Second Life Education/Resources

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

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     Info Island International
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     Nonprofit Commons

Second Life Groups

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     Real Life Education in Second Life

General Learning Resources

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     Second Life Knowledge Base
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     Second Life Lexicon
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     Info Island Library Reference and Help desk
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     New Media Consortium
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     International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
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     Special Order Land Form (for Educators and Non Profits)

Beginners Resources

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     Video Tutorials - Second Life Wiki

Places to Learn Second Life Skills

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     Ivory Tower of Prims (teaches in-world skills)
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     Info Island International - The Learning Curve

Videos Showcasing Educators in SL

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     ISTE Eduverse Series
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     Robert Bloomfield interview with Dr. Leslie Jarmon (In Memoriam 1952-2009), Faculty Development Specialist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin

Learning Tools

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     S.L.O.O.D.L.E - Simulation Linked Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
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     Blackboard integration

Virtual Campuses

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     Harvard Law School's Austin Hall
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     New Media Consortium Campus
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     Ohio University Campus
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     Bowling Green State University Virtual Campus
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     Northern Illinois University, Glidden Campus
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     Virtual University of Edinburgh (Vue)
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     Saint Leo University Virtual Campus
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     Democracy Island (NYLS)

Museums

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     The Sistine Chapel (Vassar Island)
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     Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum
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     The Aho Museum (New Media Consortium)
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     The Exploratorium
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     The Tech Museum of Innovation in Second Life

Science and Health Resources

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     Science Projects in Second Life
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     Scilands (Science Lands)
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     Second Life Health Care Wiki
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     UC Davis' Virtual Hallucinations
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     Heart Murmur Sim
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     The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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     Imperial College, London
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     HealthInfo Island
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     Spaceport Alpha (International Spaceflight Museum and Second Life Planetarium)
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     NOAA's Virtual Island
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     Genome (Biology, Genetics)