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==Networking==
==Networking==
Email lists and groups are free; listen to the conversations or ''join in''. Make connections with others sharing best practices, common mistakes, and quick tips. Questions asked to the group draw on many years of experience.
Email lists and groups are free; listen to the conversations or ''join in''. Make connections with others sharing best practices, common mistakes, and quick tips. Questions asked to the group draw on many years of experience.
* [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Second-Life-Education/bd-p/SLEDU Second Life Education Forum]
* [https://community.secondlife.com/forums/forum/316-second-life-education/ Second Life Education Forum]
* [https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators Educators -- SL Educators (The SLED List)]
* [https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators Educators -- SL Educators (The SLED List)]
* [http://www.vwed.org/wiki/Main_Page VWed: VIRTUAL WORLDS EDUCATION WIKI], Dr. Sharon Collingwood (Ellie Brewster in SL), The Ohio State University.


==Virtual World Skills==
==Virtual World Skills==
With time and effort, one can improve the ability to navigate and build content in the virtual world. The following can help.
With time and effort, one can improve the ability to navigate and build content in the virtual world. The following can help.
=====General Information=====
=====General Information=====
*[http://secondlife.com/kb Second Life Knowledge Base]
*[https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/ 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://secondlife.com/destinations/howto/newbie New Resident Resources in the SL Destination Guide]
*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Second_Life_Lexicon Second Life Lexicon]</span> ''(404 File not found.)''
*[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Glossary Second Life Glossary]
 
=====Places in Second Life=====
=====Places in Second Life=====
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/169/99/22 Orientation Center, Virtual Ability (SLURL) ] (Basic operation)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Virtual%20Ability/169/99/22 Orientation Center, Virtual Ability (SLURL) ] (Basic operation)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Natoma/210/163/28 Ivory Tower Library of Primitives (SLURL) ] (How to build objects)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Natoma/210/163/28 Ivory Tower Library of Primitives (SLURL) ] (How to build objects)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Livingtree/127/100/25 Texture Tutorial & Libraly (SLURL) ] (How to use textures)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Livingtree/127/100/25 Texture Tutorial & Libraly (SLURL) ] (How to use textures)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Horsa/56/243/84 College of Scripting Music & Science (SLURL) ] (How to use Linden Script Language)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Horsa/177/243/2165 College of Scripting Music & Science (SLURL) ] (How to use Linden Script Language)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Teal/194/55/301 The Particle Laboratory (SLURL) ] (How to use particle effect)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Teal/194/55/301 The Particle Laboratory (SLURL) ] (How to use particle effect)
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Slate/203/27/267 The Vehicle Laboratory (SLURL) ] (How to build vehicle physics)
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Slate/203/27/267 The Vehicle Laboratory (SLURL) ] (How to build vehicle physics)


==Education in SL==
==Education in SL==
=====Blogs=====
=====Blogs=====
*[http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/blogs/wp/vcara/ Virtual Center for Archives and Records Management] (VCARA), SJSU/SLIS&mdash;virtual space for those interested in archives, records, and special collections to network and collaborate
*[https://ischool.sjsu.edu/vcara-blog Virtual Center for Archives and Records Management] (VCARA), SJSU/SLIS&mdash;virtual space for those interested in archives, records, and special collections to network and collaborate
*[http://www.vwer.org/ Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable] (VWER)
*[https://vwer.info/ Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable] (VWER)
*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[https://www.iste.org/ International Society for Technology in Education] (ISTE)</span> ''(Not a blog. Not SL-specific..."Misc." category?)
*[https://www.iste.org/explore International Society for Technology in Education] (ISTE)
*[http://nonprofitcommons.org/ Nonprofits in Second Life] (NPSL)
*[http://nonprofitcommons.org/ Nonprofits in Second Life] (NPSL)
=====Videos=====
=====Videos=====
*[http://static.secondlife.com/media/mp4/20060712-SolarSystem.mp4 Solar System]  
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDCoJxYv-I0 CNDG’s Virtual Learning Environments]
*[https://youtu.be/uakFbYaNTaw Istanbul University]
*[https://youtu.be/OPA5XkmCo7M Nonprofit Commons]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twAi73JCXOM Texas A&M University Virtual Chemistry]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igl4X8vI0js Nova Southeastern University in Florida Virtual Health Adventures]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n25XKcR9dnQ International Spaceflight Center]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n25XKcR9dnQ International Spaceflight Center]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8wm_1TIHGA NMC Campus]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8wm_1TIHGA NMC Campus]
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8182785842131047047 Disaster Preparedness Training in Second Life]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=xJY2Iwbzop4 Second Life - Heart Murmur Sim]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=xJY2Iwbzop4 Second Life - Heart Murmur Sim]
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6117726917684965691&q=video+games+in+education&hl=en  Games in Education]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=iRNP6IJwY90 Bobcat Village: Texas State's Second Life Campus Tour]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=iRNP6IJwY90 Bobcat Village: Texas State's Second Life Campus Tour]
*[http://www.isnvirtualworlds.com/isn/lang-en/virtual-learning Virtual Learning Machinima Videos]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEk48Sc9UaM The Second Life Project: An Interview with Douglas Danforth]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEk48Sc9UaM The Second Life Project: An Interview with Douglas Danforth]
*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://www.iste-eduverse.org/ ISTE Eduverse Series]</span> ''Obsolete''
*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://www.metanomics.net/show/campus_life_virtual_world_systems_for_education 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</span> ''Obsolete?''


