Classes Offered By Mentors

Mentor Coaches! Please list the class you intend to teach on this page in the following format below the line after reviewing the guidelines for hosting the sessions at Mentors Teaching Mentors:

• Class Title
• Name of Mentor holding the class
• Date/time of the class
• Length of the class
• Brief description

Example:

• Building 101
• by George Lindenopolis
• September 1, 2007 6:00PM SLT/PDT
• 30 minutes
• Learn how to build a picture frame.

This section now has a discussion page to help gauge what classes are needed or wanted. Click the discussion tab above to read and contribute.

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September Class Listings:

• Finding the Way
• by Lethe Naumova
• September 8, 7:00PM SLT/PDT
• 30 minutes (can be extended up to 60 minutes if decided by class)
• Directed discussion on successful volunteer methods and attitudes. Consideration of what makes a ‘good’ mentor, and how we can individually improve. Because the class is a discussion rather than a lecture, class size will be limited to 15 per session.

• What's a PJIRA?
• by Alenzia Epsilon
• September 11, 6:00PM SLT/PDT
• Location: SL Volunteer HI Sandbox
• 45-60 minutes (First class run - help me test it out!)
• Instruction and discussion on the Public JIRA system - What is it? How do you use it? What are the major dos and do nots? Come join us for a discussion of the PJIRA system and the finer points of using it including posting new issues, finding current issues, and submitting fix patches.

• Building Essentials
• by Savannah Glimmer and Revolution Perenti
• September 13, 10:00AM SLT/PDT,(6:00PM GMT)
• Location: SL Volunteer HI Sandbox
• 30 minutes part I Building tools / 30 minutes part II Class Build
• We will review the Build Window together and learn about its' features. (i.e, build tools, building actions, General information including permissions, Object, Feature, Texture and Content. Learn about basics of shaping the prims from the path cuts, hollow objects and other options. A build project will be part II of the class. Class supply list: We encourage you to wear your construction helmets.

• Scripting from Scratch
• by Simon Kline
• September 14, 7:00PM SLT/PDT
• 60 minutes approx
• Location: SL Volunteer HI Sandbox
• Designed for people who're interested in scripting but been to scared to try! Come and expand your growing SL knowledge by learning how to make a script and get a basic idea of how they work. We will expand upon the basic script to create a basic notecard / landmark giver. By the end of the class you'll know how to create a script, what the parts inside a basic script do, and have a working notecard giver. IM Simon Kline with questions or for more details. :)

• Begining Land Ownership Tips
• by Chaos Mohr
• September 15, 11:00AM SLT/PDT
• 60 minutes approx
• Location: SL Volunteer HI Sandbox
• Designed for people who are interested in learning more about Land Ownership, and how to answer common resident questions regarding owning, buying, and selling land in Second Life. To include information on Estate and Mainland, tier levels and payments, basics of group land, and common mistakes and problems that come up often in relation to land ownership.