List of Second Life Resources (Tutorials, articles, blogs....)
Resources for getting started in second life (For both the student and the educator)
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Second Life - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Wickipedia's description of Second Life - its history, economy, criticism/controversies surrounding the platform, and the applications of Second Life.
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LSL Portal - Second Life Wiki: A wiki that is all about the Linden Scripting Language (LSL) used to control pretty much everything in Second Life. You learn this language and you can become a GOD in Second Life ;-)
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Second Life Education Wiki - SimTeach: A wiki that focuses on the educational uses of Second Life. It includes lesson plans, teaching resources, and provides a list of blogs, mailing lists and forums for educators interested in using Second Life to teach,
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Second Life in Education » educationaluses: A website that provides an overview of some of ways Second Life can be used, and in some cases, has been used for educational purposes The author says the website is still under developmen t but the list of resources is pretty extensive.
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NCI Class and Event Web Site: "NCI is a non-profit, resident-run support organisation for new Second Life residents.The organisation offers over 60 classes and events each week, 1000's of freebies, tutorials, sandboxes, a wide range of SL news publications, and many Volunteer Helpers to assist visitors individually. There is simply no better place to go to enhance your experience in SecondLife! "
Tutorials
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Mermaid Diaries: Natalia Zelmanov's Second Life Adventures: Out of all the second life websites I have found on the web, that offer tutorials, Natalia's is one of the best. It is comprehensive, explained and illustrated well, and very useful. She manages to do this with a splash of humor as well. natalia's blog is also a good example of how to integrate a web presence with a second life presence. If you ever visit her shop(s) in Second Life, you will see that they are VAST. Shops of this size are expensive suggesting that Natalia's tutorials and the range of useful freebies she offers at her stores are an effective marketing strategy.
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Nicola Escher - SECOND LIFE TUTORIALS: A series of tutorials that focus mainly on creating clothing in Second Life and includes tutorials on creating tattoos and a transparancy tutorial.
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SL Tutorials & New User Info « Kitten’s Litter: This blog's author has put together a list of useful Second Life guides for the new resident. Included in the list are guides on avatar etiquette, texture resources, newsletters and search sites. There is a good chance you will find something useful on this site.
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Making Use of Notecards in Second Life: This is a web page describing how to use Notecards in second life. Notecards are great for storing information, such as instructions on how to use an object; landmarks, such as those you found particularly interesting or useful; even pictures, textures and objects.
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Newbie Guides
Second Life Destinations
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Wired.com destinations: Written in 2006, some of these destinations are no longer in existence. However, some of the best ones are still around so the page is worth a visit
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Second Seeker: A blog providing a very comrehensive listing of where to go and what to do in Second life
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SL Trip Tips: Not as extensive as Second Seeker but still useful
Educator resources
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CCarter :: Knowledge: "To help you assess how extensive the student’s skill level needs to be in order to complete the assignments you have planned for them, below is a list of suggested learning level guidelines that you may find useful. Also presented are in-world and RL resources that can be used to assist in the development of the various skill levels."
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Teaching in Second Life: A blog detailing the experiences of an English language teacher as she learns how to use Second Life as a platform for online teaching.
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Some Foundations for Second Life Pedagogy | EDUCAUSE: An article describing the pedagogical opportunities (an potential pitfalls) of using Second Life as a teaching tool.
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NMC Virtual Worlds: "A program of the New Media Consortium whose mission is to help learning-focused organizations explore the potential of virtual spaces in a manner that builds on community knowledge, is cost-effective, and ensures high quality"
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Shambles: A VERY extensive collection of resources for educators - not just Second Life but a range of 3D online virtual worlds
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Caleb Booker - Business in Virtual Worlds: If found this to be a very convincing explanation why meetings in virtual worlds are preferable to videoconferencing. Its worth a read.
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SLED list: This is the link to join the Second Life Educators (SLED) mailing list. This is an EXTREMELY active list.
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SLED blog: The blog for the Second Life Educators group.
Click here to learn how to join the Oakland University Second Life group
Click here to learn how to visit Oakland University's island.
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 create a landmark or set your home location
Click here to learn how to function effectively in Second Life