==Campuses and Communities==
==Campuses and Communities==
=====Non-Profit / Community=====
=====Non-Profit / Community=====
*[http://chilbo.org/ CHILBO ARTICLE DIRECTORY] / [http://chilbo.wikispaces.com/ Chilbo Community Wiki] / [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/97/211/118 Chilbo Town Hall and Plaza (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/97/211/118 Chilbo Town Hall and Plaza (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus/142/223 New Media Consortium Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus/142/223 New Media Consortium Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/127/26 Nonprofit Commons (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/127/26 Nonprofit Commons (SLURL) ]
*[http://sciencecircle.org/ The Science Circle official site] / [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shamash/135/127/22 The Science Circle - Shamash (SLURL) ]
*[http://sciencecircle.org/ The Science Circle official site] / [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/64/128/31 The Science Circle (SLURL) ]
*[https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/245/242/1453 American Cancer Society (SLURL) ]
 
=====Academic=====
=====Academic=====
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ASU%20Virtual%20Campus/160/102/24 Arkansas State University (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ASU%20Virtual%20Campus/160/102/24 Arkansas State University (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/DePaul%20CDM/217/144/24 DePaul University, College of Computing and Digital Media (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24 Ohio University Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ECU%20II/128/128/26 East Carolina University (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Saint%20Leo%20University/128/128/41 Saint Leo University Virtual Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glidden/88/166/30 Northern Illinois University, Glidden Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NOVA%20Annandale%20Campus/82/173/24 Northern Virginia Community College (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/ohio%20university/20/36/24 Ohio University Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Saint%20Leo%20University/128/128/41 Saint Leo University Virtual Campus (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Stanford%20University%20Libraries/162/227/33 Stanford University Libraries (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Stanford%20University%20Libraries/162/227/33 Stanford University Libraries (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Deep%20Think%20East/229/36/32 The Open University, UK- Deep Think (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Deep%20Think%20East/229/36/32 The Open University, UK- Deep Think (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UWA%20Winthrop/121/61/28 University of Western Australia (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/UWA%20Winthrop/121/61/28 University of Western Australia (SLURL) ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/U%20Wisconsin%20Milwaukee/85/164/24 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Learning Technology Center (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20I/13/126/25 Rockcliffe University (SLURL) ] / [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20I/141/54/33 ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20I/13/126/25 Rockcliffe University (SLURL) ] / [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockcliffe%20I/141/54/33 ]
*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Vue/205/53/30 University of Edinburgh (Vue) (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Vue/205/53/30 University of Edinburgh (Vue) (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Washington/178/201/28 University of Washington- Virtual Biodome (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20Washington/178/201/28 University of Washington- Virtual Biodome (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Innovation%20at%20UWE/129/224/27 University of the West of England, Masters of Education in Virtual Worlds (SLURL) ]
*[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Valdosta%20State%20University/130/100/22 Valdosta State University (SLURL) ]
*[https://secondlife.com/destinations/learning/1 Second Life Destination Guide: Education & Nonprofits Category ]


==Museums==
==Museums==

Latest revision as of 15:01, 30 August 2019

This list is maintained by Second Life™ (SL) educators as a resource for the community, and includes:

Links to websites with information and videos about education in SL
SLURLs - "teleport" hyperlinks that lead directly to locations in the virtual world (VW)

Networking

Email lists and groups are free; listen to the conversations or join in. Make connections with others sharing best practices, common mistakes, and quick tips. Questions asked to the group draw on many years of experience.

Virtual World Skills

With time and effort, one can improve the ability to navigate and build content in the virtual world. The following can help.

General Information
Places in Second Life

Education in SL

Blogs
Videos

Campuses and Communities

Non-Profit / Community
Academic

Museums

STEM and Astronomy
Biology and Health
Geology, Oceanography and Natural history
Social Science and Humanity

Other Science and Health Resources

Miscellaneous

Sites/locations that do not fit the categories above yet may be of interest.

Reference