: Texas State's Second Life Campus Tour
- Virtual Learning Machinima Videos
Learning Tools
- S.L.O.O.D.L.E - Simulation Linked Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
- Blackboard Integration
Interesting Virtual Campuses (Direct SLurls)
- Educators and Non-Profits in the SL Destination Guide
- Harvard Law School's Austin Hall
- New Media Consortium Campus
- Ohio University Campus
- Bowling Green State University Virtual Campus
- Northern Illinois University, Glidden Campus
- Virtual University of Edinburgh (Vue)
- Saint Leo University Virtual Campus
- http://slurl.com/secondlife/Democracy%20Island/116/220 Democracy Island (NYLS)]
Museums
- The Sistine Chapel (Vassar Island -- Direct SLurl)
- Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum
- The Aho Museum (New Media Consortium -- Direct SLurl)
- The Exploratorium
- The Tech Museum of Innovation in Second Life
Science and Health Resources
- Science Projects in Second Life
- Scilands (Science Lands)
- Second Life Health Care Wiki
- UC Davis' Virtual Hallucinations
- Heart Murmur Sim (Direct SLurl)
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC -- Direct SLurl)
- Imperial College, London (Direct SLurl)
- HealthInfo Island (Direct SLurl)
- Spaceport Alpha (International Spaceflight Museum and Second Life Planetarium -- Direct SLurl)
- NOAA's Virtual Island (Direct SLurl)
- Genome (Biology, Genetics - Direct SLurl)