Locating the Oakland University Island in Second Life

Oakland University has its own island in Second Life.

The island is a safe, inviting place to learn, teach, work on projects, play in the sandbox and interact with other Oakland University members.

However, new Second Life citizens often have difficuly finding the island

The following instructions should make finding the Island less of a challenge

(Note: Before you can visit the Oakland University Island, you need to join the Oakland University group)

• Use the "Search" button at the bottom of your screen to search for "Oakland University"

• In your search results, you should see "Oakland University Region." This is the link to Oakland University's Island

• Click on the "Oakland University Region" link. A window should open up describing the link. In the window you should see a "Teleport" button. Click on it.

• You should then find yourself at the Oakland University Island portal

Congratulations on finding Oakland University's Island!

Look around! Explore!

The island has many unusual and useful features including a sandbox to practice building, links to interesting Second Life locations, examples of student projects, and useful items for the new Second Life citizen.

Oakland University's island is SO useful that you might want to visit the island again or even set the island as your home location.

Click here to learn how to create a landmark or set your home location

Click here to learn how to contact other group members (this includes any group you belong to, including the Oakland University group)

Click here to learn how to function effectively in Second Life

Click here for a listing of Second Life resources and guides