Difference between revisions of "Second Life Education/Resources"

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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.

Second Life Education Forum

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Second-Life-Education/bd-p/SLEDU

General Learning Resources

Language Learning

Cypris Chat

Places to Learn Second Life Skills

Ivory Tower of Prims (Direct SLurl)

SL Education Blogs

Virtual Center for Archives and Records Management (VCARA), SJSU/SLIS—virtual space for those interested in archives, records, and special collections to network and collaborate

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

Interesting Virtual Campuses (Direct SLurls)

Museums

Science and Health Resources

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 ==Places to Learn Second Life Skills==
 *[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Natoma/204/70/25 Ivory Tower of Prims (Direct SLurl)]
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/121/224/33 Info Island International - The Learning Curve (Direct SLurl)]</span> "We are unable to locate the region 'Info Island International'"
 ==SL Education 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
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://bskconsulting.com/2008/10/second-life-for-community-colleges-and-continuing-education-departments/ Brad Kleinman’s Blog eMarketing, Entrepreneurship, and a shot of Courvoisier]</span> (questionable status: please check)
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://malburns.livejournal.com/191749.html Mal's SL EDU Blog]</span> (questionable status: please check)
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://spongeemyn.blogspot.com/2008/09/second-life.html Second Life Campus]</span> (questionable status: please check)
 ==Videos Showcasing Educators in SL==
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 ==Museums==
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://slurl.com/secondlife/vassar/165/91/24 The Sistine Chapel (Vassar Island -- Direct SLurl)]</span> "SIM is not available"
+*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus%20West/253/128/213 The Aho Museum (New Media Consortium -- Direct SLurl)]
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://latino.si.edu/education/LVM_Main.htm Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum]</span> "Information about this location is unavailable at this time..."
-*[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NMC%20Campus%20West/253/128/213 The Aho Museum (New Media Consortium -- Direct SLurl)] <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">"Information about this location is unavailable at this time, please try again later."</span>
 *[http://www.exploratorium.edu/worlds/secondlife The Exploratorium]
 *[http://www.thetech.org/techvirtual The Tech Museum of Innovation in Second Life]
 ==Science and Health Resources==
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[https://sl-science-places.dabbledb.com/page/sl-science-places/vbxOGovy Science Projects in Second Life]</span> "...webpage is not available"
 *[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AkP1COanpEMQdG1MOHFaVmVpblNlT3lvXzFOc3k2WlE&output=html Science Related Places in Second Life]
 *[http://www.scilands.org/ Scilands (Science Lands)]
 *[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Healthcare Second Life Health Care Wiki]
 *[http://slurl.com/secondlife/sedig/27/45/22 UC Davis' Virtual Hallucinations]
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://slurl.com/secondlife/waterhead/130/37 Heart Murmur Sim (Direct SLurl)]</span> {Teleport leads to LL site in Waterhead region}
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Juwangsan/218/223 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC -- Direct SLurl)]</span> {Teleport leads to retail shop}
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://slurl.com/secondlife/NHS%20London/248/11/26 Imperial College, London (Direct SLurl)]</span> "We are unable to locate the region 'NHS London'"
 *[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/59/157/22 HealthInfo Island (Direct SLurl)]
 *[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Alpha/23/51/22 Spaceport Alpha (International Spaceflight Museum and Second Life Planetarium -- Direct SLurl)]
-*<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Meteora/177/161/27 NOAA's Virtual Island (Direct SLurl)]</span> "...SIM is not available
 *[http://slurl.com/secondlife/Genome/130/130/48 Genome (Biology, Genetics - Direct SLurl)]
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