A great newcomer, starter place for people in Second Life (SL). With tutorials and weekly classes on building, scripting and designing you'll be ready to hit the sandbox in no time. (And if you want to explore elsewhere, there are tour notecards throughout the building--Caledon and Steamlands on the lower floor, educational stuff on the upper)
A. How to use the Maya Astronomy Center_Phases1&2: a. The Learning environment is an open clean design with aesthetic appeal. Foliage is limited (but placed in key compositional locations) in order to allow the learner to see the whole layout. b. Interactive Units: 1.
Visit LVM BLOG Read all about creating the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum (LVM) in Second Life. Read the full story Visit LVM Interactive Archive Explore a menu of bilingual mixed media resources... Read the full story
Creating SIGMOS (significant moments) through dynamic products and performance
Everyone's a critic, but a writer developing new work needs something more than criticism -- they need feedback that will help them as they complete their work. Critique is an opportunity to provide valuable feedback that speaks to an author's needs.
Read and download presentations by Cynthia Calongnen (aka Lyr Lobo), a resource that should not be abused. Please do not use/take/steal without the proper citation and acknowledgment to the creator. She has spent a considerable amount of time to make these and has graciously offered her presentations as tools for teachers and educators to use and teach with.
DO NOT ABUSE!
Quick start to capturing online video events, making virtual world live broadcasts, video recordings, and edited machinima video productions. Even if you know zero tools, this tutorial will get you up and running in 10 minutes!
Region: University of Washington. Discover Maya Medicine, Astonomy, Agriculture, Language, Mythology and Sports!
Send an instant message (IM) to Stylianos Ling if you need a TP!
Region: Jaguarland USA Education Second Life is a popular virtual space for meeting friends, doing business, and sharing knowledge. Aether Education & Travel (okay, I'll plug my little project).
(Aether has guided tour notecards from some of the past tours I've done for the university and for Oxbridge--steampunk and Caledon on the lower floor with educational and non-profits on the 2nd floor)
From Second Life Wiki Second Life Wiki > Second Life Education > 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.
Learning in a virtual world? See examples of education and nonprofits in Second Life, the leader solution for virtual meetings, events, training and simulations.
The New Renaissance Welcome to the home of the Virtual Pioneers. This is a group of historically-minded educators that enjoy using Virtual Environments to learn and explore. Please join us...